Steve Lee, Editor

Cleveland LGBTQ leaders join together to hold new event after cancellation of Cleveland Pride

CLEVELAND, Ohio – After last Thursday’s announcement made by Cleveland Pride Inc. that the annual Cleveland Pride Parade and Festival had been cancelled, Cleveland LGBTQ leaders joined together on the morning of July, 31st to move forward with a new event that will take place Saturday, August 13,  announced the LGBT Cleveland Community Center on…

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Marco Rubio to headline anti-LGBT event in Orlando

Marco Rubio is slated to address an event in Orlando next month that will feature some of the country’s most vehement anti-LGBT activists. The Orlando-based Liberty Counsel Action, an extreme anti-LGBT group whose affiliate is famous for representing Kentucky clerk Kim Davis in her stand against the Supreme Court’s marriage equality decision, announced in an email…

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New app bridges gap between LGBT and straight communities

LOS ANGELES – GALPAL is the new friendship app that connects gay men, straight women and anyone seeking lasting relationships by matching individuals with specific interests and hobbies. Centered on building real, meaningful, supportive relationships, GALPAL is not for hookups or cringe worthy first dates. Making its official debut today, GALPAL is the first app…

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Increase in physical activity lags despite calls to step it up during the 2012 Olympics

Ahead of the Summer Olympic Games in London four years ago, researchers reported that physical inactivity was a global pandemic that required urgent action. With the 2016 Games looming, University of California San Diego School of Medicine investigators report little change in activity levels worldwide. Physical inactivity contributes to an estimated 5.3 million deaths each…

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7th Circuit rejects argument that sexual orientation is covered under Title VII

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected the argument that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects against discrimination based on sexual orientation. In the case considered by the court, the plaintiff, Kimberly Hively, had argued that she was denied full-time employment and promotions based on her sexual orientation. “We are…

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Rossini’s La Cenerentola (Cinderella) opens San Diego Opera’s Mainstage Season Oct. 22

SAN DIEGO – San Diego Opera will present Rossini’s La Cenerentola, his opera based on the beloved fairy tale Cinderella that has entertained generations and inspired different versions throughout history from Charles Perrault, The Brothers Grimm, to Walt Disney. La Cenerentola (Cinderella) opens the maintage season at the San Diego Civic Theatre  Saturday, Oct. 22…

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Federal Court strikes down North Carolina’s voter ID law

The United States Appeals Court for the Fourth Circuit has struck down a North Carolina voter identification requirement in state law. In its decision, the three-judge panel invalidated a lower court’s ruling that upheld the law passed by the state legislature with “discriminatory intent.” The New York Times reported that the court threw out North Carolina’s…

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HRC president tears apart Trump’s ‘pro-gay’ claim in DNC speech (VIDEO)

In his speech at The Democratic National Convention HRC President Chad Griffin took Donald Trump to task over his claims that he is pro-gay. Using Trumps infamous “Ask the gays” line Griffin tore apart Trump’s pro-LGBT claims one by one: “While Donald Trump has threatened to strip away our rights, the Hillary Clinton I first…

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