Publically Elected Out Gay Mayor Shows Opinions Changing in Mexico
Even with cartels and drug wars making headlines within Mexico, the lgbt community has some bright spots within the country. Most recently, the country is celebrating its first openly gay elected...
View ArticleState Senator Ed Murray Ahead in Race for Seattle Mayor
Will be Seattle’s 1st Gay Mayor If Wins in November In early returns in Seattle’s mayoral primary, openly gay Ed Murray leads with 30 % of the vote while incumbent Mike McGinn Mayor since 2009, state...
View ArticleU.S. Ambassador to Australia Marries Partner
John Berry Weds Long-time Partner in Washington, D.C. Shortly after being appointed U.S. Ambassador to Australia on August 1, John Berry, married Curtis Yee, a retired attorney and native Hawaiian on...
View ArticleFirst Openly LGBT American To Run For U.S Public Office Dies
Jose Julio Sarria Dies At Age 91 Nowadays, it’s not that unusual to find LGBT persons running for political office. Tammy Baldwin is Senator of Wisconsin; Jared Polis is a Senator in Colorado, and...
View ArticleLZ Granderson: The Myth of The Gay Agenda
“…I have taught myself to sew, cook, fix plumbing, build furniture – I can even pat myself on the back when necessary…. There’s nothing I need from anyone except for love and respect. And anyone who...
View Article“Moscow Is Not Sodom:” Valeriya, Russia’s Madonna, Worries About Gay Propaganda
| “ RT @BBCNewsnight: Russian Singer Valeriya Perfilova says she worries about..influence of ‘gay propaganda’ on her children #newsnight ” | “Don’t Tell Me.” I Won’t Ask You. Gay? Out? Don’t tell...
View ArticleRemember The Alamo, And How It’s A Little Bit Homophobic
Planning a trip to the Alamo anytime soon? Nationwide, people are remembering the city where it’s near but not for positive reasons. LGBT grassroots social justice organization GetEQUAL Texas recently...
View ArticleDisgraced Bob Filner Leaving Mayor’s Office
Openly Gay Interim Mayor Todd Gloria Takes Reins Todd Gloria, the President of the 9-Member City Council, will replace the resigning groping Bob Filner until an election can be held. Gloria, age 35,...
View ArticleTop Aide to Martin Luther King Receives, Posthumously, Presidential Medal of...
Bayard Rustin Organized March on Washington in ‘63 If you, like I, didn’t know the name of Bayard Rustin (1912-1987), don’t feel ashamed. Called “the unsung hero of the Civil Rights Movement, Rustin...
View ArticleFederal Court Upholds Ca. Ban on Conversion Therapy For Minors
State’s Ban on Conversion Therapy Does Not Violate Free Speech The 9th U.S. Circuit of Appeals in San Francisco ruled on August 29 that the state’s ban on conversion or reparative therapy that aims at...
View ArticleRandy, Oral Roberts’ Gay Grandson, Says: ‘#ItGetsBetter…and It’s Complicated.’
Close-Up – by A. R. Ammons Are all these stones yours I said and the mountain pleased but reluctant to admit my praise could move it much shook a little and rained a windrow ring of stones to...
View Article1st Same-sex Marriage Performed by a Member of the Court
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Officiates at Marriage of Michael Kaiser and John Roberts On August 31, 2013, in the evening, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg officiated at the marriage of a government...
View ArticleRussia’s Anti-Gay Propaganda Law Means Business
Gay Russian Activist Isakov To Be Convicted Just last month, twenty-four year-old Dimitry Isakov staged a protest in Kazan. He held a sign that read “Being gay and loving gays is normal. Beating gays...
View ArticleSan Antonio, 8-3, Voted To Add Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity to...
City Council Members Elisa Chan, Carlton Soulos, and Ivy R. Taylor Vote Nay This democratic-leaning city has followed Houston, Austin, Dallas, and Ft. Worth, Texas and passed, 8 to 3, on September 5, a...
View ArticleTaking Children From Their Homes: Russia Introduces Bill To Remove Gay...
“Waves of protests surrounded Vladimir Putin’s return to power as Russia’s President in March 2012. Since then, parliament has passed so many new laws restricting civil liberties that some people now...
View ArticleHawaii Could Become 14th State for Marriage Equality
Abercrombie Presented State Lawmakers With Bill to Legalize Gay Marriage Thinking of an exotic destination wedding spot that also makes a perfect honeymoon vacation? Many would think of Hawaii, that...
View ArticleIt’s In our Hands: On #Russia4Love, Lesbiru.com and Our LGBTQIA Activist...
Use Your Words: On Activists Inside Russia “It’s also no surprise that Russian deputies continue to reintroduce the question of recriminalizing LGBT people, since society still widely regards...
View ArticleAlaska Soon To Recognize Gay Partners as Immediate Family
Same-sex partners Eligible for Medical Leave Despite Gay Marriage Ban The definition of immediate family may be redefined for purposes of medical leave by The Alaska State Personnel Board in a meeting...
View ArticleA Good Mama Is A Great Ally: Russia Might Listen When Cher Tells Them “No.”
“You don’t know what your beliefs are until you’re tested and have to really stand behind them.”...
View ArticleMadonna and Steven Klein Reunite for #SecretProject,...
#SecretProject, #SecretProjectRevolution, ArtForFreedom.com. Just a handful of months ago, Madonna and longtime collaborator Steven Klein released a teaser video that looked and felt more like a...
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