There are dozens, if not hundreds, of gay-straight alliance groups peppered throughout high schools in America. American teenagers are coming out at younger and younger ages and are increasingly being met with the love and support of their parents and their families. In other words, today’s climate for young gay, lesbian and bisexual youth, while…
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego LGBT Community Center will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its Latin@ Services program with a special tardeada on Sunday, Oct. 19 from 1-4pm at The Center, 3909 Centre St. in San Diego. The tardeada, a Sunday afternoon dance party, will bring the community together for Latin music, dancing, aguas…
GSAN DIEGO, – The San Diego Brewers Guild (SDBG) has announced that San Diego breweries took home 14 medals at the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) in Denver, Colorado Saturday, Oct. 4. Out of 84 beer-style categories, San Diego breweries won five gold medals, three silver medals and six bronze medals. In total, 1,309 breweries…
HOUSTON — Most lawyers associate arguments grounded upon the “original meaning” of the U.S. Constitution with politically conservative, status quo-preserving interpretations. The 19th Annual Frankel Lecture sponsored by the Houston Law Review of the University of Houston Law Center on Oct. 31 will argue that the original meaning of the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause requires…
SAN FRANCISCO – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), today kicks off a seven-city public prayer sojourn to send a message of inclusion and acceptance to bishops meeting with Pope Francis in Rome. The effort, Pray, Listen, Discern — Raising the Voices of LGBT Catholics, begins with a vigil and praying of the rosary at St….
With a background in the East End cabaret scene, singer/songwriter and self-confessed “drag queen,” Paloma Faith has plenty of gay pride. From her dragtastic video for the 2009 single “Stone Cold Sober” to her love of the bears, even referring to herself as “Goldilocks,” there’s no denying. Faith has been an outspoken activist for…
SAN FRANCISCO, — Gay-Straight Alliance Network and Our Family Coalition have criticized the draft History – Social Science Framework released last week by State Superintendent Tom Torlakson, saying it fails to meet the requirements of recent laws intended to provide students with an up-to-date social studies education. “As a youth who advocated for the FAIR…
Oscar-nominated director, Lee Daniels, sports icon Billie Jean King and Academy-award winning actress Olympia Dukakis, among others, will headline the 16th Annual Workplace Summit taking place in San Francisco Nov. 3 – 6. 3,000+ participants are expected to attend, representing both small and large businesses (including Fortune 500 companies), government agencies, LGBT leaders and many…
ARLINGTON, Va. — Bloomberg BNA has announced the publication of a first-of-its-kind book that comprehensively addresses United States workplace law and human resource practice relating to gender identity, sexual orientation, and gender expression. The book, Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Discrimination in the Workplace, features an extensive analysis of anti-discrimination law as it pertains to lesbian,…
USAToday.com announced this week that Louisiana State University has piloted a new course of studies this fall offering, for the first time, a minor in LGBT studies. The program, established by School of Social Work associate professor Elaine M. Maccio, hopes to fill in the gaps left behind by more traditional heteronormative studies while keeping…
