With the unfortunate outcome of the recent passage of Proposition 8, the GLBT community has united in a presence that we have not seen since the early 1980’s and the onset of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
The vote approving Amendment 2 -- the so-called marriage-protection amendment -- was a devastating but temporary setback for the cause of equal treatment for all.
We're organizing a national protest for equality. The gay community has never come together to protest across the nation at the exact same time with one powerful voice. This is our chance to work together as one and speak out against hate. Take a cue from the recent election and say "YES WE CAN!
We have recently learned that Alan J. Stock, Chairman of the Cinemark Corporation, donated $9,999 to “ProtectMarriage.Com – Yes On 8, A Project of California Renewal”. Mr. Stock’s reported income in that corporation is $7,900,000 (Forbes Magazine). Cinemark, which is based in Plano, Texas, is the holding corporation of the Century, CinéArts and Tinseltown Theater chains.
I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, known to most as the Mormon church. Two months ago, I had no idea what Proposition 8 was or how much it would affect me.
Finally tonight as promised, a Special Comment on the passage, last week, of Proposition Eight in California, which rescinded the right of same-sex couples to marry, and tilted the balance on this issue, from coast to coast.
Sean Penn has some high-profile costars in the upcoming movie Milk: James Franco, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin and Diego Luna. But his most adversarial costar in the film doesn't even get billing. Who is it? Read on...
A great paradox of the 2008 federal election in which the first African American was elected President is that three states passed referenda to amend their respective state constitutions to prohibit same-sex couples from marrying and Arkansas passed a referendum to preclude unmarried couples from adopting or fostering children.
The Courage Campaign Issues Committee and CREDO Mobile today announced that, together, both organizations had gathered over 100,000 pledges from people committed to repealing Proposition 8 and restoring marriage equality to California.
Several people were attacked at the end of the first day of the Sarajevo Queer Festival on Wednesday. Eight people, policemen included, were reported to have been injured after dozens of young men attacked visitors to festival. According to the organizers of the four-day event police allowed anti-gay protestors to get too close to the venue thus endangering the participants.
A former Southern Methodist University women’s basketball player is suing the school for $2.5 million, claiming she lost a scholarship after complaining her coach made inappropriate comments about her sex life.
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is urging media outlets in Washington and Idaho to draw attention to hate motivated harassment and violence against gay and transgender students at universities in these states. This follows a series of incidents involving anti-gay and anti-transgender harassment and violence at Washington State University in Pullman, Wash. and the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho.
No doubt Madonna has done plenty for gay rights over the years, but where has she been during this year's very heated - and very expensive - fight to try and save gay marriage in California?
The DC Crystal Meth Working Group is hoping to raise awareness about the prevalence of crystal meth and HIV within the Latino community by unveiling a new website and outreach materials, the group announced today.
