Digital Spy reports today that Christopher Meloni, star of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, speaks out for gay rights in the latest public service announcement from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC). In the new HRC video, Meloni shares his support for marriage reforms in the state of New York that would allow gay and…
Prominent Puerto Rican cardinal Luis Aponte Martinez told reporters at the Primera Hora newspaper that he finds openly gay pop star Ricky Martin’s public discussion of homosexuality potentially damaging to young fans. While careful to distinguish his criticism of Martin’s behavior from a broader condemnation of homosexuality, Martinez also stated that Martin should “set an…
As reported earlier this week by LGBT Weekly, the San Diego nonprofit Photocharity raises funds to benefit homeless youth throughout the city with annual concerts, auctions and public events. This Sunday marks the occasion of Photocharity’s biggest event of the year, the Celebration of Hope gala dinner and auction at downtown’s family-friendly Anthology venue. Unfortunately,…
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) applauded the National Basketball Association (NBA) and its commissioner, David Stern, for fining Kobe Bryant, NBA star, $100,000 for a recent homophobic slur that was captured on camera. Bryant, who received a technical foul, yelled “F****ing f**got!” at the referee. While the audio was not captured on camera, it was…
For reasons as yet unknown, Charles Robbins has resigned from his position as executive director of the Trevor Project. The organization’s board of directors announced Robbins’ resignation via email, but failed to note any reason for his departure. According to the Trevor Project’s website, David McFarland is currently serving as interim executive director and chief…
Plenty of big names and popular programs were honored at last weekend’s GLAAD Media Awards – and Filipinos played a major role in both the organization of the event and the shows recognized for outstanding work on behalf of the LGBT community. Stars like Shay Mitchell, the Filipina actress who plays a lesbian character on…
Martini’s Above Fourth in San Diego’s Hillcrest neighborhood will host the debut installment of “Laugh Out Proud,” an LGBT comedy show featuring gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender comedians and allies to the gay community. The show kicks off this Thursday, April 14 at 8 pm. This week’s inaugural show will exclusively showcase gay and lesbian…
In a world of cookie-cutter senior living facilities, several cutting-edge New York designers and architects envision a distinct departure from the norm. The developers behind BOOM, a proposed gay-friendly senior community nestled in the desert outside Palm Springs, picture a re-defining of community for the aging Baby Boomer generation, rooted in sophisticated design and structured…
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The Republican National Committee (RNC) recently created an online rebuttal to President Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign, entitled “Hope Isn’t Hiring” and featuring anti-LGBT messages designed to criticize Obama’s policies. But mere days after going live, the site has already been pulled from the web. Human Rights Campaign president Joe Solmonese was a vocal critic of…
