The Dominican Republic has refused to recognize a same-sex marriage performed in the country, stating, “our legislation does not recognize this type of marriage,”reports AP. Earlier the British embassy had tweeted that a Dominican man and his British partner had exchanged vows in its Santo Domingo offices. Earlier in the year the British government had…
When Josh Alcorn voiced a desire to live as a girl, the Ohio teenager’s parents said they wouldn’t stand for that. “We don’t support that, religiously,” Alcorn’s mother told CNN on Wednesday, her voice breaking. “But we told him that we loved him unconditionally. We loved him no matter what. I loved my son. People…
http://youtu.be/zFJnr1_bjSM Ellen DeGeneres dared her viewers to “sneak up behind perfect strangers” and dance behind them without them knowing it. Well, for one New Yorker the prank went terribly wrong. A video that began circulating on Monday showing NYPD officers surrounding prankster Alexander Bok, a black man, pulling off the stunt that is supposed to…
Thursday, federal district court Judge Robert L. Hinkle confirmed his marriage ruling in a new order stating that clerks of all Florida counties must issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples after his stay expires end of day Jan. 5. When the stay of his prior order invalidating Florida’s ban on marriage by same-sex couples expires …
Just over a month ago, LGBT Weekly reported on the suspension of Atlanta fire chief Kelvin Cochran. You’ll recall Kelvin Cochran. He was Atlanta Mayor Karim Reed’s handpicked fire chief for the nation’s 40th most populous city. During his tenure, or more accurately, just prior to his official suspension by Reed, several employees complained to…
Members of Pussy Riot are among eighteen protesters that have been detained in Moscow. Pink News reports that Pussy Riot member Maria Alekhina said on Twitter that she and other protesters were detained by police early on Wednesday after congregating in Red Square. According to the report, a few thousand people rallied outside Red Square…
A bunch of wonderful films opened in San Diego in 2014. These are my favorites. 10. Snowpiercer (Bong Joon-ho, director) Bong Joon-ho’s first English-language film is astonishing, breathtaking in its visuals, bleak in its plot and enraging in its refusal to do what most American audiences expect from their science fiction action films. The film…
It’s been an unprecedented year for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as America’s public health agency continues its emergency response to the most complex Ebola epidemic in history. Ebola, however, is far from the only critical mission CDC undertook in 2014. “CDC’s Ebola response is the largest global effort in the agency’s…
Hasbro is offering to replace the extruder tool in its Play-Doh Cake Mountain playset after several complaints that the toy resembles a penis, reports CNN. “We have heard some consumer feedback about the extruder tool in the Play-Doh Cake Mountain playset and are in the process of updating all future Play-Doh products with a different…
A coup attempt against the homophobic president of Gambia, Yahyah Jammeh has failed according to a Pink News report. According to the report the three ringleaders of the coup had all been killed. The attempted coup took place while the president was out of the country. The presidential palace was attacked at around 03:00GMT by…
