The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled Wednesday that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. The order comes in wake of a lawsuit filed by Karen Golinski, a federal court employee, based on the denial of equal health insurance benefits by her employer, California‘s Office of [...]
Same-sex couples who wish to marry in California will have to wait a while longer for their constitutional rights following a reconsideration filed by Prop 8 backers Tuesday. Supporters of the anti-gay measure have slowed its path to the U.S. Supreme Court after asking a federal appeals court to reconsider its Feb. 7 ruling. The [...]
Following on from last year’s historic first-ever active duty military contingent taking part in a Pride parade, San Diego LGBT Pride has announced America’s Pride as the theme for its upcoming 38th annual Pride celebration. Taking place the weekend of July 20-22, the San Diego Pride weekend will include a large community rally, a mile [...]
WASHINGTON – A robust coalition made up of civil rights, labor, progressive, faith, student, health, legal, women’s and LGBT organizations have announced support of the Respect for Marriage Act – the bill to repeal the discriminatory so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that withholds federal protections and respect for legally married gay and lesbian couples. [...]
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. –Legislation aimed at essentially reinstating the discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy in the Oklahoma National Guard was introduced last week and has been assigned to the House Veterans and Military Affairs Committee. It is not known when the committee will consider the legislation. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has called on [...]
GOProud is an organization that represents gay, lesbian and transgender conservatives, as well as their allies. The organization is “committed to a traditional conservative agenda that emphasizes limited government, individual liberty, free markets and a confident foreign policy.” Guess what that conservative agenda also includes? It supports presidential candidates that do not support LGBT equality. [...]
Though the Westboro Baptist Church vowed to picket Whitney Houston’s funeral this weekend, the group was a no-show at the Newark-based memorial for the deceased singer. But that didn’t stop Margie J. Phelps, daughter of the church’s founder, from virtually picketing the funeral with what appears to be Photoshopped image of the church rally, although [...]
The critically-acclaimed opera ‘Prima Donna’ debuted Sunday at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York after nearly three years of hiatus from its premiere at the Palace Theatre in Manchester, England. Actors Angelica Houston, Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed, and Wainwright himself appeared on-stage for its U.S. unveiling. The opera, written in French with English [...]
A student at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts says she was punched in the face by two people after writing a pro-marriage equality article which appeared in the university’s student newspaper. The university is planning a rally Tuesday in support of the student journalist to be held at the school’s Moakley Center. Destinie Mogg-Barkalow, 20, [...]
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia – The anti-gay draft law, prohibiting the so-called propaganda of “sodomy, lesbianism, bisexualism and transgenderism” as well as pedophilia to minors, has passed in its second reading in St. Petersburg, Russia. Five activists who protested in front of the city parliament building were arrested and are still being detained. St. Petersburg, the [...]
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