San Diego LGBT Community Center launches ‘Project TRANS’

SAN DIEGO – The San Diego LGBT Community Center has announced the launch of Project TRANS, its Transgender Services Program. Project TRANS (Transgender Referrals, Assistance, Networking and Services) will serve as an umbrella for the various services The Center has previously offered specifically to the transgender community, including discussion groups, behavioral health services, HIV prevention…

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Handling nuts

Being friendly with ones neighbors is a policy not to be ignored. One never knows when one might need a cup of sugar, squish of KY or sitter of cat. Of course there are exceptions: the troll with his windows blackened with garbage bags; the grandma whose makeup rivals the boys in Holiday on Ice…

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HRC and OutServe-SLDN call for pastor’s removal from Pentagon prayer event

WASHINGTON – Today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC)  and OutServe-SLDN, the association of actively serving LGBT military personnel, veterans, families, and their supporters, are calling on the Pentagon to remove anti-gay Pastor Greg Laurie from the program of events at its National Day of Prayer  May 2.  The groups have also launched a petition for…

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Are your investments gay-friendly?

The LGBT community is extremely thoughtful and generous in donating to charitable organizations. We give our money and time to issues that personally matter to us. It’s easy to understand which organizations are helping HIV+ people, counseling LGBT youth or fighting for marriage equality. You know that your efforts are going toward important personal beliefs….

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OutTraveler.com unveils new Web site design

NEW YORK— OutTraveler.com, the brand dedicated to travelers journeying in style, has announced the launch of its redesigned Web site. The updated, user-friendly Web site gives readers quick and easy access to the best news, advice, and tips for the LGBT traveler. The new OutTraveler.com features daily editorial and photos from the world’s hottest LGBT-friendly cities, as well…

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US State Department issues new guidelines for LGBT travelers

With the departure of one of the U.S. State Department’s most vocally pro-gay advocates in its history, Hillary Rodham Clinton would be pleased to learn the agency has just launched a new Web site for gay travelers at http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/lgbt/lgbt_5887.html. The site is devoted to making travel as easy and as incident free for the LGBT community….

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