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Local media swallows 'bathroom bill' rhetoric
Gay News Blog Jul 24 09
On July 14, the day of a legislative hearing on the transgender rights bill currently on Beacon Hill, WCVB’s NewsCenter 5 ran a story about the bill on its evening newscast.
In UK, New initiative launched to tackle homelessness among LGBT youth
Gay News Blog Jul 24 09
Four leading LGBT charities have announced the launch of a new initiative to reduce homelessness among young LGBT people.
Report Warns Murder Rate Against Transgendered People Is Rising
Gay News Blog Jul 24 09
A new report has found an estimated 200 transgendered persons were murdered from January 2008 to June 2009; which is enough to say that every three days a transgendered person is killed somewhere in the world.
Author E. Lynn Harris dies at age 54
Gay News Blog Jul 24 09
The openly gay, best-selling author E. Lynn Harris died earlier this morning while on a book tour along the West Coast.
NYC Prep: PC Bares It All as Gay Rumors Spread
Gay News Blog Jul 24 09
Among all the cast members of NYC Prep, I've always been puzzled about PC. Aside from being the most notorious and flashy, he seems to be struggling with something ---something that I've been trying to hold back until various other websites have reported it as well.
Apple using double-standard for gay iPhone apps?
Gay News Blog Jul 24 09Apple is maintaining a double-standard when it comes to gay-themed iPhone apps, a developer claims. Attempting to draw publicity, Terry Ray claims that his iGaydar title was rejected from the App Store on the same day as Bruno -- an app based on the Sacha Baron Cohen movie -- was approved.
Gay activists and union leaders commit to year two of Hyatt Boycott
Gay News Blog Jul 24 09
At a press conference last Friday, GLBT activists and union leaders marked the one-year anniversary of the Manchester Hyatt Boycott, launched last year in response to hotel owner Doug Manchester’s $125,000 contribution to qualify Proposition 8 for the ballot.
Nominee confirmed for Civil Rights job
Gay News Blog Jul 24 09
The New Jersey Commission on Civil Rights yesterday approved the nomination of a new state civil rights chief who is not admitted to practice law in New Jersey despite two lawmakers' questions about his residency and commitment to gay and lesbian issues.
SCLC SPLIT OVER GAY MARRIAGE: Los Angeles office at odds with national officials.
Gay News Blog Jul 24 09
*Civil Rights Movement icon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a group of Black activists who founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1959.
Military Gay Discharge Moratorium Bill A Non-Starter
Gay News Blog Jul 24 09
New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has decided not to pursue a senate amendment that would pause military discharges based on sexual orientation, gay weekly the Washington Blade reported.
The Big Gay Ice Cream Truck Takes Manhattan
Gay News Blog Jul 24 09
Doug Quint is the Queen behind the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck, which is spreading a rainbow of sprinkles across New York this summer.
A transgender star sparkles in India's TV firmament
Gay News Blog Jul 24 09
The neighbourhood is choked with rickshaws, bullock carts, spice stands, saree shops and bangle stalls.
Local org makes the case for the Gay Games to come to Boston s
Gay News Blog Jul 24 09
Grassroots organization Boston 2014 will be hosting a kick-off rally celebrating the city’s bid to host the 2014 Gay Games.
Pride House: A home for gay Olympians
Gay News Blog Jul 23 09
t’s mid summer, so the 2010 Winter Olympics are just a few months away. Already in the host city of Vancouver, the GLBT community is making sure that gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender athletes – and their families, friends and supporters – won’t be left out in the cold.
How Many Days Pass Between the Murders of Transgender People? Queerty
Gay News Blog Jul 23 09
BY THE NUMBERS — Every three days, a transgender person is murdered somewhere in the world. And that's just what's being reported.
Another front for fairness
Gay News Blog Jul 23 09
AT A HEARING at the State House last week, supporters of a bill to ban discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression outlined the myriad barriers that confront transgender people - those who are born male but live as females, or vice versa.
Lawsuit Challenges Wis. Domestic Partnership Law
Gay News Blog Jul 23 09
Social conservatives asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday to strike down the state's new domestic partnership law, saying it violates a constitutional ban on gay marriage.
Sailor arrested in Camp Pendleton shooting death of seaman
Gay News Blog Jul 23 09
SAN DIEGO – A sailor was charged Thursday with fatally shooting and burning Seaman August Provost during an alleged burst of crime June 30 at Camp Pendleton.
SF City Attorney ready to lend a hand in federal gay marriage case
Gay News Blog Jul 23 09
Dennis Herrera, San Francisco's City Attorney petitioned a U.S. District Court Judge Thursday to allow San Francisco to intervene as a party plaintiff in a constitutional challenge to Proposition 8, the voter-approved amendment that bans gay marriage in California.
Big Brother housemates have gay kiss - watch the video
Gay News Blog Jul 23 09
Big Brother housemates Charlie and Rodrigo have shared a passionate kiss under the covers in the early hours of this morning.
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