A new poll of lesbian, gay, and bisexual voters, conducted by Hunter College, has found that 63% of LGB likely voters in the Democratic primaries say they will support Sen. Hillary Clinton, while 22% are backing Sen. Barack Obama, and 7% will vote for John Edwards. The poll also found that about 75% of the [...]
The Dayton, Ohio, city commission voted 3–1 on Wednesday to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of protected traits under its antidiscrimination law. One commission member abstained from voting, the Dayton Daily News reported. The change becomes effective 30 days after the vote. “The [city commission] is keeping Dayton on the cutting [...]
Some chronicle the news: the presidential race, sexual abuse scandals, gay marriage, adoption. Others cover the flashier, more frivolous side of being gay in South Florida: entertainment, fashion, travel, circuit parties, and lots of pictures. From the weekly newspaper to the monthly glossy magazines, niche publications targeting South Florida’s gay and lesbian community fill stands [...]
The Human Rights Campaign says stores with a low rating on its Corporate Equality Index should be avoided while those with a high rating should enjoy the benefit of your heard earned money. Topping the no-go list is Wal-Mart, the world’s biggest retailer. It received only a grade of 40 out of 100 possible points [...]
Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm has signed an executive order banning discrimination in state employment based on gender identity or expression, according to Michigan LGBT rights group Triangle Foundation. The legislation applies to the approximately 50,000 state employees in Michigan’s executive branch, which makes up 95% of all state employees. The order will protect not only [...]
Thousands of Argentines waving rainbow flags marched in the annual Gay Pride Parade Saturday in Buenos Aires, where some said they still face discrimination in one of the most gay-friendly cities in Latin America. The capital became the first city in the region to pass same-sex civil union laws in 2002, and this year it [...]
Shushan, the only gay and lesbian bar in Jerusalem, decided to close its doors this week after serving for four years as a place where drag queens, Palestinians, and Orthodox Jews intermingled, according to a story in The Times of London. “Shushan was one of the few places where we could feel that we were [...]
The newly created American Bar Association Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity will work to eliminate bias and discrimination against LGBT attorneys, justices, and figures in the judicial system, according to a statement released by the commission Friday. ABA president William H. Neukom said that the organization’s commitment to equality is reflected in its [...]
The House on Wednesday approved the first federal ban on job discrimination against gays, lesbians, and bisexuals. Passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act came despite protests from some gay rights supporters that the bill does not protect transgender workers. That term covers transsexuals, cross-dressers, and others whose outward appearance does not match their sex at [...]
The Williams Institute for Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy at UCLA released a report Monday documenting what it called “a gay demographic explosion” in some of the country’s reddest of regions. Using recently released data from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS), the analyses show that the number of same-sex couples in [...]