Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people may receive better, more comprehensive healthcare in wake of the Joint Commission’s release of its historic LGBT health guide, Advancing Effective Communication, Cultural Competence, and Patient-and Family-Centered Care for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Community: A Field Guide. The Joint Commission accredits health centers and hospitals nationwide,…
Using her superstar prowess, Ellen DeGeneres will raise awareness for the global AIDS epidemic now that the TV funny gal has accepted her more serious post as Special Envoy for Global AIDS Awareness. DeGeneres accepted her new role on Nov. 8 in a major address presented by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. “By lending…
Mayor Jerry Sanders has officially proclaimed Tuesday, Nov. 8 as Broadway/San Diego Day in an effort to recognize the value of the New York-based Nederlander Organization in America’s Finest City. The Nederlander Organization has brought culture, economic value, and the theater arts to San Diego, contributing to our thriving artists and community as a whole….
Chaz Bono is a perfectly healthy, functioning transgender person – and that’s why the reports at the National Enquirer are so distributing for the former Dancing With The Stars contestant. The gossip magazine will feature Bono in their upcoming issue where they claim he will die within four years of purported health issues as a…
A group called the “Commitment Campaign” is urging LGBT activists and allies to shift the focus of gay marriage away from equality and toward the value of commitment. According to USA Today, “advocates have long made the case that legalizing marriage for gays and lesbians is a matter of equality, but those who frame the…
WASHINGTON – The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) has been called out for using deceitful tactics in New Hampshire. NOM is using a photograph from an Obama campaign event in St. Louis to mislead New Hampshire voters into believing they have more supporters than they actually do. The news was broken by Jeremy Hooper on…
WASHINGTON – Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) has filed federal litigation, suing U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki, on behalf of current and former servicemembers seeking equal recognition, benefits and family support for equal sacrifice and service in the U.S. armed forces. The plaintiffs,…
dvr this The film version of Michael Cunningham’s lyrical, moving 1990 novel about a bisexual love triangle set among AIDS and 1980s New York is not nearly as good as the book, but it’s still a damn fine movie. Dallas Roberts, who is now playing the gay brother on The Good Wife, is in love…
Despite being voted off Dancing with Stars, Chaz Bono will be back on TV screens next month in another documentary. The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) recently announced that Bono will be the subject of another documentary, Being Chaz, which will examine Bono’s life after his transition. Bono was previously the subject of an OWN documentary…
Well it has happened again. Another starlet, I use that term loosely, has filed for divorce from her husband after a 72-day marriage. In 2004, pop starlet Britney Spears married in Las Vegas and filed for divorce 55 hours later. Later that year, Spears married Kevin Federline which also ended in divorce. Why does this…
