A lesbian couple was enjoying an art exhibit at San Francisco’s Contemporary Jewish Museum over the weekend when they were reportedly approached by a museum security guard and told they had to leave — all because they were holding hands. According to the San Francisco Chronicle’s C.W. Nevius, the guard told the women they were [...]
In the new collective bargaining agreement that ended the 2011 lockout, ratified by the NFL players’ union, there is a formal clause prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation. The National Football League has formally prohibited discrimination against players based on sexual orientation, according to the new contract inked between players and owners. Among the additions [...]
Lesbian actress who starred in “The L-Word” said she kissed a girl — and got escorted off of a Southwest Airlines flight on Monday for doing it. Leisha Hailey took to Twitter to call for a boycott of the carrier after a flight attendant told them other passengers had complained after witnessing the affection. Her [...]
Millionaire Matchmaker host Patti Stanger came on the show to give viewers and host Andy Cohen relationship advice, but what they got was something much more divisive. Stanger is known for voicing her opinions regardless of how blunt they are — that’s part of her appeal — but when one fan called in and asked [...]
A conservative gay rights group on Friday condemned Rick Santorum for his comments during a GOP presidential debate, which they said showed disrespect to U.S. servicemen. In a statement, GOProud, which represents conservative gays, lesbians and transgender individuals, condemned Santorum’s comments and called on him to apologize to the Stephen Hill, the gay soldier who [...]
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) has signed on as the first Republican co-sponsor of the bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act. “I voted against the constitutional amendment defining marriage so I’m pleased to co-sponsor the repeal of DOMA and work with my colleagues on marriage equality,” said Ros-Lehtinen in a statement. The DOMA-repeal bill, [...]
Police have opened a criminal investigation in the suicide death of Buffalo, N.Y., 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer, who was bullied online with gay slurs for more than a year. The teen’s parents, friends and even Lady Gaga, who was his idol, have expressed outrage about what they say was relentless torment on social networking websites. The [...]
Gays who left the military because of the policy may have a tough time getting back in. Despite headlines about hundreds of discharged service members flocking to recruiting stations to re-enlist, most are unlikely to get their old jobs back. Some discharged in the early years of the policy, which began in late 1993, are [...]