NEW YORK — Pop recording artist and philanthropist Sir Ivan has released a new single titled “Kiss All the Bullies Goodbye” in support of his anti-bullying campaign with The Peaceman Foundation. The track was produced by Paul Oakenfold, and features vocals by chart-topping singer Taylor Dayne and lyrics that condemn bullying and encourage people to be…
In China, homosexuality still remains taboo. But the pressure to conform to heteronormative behavior stems neither from religion nor the state but from Chinese families where a one-child policy puts additional pressures on gay men to continue the family line. Enter the ‘homowives,’ a non-derogatory term in China that refers to the wives of gay…
“Star Trek” icon George Takei is weighing into the battle for marriage equality in Alabama by launching a social media protest against the state’s halt on same-sex marriage. The Huffington Post reported that the LGBT rights activist shared a photo of himself with his husband, Brad Takei, on Instagram and Twitter calling for his followers…
New York Mets second baseman, Daniel Murphy has sparked controversy after commenting on Billy Bean, the former major league player who came out as gay after retiring. Murphy said that he would accept a gay teammate even though he disagrees with the “lifestyle.” Bean was visiting the team during a spring training session in Florida….
Today Psychology Today made the decision to stop accepting online listings from mental health practitioners who offer to “cure” LGBT people. In a letter last week to the leadership of Psychology Today, HRC requested that they stop publishing such listings, and, to build on the publication’s history of LGBT inclusion and affirmation, also post an article…
WASHINGTON – In reaction to the latest anti-LGBT rhetoric from retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, the Human Rights Campaign’s Fred Sainz issued the following statement. Carson’s history of anti-LGBT rhetoric includes comparing same-sex marriage to NAMBLA and bestiality. “The only thing that’s really been proven here is that when Ben Carson says what he really thinks, he reveals…
The Justice Department announced today that Darren Wilson, the former police officer who shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., in August, will not face federal civil rights charges in connection with Brown’s death. “There is no evidence upon which prosecutors can rely to disprove Wilson’s stated subjective belief that he feared for…
SAN DIEGO – San Diegans have been visiting Balboa Park for 100 years, but there are still many in the city who have yet to experience the celebrated park’s arts, science and culture. In honor of the 2015 Centennial Celebration, 17 Balboa Park institutions and more than 75 philanthropic benefactors are donating $1 million in…
MONTGOMERY—Today, the Alabama state Supreme Court issued a ruling ordering a halt to same-sex marriages in the state. In the ruling, the Court granted an emergency petition by two anti-LGBT groups, the Alabama Policy Institute and Alabama Citizens Action Program, who sought to stop probate judges from issuing marriage licenses across the state. The order…
The government of Slovenia has passed legislation that will make it the 21st nation to grant full marriage rights to all of its citizens. Slovenia’s national parliament approved the bill by a vote of 51 to 28. The bill will be sent to President Borut Pahor to sign into law. Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark,France,…
