D o you ever stop and ask yourself why you’re really doing something? Some people go their whole lives without ever questioning their base motives and operating procedures. Some are mindless slaves to their instincts and desires, while others predictably follow social constructs and arbitrary definitions of normalcy. Zombies and robots, I joke. We all…
Last week, I gave away one of my two transgender flags. I’ve had one particular flag since the spring of 2005. It was the first transgender flag I’d ever purchased. Many don’t even know there is such a thing as a transgender flag, or what the flag looks like. Well, the transgender flag’s official name…
We wrap up the series on The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. These are powerful agreements – life changing agreements. They’re as good as we allow them to be. They’re only good if we agree to them and practice them in our daily lives. Agreement Four is: Always do your best! Under any circumstance,…
A 52-second video entitled “Taco Shop Drag Queen Tranny Brawl” has gone viral. The brief video, shot around 2:10 am on March 2 at La Fuente Mexican Grill and Seafood on University Avenue, features several scantily sequin-clad men kicking and hitting one another in a raucous brawl. Since hitting the web, the YouTube video has…
Lambda Legal National Marriage Project Director Jennifer C. Pizer issued a proud statement today in response to the bicameral introduction of the Respect for Marriage Act. Beginning with a brief background on the formulation and passage of DOMA in 1996, Pizer explained that Congress “made a theoretical pronouncement” based on outdated views and popular anxiety….
In the wake of a recent White House conference covering the importance of anti-discrimination and anti-bullying legislation for LGBT youth, California Congressman Bob Filner announced his plan to support such legislation and improve protection for LGBT students. Filner stated that “our children deserve a safe place to learn,” and that “bullying, hate and discrimination have…
After voting to initiate legal defense of the Defense of Marriage Act earlier this month, House Republican leaders now turn to their lawyers for action. The House GOP legal counsel will take on Edith Windsor, her legal representatives and the Department of Justice when their case comes before the court on May 9, 2011. U.S….
USC law professor David B. Cruz is scheduled to give a presentation on current legal issues surrounding constitutional law, LGBT marriage rights and sex & gender law on Thursday, March 17 at California Western School of Law. The presentation is an entry in the school’s Diversity Speaker Series, a 2009 initiative aimed at developing and…
Democratic U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (CA), Patrick Leahy (VT), Kristen Gillibrand (NY), Christopher Coons (DE) and Richard Blumenthal (CT) will hold a press conference Wednesday in order to announce legislation designed to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The conference will take place at 2:00 pm Wednesday in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in…
Brett Berk and the editors of Vanity Fair magazine have issued apologies for using the word “fag” in a recent online article about the popular musical television show Glee. The word has been removed from the piece, and GLAAD has since commended Vanity Fair for the “tone of respect” used in the printed retraction. Berk,…
