(CNN) — The eyes of the country will be upon Texas on Thursday. That’s where 1,400 members of the Boy Scouts of America’s national council are expected to vote on whether to end the 103-year-old group’s outright ban on gay youths. The outcome, to be announced late afternoon, follows months of intense debate among interest…
The Trevor Project will honor philanthropist Cindy McCain with the Trevor Hero Award at TrevorLIVE New York at Chelsea Piers for her ongoing support of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community. The award will be presented to McCain by her daughter Meghan McCain Monday, June 17 at The Trevor Project’s signature annual event which brings together…
(CNN) — The Republican National Committee raised $7.2 million in April, one month after releasing its rebranding and outreach efforts following the presidential election loss in 2012. Last month’s cash haul brings the committee’s cash-on-hand total to $9.8 million, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus announced today. “Our number one priority at the RNC is taking our…
NEW YORK – GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, today announced the resignation of President Herndon Graddick. Under Graddick’s tenure, GLAAD began campaigns including a national call for the Boy Scouts of America to end their ban on gay scouts and scout leaders. The organization also announced a continuation…
SAN FRANCISCO – GLAAD honored California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, Grammy-nominated singer Adam Lambert and the best in entertainment and journalism Saturday night at the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in San Francisco. Mel B, Guillermo Diaz, Tamala Jones, Jinkx Monsoon, Rex Lee and Laverne Cox were among the special guests. The GLAAD Media Awards…
By Ruben Navarrette Editor’s note: Ruben Navarrette is a CNN contributor and a nationally syndicated columnist with the Washington Post Writers Group. Follow him on Twitter: @rubennavarrette (CNN) — You wouldn’t think that gay rights would be on a collision course with immigration reform. After all, what does one of these things have to do…
The recycling center at the Albertsons supermarket in North Park has quietly disappeared following a petition drive that was signed by some of the neighbors that blamed scavenging and crime upon people who took their bottles and cans there. The decision to disband was made by the corporate owner, RePlanet, in late March and not…
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady resigned Tuesday, citing a handful of reasons including an ongoing struggle with several members of the state GOP over his support for same-sex marriage. “There were several reasons,” why he decided to step down, Brady said in a telephone interview with CNN. “I’ve been going at…
This week’s New Yorker celebrates Mother’s Day with an illustration that features two moms. The two women, one dressed in a pink robe and the other in a blue one are reading a card in their kitchen. Three children are sitting on the staircase behind them watching their mom’s read the card. There is a…
(CNN) — President Barack Obama supports a proposal to allow Americans to seek legal immigration status for same-sex partners, a plan that could undermine bipartisan support for comprehensive immigration reform. Obama indicated at a news conference in Costa Rica on Friday that the idea was “the right thing to do,” but acknowledged that such a…
