Backstreet Boys new video shows happy lesbian couple (VIDEO)
The Backstreet Boys have a new video called “In a World Like This” and there is a lesbian couple celebrating marriage equality. Watch here!
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UNAIDS urges investigation into death of gay rights activist in Cameroon
NEW YORK, – The United Nations agency leading the response to HIV/AIDS has condemned the killing of an outspoken activist for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people in Cameroon, and called on the government to thoroughly investigate his death. Eric Ohena Lembembe was the executive director of the Cameroonian Foundation for…
Labor Department Chief of Staff Ana Ma to become HRC COO and Chief of Staff
WASHINGTON – Today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced that Ana M. Ma has been hired as the organization’s new Chief Operating Officer and Chief of Staff. Ma joins HRC from the U.S. Department of Labor where she currently serves as Chief of Staff. “Ana is an exceptional leader who brings decades of experience creating…
Bill to lift ban on HIV organ donation passes House committee
WASHINGTON – The House Energy & Commerce Committee has approved the HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act, H.R.698. The bipartisan bill sponsored by Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA) would lift a federal ban on the donation of HIV-positive organs to HIV-positive recipients, making it possible for researchers to study the safety of such procedures. The bill…
San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus ‘Six Things to Know About the Sixties’
The 1960s was a tapestry of peace and war, protests and love-ins woven together on a backdrop of fluorescent, black-light butterflies. Navigating was a trip unto itself. So, to help audiences survive the decade once again at its new concert Feelin’ Groovy—Songs of the ‘60s, the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus has issued the following six “helpful hints.”…
Elected officials square off in Tamale Making Contest at ‘Spirit of the Barrio’ fundraiser July 19
Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) will host a Tamale Making Contest at their July 19 Spirit of the Barrio fundraiser featuring elected official contestants. The contest is part of a special happy hour fundraiser that will include entertainment and FHCSD’s famous tamales. Contest participants will include: David Alvarez, Councilmember, City of San Diego District 8…
Equal marriage now the law in England and Wales
LONDON — Today, Queen Elizabeth II signed the equal marriage bill making it law in England and Wales. PinkNews reported that the Queen’s Royal Assent was granted to the bill at 15:06 GMT today, turning it into the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act, after clearing the final stage in Parliament yesterday, following two hours of…
HRC Report: Record number of healthcare facilities commit to equal care for LGBT patients
WASHINGTON – American hospitals and clinics are increasingly committed to equality for their lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) patients, according to a report published July 11 by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest LGBT civil rights organization, at a press conference at the Department of Veterans Affairs…
New York City AIDS Memorial reaches $4 million fundraising goal
NEW YORK — The New York City AIDS Memorial’s Board of Directors have announced that the organization has reached its initial goal of $4 million to finance the design and construction of the new memorial, which will be located in the planned St. Vincent’s Hospital Park at the intersection of West 12th Street and Greenwich Avenue in the…
White House statement on the murder of Cameroonian LGBT and AIDS activist Eric Ohena Lembembe
Today, White House Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf issued the following statement on the murder of Cameroonian LGBT and AIDS activist Eric Ohena Lembembe: We deplore the brutal murder of Eric Ohena Lembembe, who was found tortured to death in his home in Yaoundé yesterday. We condemn this terrible act in the strongest terms and urge the Cameroonian authorities to thoroughly…