Facebook co-founder, Chris Hughes, and his partner Sean Eldridge, a director of Freedom to Marry, have announced their engagement and intention to push for same-sex marriage in New York State. Eldridge announced the couple’s plans for a union while hosting a Freedom to Marry reception. He said, “As you know, we can’t get married in…
In the past being gay or lesbian in Jacksonville, Florida was not something you openly talked about. Most people kept their sexuality to themselves, remembering all too well the dangers of being openly gay or lesbian when an LGBT church was bombed in the 1980s. But today it is different. Today there are eight churches…
Palm Springs Police Chief David Dominguez is retiring after being accused by officers of making “inappropriate comments” during an antigay undercover lewd conduct sting in June 2009. According to KESQ TV, this followed the arrests of 19 gay men after a four-day operation involving 14 officers. According to pre-trial testimony, one undercover officer referred to…
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has proposed new regulations intended to ensure that its core housing programs are open to all eligible persons, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan said, “This is a fundamental issue of fairness. We have a responsibility to make certain that public…
A constitutional amendment effectively banning same-sex marriage in the state of Iowa has been introduced in the Iowa House of Representatives, marking the beginning of what promises to be one of the most contentious debates of the 2011 legislative session. The amendment would mandate that marriage between one man and one woman is the only…
A former San Diego gay couple argued in the federal appeals court in Louisiana to allow the names of both men to appear on the birth certificate of their adopted son. A panel of 16 judges from the fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in the case of Oren Adar and Mickey Ray…
by Neal Putnam On January 19, two East County men pleaded guilty to felony assault of a gay man on Halloween in North Park. Both men face up to one year in county jail. Christopher Matthew Blount and Michael John Brandon, both 23, admitted to beating Jacob Harsh-barger, 32, as he was walking his two…
by Neal Putnam Steve Dolske and David Roe were among 18,000 same sex couples who were legally married in the five months gay marriage was legal in 2008. Dolske says a North Park pawn shop won’t let him retrieve a ring his late spouse pawned there because they told him he is not the next…
Manchester Terrier Mix Small • Senior • Female Why I’d make a great companion: I am a very sweet, loving older girl. I absolutely LOVE attention! When I get really excited, I like to grab my stuffed toys and show them to you! Did I mention that I LOVE toys?! I may be 12 years…
Before Christmas Jason Mraz popped the question to Tristan Prettyman, but he told attendees of the Concert to Benefit the American Foundation for Equal Rights that he won’t walk down the aisle until everyone can – and that includes gay and lesbian couples. Mraz told Us Weekly, “We both feel that in our engagement, we…
