PEABODY and mdash; Members of a local transgender social club are claiming they were refused entrance into a Peabody restaurant because of their appearance. Ashley Bottoms, 42, of Saugus is alleging that she and seven others from Sisters Family were not let into Capone's Italian American restaurant on Summit Street because their appearance did not corre […]
By CLAUDIA BOYD-BARRETT BLADE STAFF WRITER Some secrets are so big, there is no safe place to tell them. The Rev. Cheri Holdridge is hoping to change that by turning her Village Church in Toledo into a safe place. On Feb. 28, the church and two Ohio organizations will host the first meeting of a Transgender Support Group. They want to provide members of the […]
The former Maui Prince Hotel reopened in September as the 310-room Makena Beach and Golf Resort, and the new management team is jumping right in and courting the GLBT market. This is a particularly noteworthy development because this upscale property just down the road from Wailea Resort is extremely close to Makena State Park, which comprises three beautifu […]
This feel good musical, with words and music by Tony Award-winning Lin-Manuel Miranda reflects contemporary urban life in the best sense of the word “neighborhood.”
Sixty members of Congress have issued a letter to President Obama and congressional leaders calling for immigration reform to include rights for LGBT binational families and couples.
Gossip blogger Perez Hilton has settled his civil suit against Black Eyed Peas tour manager Liborio Molina, who punched Hilton last June in a Toronto nightclub as the two were fighting about Peas front man will.i.am.
The HRC runs a yearly assessment of over three hundred companies that employ over nine million people. It looks at the company's policies regarding LGBT employees and determines those places that are safe and supportive. It also looks at the places that offer no protection to their LGBT employees. In ...
Garden State Equality has decided to play hardball. New Jersey's largest gay rights organizations has suspended donating cash to political parties. "No political party has a record good enough on LGBT civil rights that it can rightfully claim to be entitled to our money on a party-wide basis," said Steven Goldstein, ...
Members from the Westboro Baptist Church are planning an anti-gay rally during Telluride’s 10th annual Gay Ski Week, slated for Feb. 20-27. According to the group’s Web site, they will rally from 4:45 to 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 23 near the Capella Telluride during a a benefit for the Matthew Shepard Foundation at which Judy Shepard, Matthew’s mother, will speak. […]
An instructor at Fresno City College is under fire over his alleged teachings about homosexuality. 2 FCC students accuse Dr. Bradley Lopez of presenting religious-based and anti-gay views as scientific fact inside the classroom. The American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to FCC President Cynthia Azari on Monday demanding that the school ensure that all […]
What Beye Elementary saw as an effort to prevent anti-gay slurs in the classroom turned into a tug-of-war over whether teachers should discuss same-sex relationships with children as early as kindergarten.
Vaughn Walker almost lost his chance to reach the federal bench because of claims that he was anti-gay and hostile to civil rights. Two dozen House Democrats, led by Rep. Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco, opposed his nomination because of his alleged "...
A transgender New Yorker has filed a $10 million sex assault suit against an NFL player – and in a separate action is also suing the city, saying she was abused and humiliated by cops. Angelina Mavilia’s legal action against cornerback Eric Green alleges he forcibly sodomized her. The two met in a Scottsdale, Arizona casino in early [...]
The First Annual International Gay Polo League Tournament will take place in Wellington, Florida. Players from around the world will attend the tournament April 3 in Wellington which is about 40 minutes north of Ft. Lauderdale. The Gay Polo League (GPL) is putting on the event, GPL is the sole international polo league to be primarily comprised of lesbian an […]
The Asia Pacific chapter of the Gay and Lesbian International Sporting Association (GLISA) last month visited Wellington and gave the New Zealand capital the thumbs-up as it prepares for the 2nd Asia Pacific Outgames in 2011. “We have been impressed with the highly skilled and committed team of volunteers who are scoping and preparing for the [...]
Every winter since 2006, curlers Patrick Tabuchi and Matthew David have traveled from their home in San Francisco to Vancouver, British Columbia, for the Pacific Rim Cup. David recalled some playful trash talking from opponents when the pair first competed in this annual gay and lesbian curling tournament. “Look at those guys, they’re from California, they c […]
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL WINS ASYLUM IN US FOR BRAZILIAN Columbia Law School’s Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic has won asylum for a gay man who feared persecution because of his sexual orientation if forced to return to his native Brazil. The grant, issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, comes at a time when conditions for [...]
The Palm Center has announced plans to convene a Washington, D.C. summit of officials and experts from military forces that allow gay men and lesbians to serve openly, including the Israel Defense Force and NATO member militaries. The summit, which is planned for early spring, will focus on the implementation of personnel policies for openly [...]
SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOL BOARD WEIGHS COSTLY EXPANSION FOR LGBT STUDENTS With everything from art classes, summer school and jobs on the chopping block this year, the San Francisco school board will decide this week whether to greatly expand school services, support and instruction on issues of sexual orientation. The decision could cost the school district, whi […]
From the UK gay rights group Outrage! : The Football Association has cancelled this week’s launch of its long awaited anti-homophobia video, pleading that it needs to review its strategy on tackling anti-gay prejudice and how the video fits into its overall campaign. The cancellation coincides with criticism and unease over the video’s use of […]
“We live in the state [Massachusetts] where the right has existed for the longest, and we have not made a decision to get married. This spring, we will have been together for 11 years, and our relationship is serious and happy, mature, monogamous. We like having the right, and we think that everybody should have [...]
Scott Fujita is known for many things — being a “big white guy with the Japanese last name.” as he says; his dedication to charities and community service; and, more recently, his unapologetic views on gay rights. Fujita made waves in October when he backed Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendan Ayanbadejo’s support for gay marriage. Now, [... […]
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE “OUTS” PROP 8 JUDGE WALKER The biggest open secret in the landmark trial over same-sex marriage being heard in San Francisco is that the federal judge who will decide the case, Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, is himself gay. Many gay politicians in San Francisco and lawyers who have had dealings with Walker [...]
January 5 - February 3, 2010 Ranking Reort Top 20 CT/Hearst newspaper website blogs ranking 5 – Political Capitol (staff writer covers Hartford CT and politics) 8 – Ken Dixon’s Blog-O-Rama (staff writer covers politics) 12 – Focus On The Rainbow (non-staff contributor) All three blogs appear on the four websites of the CT/Hearst new […]
Sixty members of Congress have issued a letter to President Obama and congressional leaders calling for immigration reform to include rights for LGBT binational families and couples.
This exhibition documents LGBT history from the 1970s to the present day – through cartoons. It is a retrospective of the work of cartoonists Kate Charlesworth and David Shenton.
A one-year moratorium on pro- and anti-gay-rights legislation has produced mixed reactions among Utah's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.
Associated Press - February 10, 2010 6:15 AM ET SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The Utah Pride Center and the GBT Resource Center at the University of Utah will host a public forum to discuss efforts to...
By: Josh Bennett The Utah Legislature decided Friday to forego a study on the gay and lesbian community in Salt Lake City, leaving all bills related to gay rights on standby....
The Human Rights Campaign, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender lobbying group and political action committee, recently released the findings from its 2010 Corporate Equality Index.
Amnesty International called on the Turkish authorities to end its harassment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) organizations after a new attempt to close down an LGBT group through the courts began on Tuesday. The case against the Black Pink Triangle association, which has worked in the city of Izmir to combat discrimination against LGBT peop […]
LGBT advocates worry that Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's new plan to cut funding for "don't ask, don't tell" could undermine efforts to include a policy change in the Defense funding bill.
Fred Hochberg, a high-ranking gay official in the Obama administration, dubbed the president's call for "don't ask, don't tell" repeal a move in the "right direction."
UW alumna Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer said she is cautiously optimistic about President Barack Obama’s promise to repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” ( DADT ) policy.
Brad Lopez, seen here addressing a Christian “fellowship for men”, is a professor as Fresno City University A health-sciences professor at Fresno City College used his health classes at the school to proselytize students with religiously-based and anti-gay views that he presented “science” or “fact”, American Civil Liberties Union charges in an official dema […]
Judge Vaughn Walker San Francisco Chronicle photo by Paul Chin Chief US District Court Judge Vaughn Walker, who is hearing the Perry v. Schwarzenegger (Prop 8) case in San Francisco, is gay. San Francisco Chronicle columnists Phillip Matier and Andrew Ross publicly revealed that in a Sunday column. But they weren’t exactly “outing” the judge. They write that […]
An opportunity to provide HIV tests at a National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on Tuesday was thwarted by equipment failure at Cal State San Bernardino.
In this exclusive audio interview Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson talks with Gary Daffin, Executive Director of the Multicultural AIDS Coalition, to get his spin on where we are in the fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic. MAC is the largest and oldest agency in New England focused exclusively on HIV in communities of color, working in partnership with a wide […]
Beyoncé and Alicia Keys were busy yesterday in Rio shooting the video for Put It In A Love Song, which from the look of the pictures is either going to be crazy fierce or a festival of Brazilian clichés (or both)...