NBC has apologized for what looked like a refusal to report fully on openly gay Australian diver Matthew Mitcham’s astonishing upset victory over the heavily favored Chinese team, taking the gold medal and garnering the highest score in Olympics history for his event. NBC, which had offered extensive coverage on the personal lives of a [...]
Del Martin, who just this past June wed her partner of nearly 55 years when gay marriage was legalized in California, died Wednesday morning with her wife, Phyllis Lyon, by her side, according to the National Center for Lesbian Rights. She was 87. In 1995, Martin and Lyon were named delegates to the White House [...]
A woman wearing a T-shirt promoting the website Lesbian.com says she was booted from the Federal Building in Van Nuys, Calif., Monday by a security guard who was apparently offended by her shirt. According to the Los Angeles Daily News, 31-year-old Lapriss Gilbert said she was getting a Social Security card for her son when [...]
As the crowd at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver begins cheering for itself and its candidates, LGBT delegates’ applause will be heard louder than ever. A solid 8% of the total delegate population has self-identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, with that number expected to increase once all of the delegates arrive. [...]
A conservative Christian group is urging its members to write to Hallmark Greeting Cards to complain about the company’s new same-sex wedding cards. Send / ShareAdd CommentHallmark unveiled the cards last week after California joined Massachusetts as the only U.S. states with legal gay marriage. A handful of other states have recognized same-sex civil unions. [...]
A Native American tribe in Oregon will counter the surrounding state’s laws by recognizing same-sex marriages, The [Portland] Oregonian reported Wednesday. The Coquille Indian Tribe, located on the southern Oregon coast, is a federally sovereign nation, placing it outside Oregon’s constitutional jurisdiction. For a same-sex marriage to be recognized, at least one of the partners [...]
The nation’s largest greeting card company is rolling out same-sex wedding cards — featuring two tuxedos, overlapping hearts or intertwined flowers, with best wishes inside. ”Two hearts. One promise,” one says. Hallmark added the cards after California joined Massachusetts as the only U.S. states with legal gay marriage. A handful of other states have recognized [...]
DEMOCRATIC SEN. BARACK OBAMA, CAMPAIGN STATEMENT “Barack Obama has always believed that same-sex couples should enjoy equal rights under the law, and he will continue to fight for civil unions as president. He respects the decision of the California Supreme Court, and continues to believe that states should make their own decisions when it comes [...]
Argentina has announced its first nationwide gay-rights measure: granting same-sex couples the right to claim their deceased partners’ pensions. Couples must prove they have been living together for at least five years to receive the benefit. The government’s national decree will “put the rights of all cohabitants on a level playing field. Gay activists welcomed [...]
A San Marcos, Texas, police officer has been accused of inappropriate behavior during a traffic stop which may have lead to a dog’s death. Pet owners were stopped for speeding while rushing dying pet to vet.Officer Paul Stephens spotted driver Michael Gonzalez speeding down Interstate 35 and pulled him over for clocking 100 miles per [...]