Denver, CO (KDVR/KWGN – CNN) — Less than a year after a Republican House Majority ran out the clock on civil unions legislation at the end of the legislative session, the new Democratic House Majority Tuesday celebrated the final passage of that bill. Senate Bill 11, which will give same-sex couples the same legal protections…
(CNN) — The questions go to the heart of the issue, presenting scenarios some may find challenging. The Boy Scouts of America, now considering a change in the group’s longstanding policy against allowing openly gay members, has sent out a questionnaire that goes beyond a simple yes or no on the subject. Among them: Is…
NEW YORK — The early history of the AIDS epidemic in New York City—from the first rumors in 1981 of a “gay plague” through the ensuing period of intense activism, clinical research, and political struggle—will be the subject of a major new exhibition at the New-York Historical Society, AIDS in New York: The First Five…
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) San Diego Chapter and AILA LGBT Committee are holding an evening presentation entitled Exploring LGBT Issues in Immigration and Employment Law Thursday, March 28 5:30-8 p.m. at The San Diego LGBT Community Center, 3909 Centre Street in San Diego. Presenting will be Ginger Jacobs, Esq., Jacobs & Schlesinger LLP;…
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus (SDGMC) has announced that it has selected Mama’s Kitchen as its 2013 spring concert community partner. Audience members attending Rocket Man – The Music of Elton John will be asked to deposit their donation during the intermission in the Chorus’ iconic giant ruby slipper in the…
LOS ANGELES (CNN) — Four California men allegedly molested as boys by a priest have settled their lawsuit against the Los Angeles Archdiocese and Cardinal Roger Mahony for almost $10 million, their attorneys said Tuesday. The priest, no longer in the clergy, abused the boys on several occasions dating back to the 1970s, including during…
SAN DIEGO – For the past decade San Diego’s very own Imperial Court and countless volunteers have raised money and collected Easter baskets, bicycles, toys and more for underprivileged children to receive Easter Sunday. The Imperial Court de San Diego and Empress Candi Samples kicked off the 10th annual Children’s Easter Basket campaign at Bamboo…
TORINO, Italy – The organizers of the 28th Torino GLBT Film Festival have revealed the official poster promoting the festival. German cartoonist Ralf König created the image for the festival, taking inspiration from the original 1986 poster by Marco Silombri. One of the most successful German cartoonists, König’s comics are translated and published in many…
(CNN) — Your Facebook “likes” might be revealing more than you know about your private life. It is possible to predict potentially private traits such as a person’s sexual orientation, political leanings, religion, intelligence, emotional stability and even if they abuse drugs or alcohol, just by analyzing their Facebook likes, according to a new study…
LONDON (CNN) — Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will miss a service celebrating the Commonwealth Monday, as she continues to recover from an illness that left her hospitalized last week, Buckingham Palace announced in a statement. The 86-year-old monarch was admitted to a London hospital on March 3 with symptoms of gastroenteritis, an inflammation of the…
