Kim Kardashian West was not the only photo generating buzz in the coffee line, openly gay Pennsylvania Representative Brian Sims (D) caused a stir of his own. Everyone enjoys Throwback Thursday photos on Facebook; they give you an interesting perspective of a person. Usually you get to see the innocence of the person at a…
Another same sex marriage ban has fallen. The federal court has ruled the South Carolina marriage ban unconstitutional citing the rights of equal protection and dues process in the Fourteenth Amendment of the constitution. The decision is based upon the precedent set forth in the US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decision to strike down…
Update Saturday, November 8, 2014 Congressman Peters continued to widen his lead over Republican challenger Carl DeMaio. With an additional 3,502 votes counted on Saturday, Peters expanded his lead to 4,771 votes, a 280 vote increase over his lead from Friday night. Since the beginning of the tabulation of the late mail-in and provisional ballots,…
Congressman Scott Peters takes the lead over Republican challenger Carl DeMaio for the 52nd District Congressional seat. The updated vote count is Peters 78,837, DeMaio 77,976. An additional 12,703 votes were counted with Peters taking 7,158 votes to DeMaio’s 5,545. Peters took 56% of the mail-in and provisional votes, DeMaio 44%. All votes are expected…
With 100% of the precincts reporting, the race for the 52nd District Congressional seat is still undecided. Republican challenger Carl DeMaio holds a narrow lead of 752 votes but the provisional and late mail-in votes still remain to be counted. Congressman Peters was in the position of DeMaio in 2012 when he defeated Congressman Brian…
After what has been the subject of much speculation, Apple CEO Tim Cook anounced that he is gay. In an opinion editorial in Bloomberg Businessweek, Cook says “I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me.” Cook was reportedly hand selected by Steve Jobs to succeed…
Today the official closure of Harvey Milk’s American Diner was announced. The online announcement, by owner Frank Lechner, stated that the diner was officially closed for good and that all the employees had been paid. LGBT Weekly reached out to Lechner for comment but he was unavailable at press time. LGBT Weekly did speak with…
It has been a hard week for Candidate Carl DeMaio. He was accussed of sexual harassment by a former male staffer which has led to a fresh look at all the scandals that have plagued the candidate over the last few years; plagarism, an office break-in and vandalism reputedly by former staffers, as well as…
I completely disagree with what former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee believes about the LGBT community. Huckabee is a known homophobe wrapped in the swaddling comfort of an evangelical Christian blanket. Sometimes important lessons come from the strangest places. At a meeting of conservatives on Tuesday Huckabee said, “If the Republicans want to lose guys like…
After a little over one year in business, Harvey Milk’s American Diner has closed its doors. Owners Frank Lechner and Big Mike Phillips indicated that the organization would be closing for three days to restructure. It is unclear as to whether the organization will reopen as Harvey Milk’s, be sold to another organization, or reopen…
