WASHINGTON – The U.S. Census Bureau has released new statistics on same-sex married couple and unmarried partner households. According to revised estimates from the 2010 census, there were 131,729 same-sex married couple households and 514,735 same-sex unmarried partner households in the United States. The results of the 2010 census revised estimates are closer to the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded nearly $9 million to projects in seven cities and states that will offer permanent and transitional housing and support services to more than 200 households with families and individuals living with HIV/AIDS. Provided through HUD’s Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has re-launched its online presence with a new Web site, hrc.org, offering visitors a more personalized interaction with HRC than ever before. The new experience will allow users to more easily search for HRC content, such as coming out resources, the Buyer’s Guide and state-specific information for LGBT…
ARKANSAS – Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest private employer, has added gender identity and expression to its employment non-discrimination policy. The company’s nondiscrimination policy already included sexual orientation. Phillip Keene, a company spokesperson, confirmed the change was made several weeks ago adding, “We’ve had a strong anti-discrimination policy for a long time.” Wal-Mart scored relatively poorly…
UNITED KINGDOM – The NBA basketball player-turned-social entrepreneur John Amaechi has been awarded the Order of the British Empire for his services to sport and to the voluntary sector, it was announced in the Queen’s Birthday Honors List, released earlier this week. The awards, which recognize outstanding merit and service, are published twice a year,…
IRELAND – Openly gay Irish Sen. David Norris has finally secured enough nominations to stand for president. With less than 24 hours to go to the close of nominations Sen. Norris secured a nomination with the endorsement of Dublin City Council with 30 councilors voting for his nomination, six against and 11 abstaining. This now…
Well, my doctor has grounded me from flying for a week and, to tell you the truth, I’m kinda happy about it. So, I’ll finally have a weekend in San Diego after all these months. Hooray! Marching in Spokane In the last month there have been nine gay suicides in the state of Washington. Also,…
dvd of the week The winner of the Palm D’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Terrence Malick’s tone poem about love, family and the meaning of life is not widely loved. Some people hate it, but I am not one. I think it’s one of the great achievements in film of at least the…
dvr this There are three gay things about The Playboy Club that have flown under the radar: 1) The lead bunny, blonde bombshell Amber Heard, is an out lesbian. 2) A major subplot involves funneling tips to the Mattachine Society, the 1960s gay rights group. 3) Eddie Cibrian seems to be contractually obliged to take…
