NEW YORK – As news outlets across the globe prepare to report on the Pope’s upcoming visit to the United States, GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, and DignityUSA, the nation’s foremost organization for LGBT Catholics and their supporters, have called on Pope Francis to meet with Catholic LGBT…
#LoveWins at the FIFA Women’s World Cup on Sunday in Vancouver, Canada after the USA beat Japan 5-2 to lift the trophy. After the final whistle blew US Soccer star Abby Wambach shared a kiss with wife Sarah Huffman. Fans took to social media to share the image along with the hashtag #LoveWins, reports The…
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A). has announced a change to its constitution that allows for a more inclusive definition of marriage. According to More Light Presbyterians the Book of Order of the Presbyterian Church (USA) now includes all loving and committed couples. Amendment 14F was ratified by 51% of their Presbyteries. Marriage is now between “two…
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO – New Mexico’s same-sex couples and their families can breathe a sigh of relief: their freedom to marry is secure! Yesterday’s conclusion to the battle for marriage equality in New Mexico may seem anti-climactic, but is a victory none the less. New Mexico’s legislative session ended at noon today without even a…
NEW YORK — Stoli Group (USA) and the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center have announced a three-year partnership to fight inequality by investing in the development of LGBT leaders domestically and around the globe. Under the partnership, Stoli will donate $300,000 to support the Center’s Leadership LAB (Learn, Act, Build): a program that helps current and future LGBT…
It’s as if the 1960s has crash landed smack in the middle of America 2013. Marches for racial equality. Fights for civil rights. Soldiers deployed to small, far-away lands. Believe it or not, today’s social challenges are actually born of decades of progress. They are rooted in seeds planted more than 50 years ago by…
WASHINGTON — With all eyes on the Supreme Court and decisions on Prop. 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act cases looming, the Human Rights Campaign and designers Alex+Chloe are unveiling their latest collaboration celebrating life, love, justice, marriage and equality. As trendsetting designers with an eye for the fashion forward, Alex+Chloe have built an…
Commentary: Conversations with Nicole BY NICOLE MURRAY RAMIREZ It was very interesting all the reaction I got from last week’s column concerning Carl DeMaio. Lots of emails, calls and comments – almost 100 percent negative. Well, I’m sure DeMaio has supporters in our community but there are certainly a lot of “haters.” First of all,…
Many of us Catholics feel that our church has left us. We have not left the church. The last two popes, especially, have used very hurtful and ugly words when talking about homosexuality, divorce, adoption, women’s rights, etc., etc. I truly believe if Jesus came down to Earth he would weep when he would see…
