In response to the “execute the gays” proposed ballot initiative, LGBT Weekly has created a Facebook page and ipetition to request that Attorney General Kamala Harris, Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins and Senate President Kevin De Leon work to bring forth legislation that will address the problem of ballot measures that infringe upon the civil rights…
In an alarming turn of events that underscores concerns about the electoral ballot process, a California initiative has been proposed that would criminalize being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. The act called the “Sodomite Suppression Act” was submitted to the California Secretary of State by Matt McLaughlin, a lawyer in Huntington Beach. The full text…
In a rebuff of a request to prevent same sex marriages from beginning in Alabama, the US Supreme Court in a 7-2 ruling indicated that same sex couples should be able to marry beginning today. Many leaders in the LGBT community believe that the ruling is a harbinger of the vote expected from the Supreme…
The recent transgender protest at Creating Change in Denver, led by activist Bamby Salcedo, created quite the stir at the event and in the media. Salcedo cried from the stage “We are here demanding intentional, meaningful investment in our community.” The uncovered story is what was going on behind the scenes and how it sheds…
On the evening of February 5, 2015, nearly 100 transgender activists led by Bamby Salcedo commandeered the stage at Creating Change, the National LGBTQ Task Force annual event that provides a forum for community activists across the United States. Salcedo, President of Coalicion Translatina, led activists in a protest of the shooting death of Jessica…
In his State of the Union address President Obama continued his acknowledgement and support of the LGBT community by using the words bisexual and transgender in his address to America. Obama is the first to use the words in one of the key speeches that each president gives each year. President Obama said “As Americans,…
The Centers for Disease Control issued a report yesterday stating that less than 3% of the nation’s population identify as something other than heterosexual. The 2013 CDC National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) interviewed over 34,000 people about their sexual orientation. Based upon the survey results, the CDC estimated that there are approximately 5.6 million Americans…
The Florida Association of Court Clerks and Comptrollers asserted Tuesday that Washington County is the only place named in the federal lawsuit where a federal judge overturned a ban on same sex marriage. The association says clerks in all other counties aren’t bound by U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle’s ruling that the same sex marriage…
In an apparent shock to the executives at Nike, CIO Anthony Watson, 37, resigned after a short ten months. The implications are that Watson was not pleased with gay life in small Portland, Oregon. On his Twitter account on Wednesday night, Watson said: “Thank you for all the enquiries. Today I left Nike for personal…
