District attorney names lesbian prosecutor as liaison to Phila.'s LGBT community
With Center City's "Gayborhood" and such community institutions as the Giovanni's Room bookstore, Philadelphia Gay News and the Equality Forum that annually draws tens of thousands to issue-events affecting sexual minorities, some might feel crimes based on sexual orientation are part of the past.
Interflora launches gay and lesbian Valentine’s Day campaign
Interflora has launched a national digital campaign that targets the gay and lesbian community in the run-up to Valentine’s Day. The campaign – devised by Pink Media Group and The Sphere Agency – will include web banners running on sites including lotl.com, gaynewsnetwork.com.au, dnamagazine.com.au and starobserver.com.au and in Facebook fan page feeds. The campaign starts [...]
Dallas gays urge mayor to rethink rejecting gay marriage pledge
DALLAS - The gay and lesbian community is calling for Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings to reconsider and sign a pledge in support of same-sex marriage. In Washington, D.C. Friday, more than 80 other mayors in 25 states had signed the pledge sponsored by the group 'Freedom to Marry,' including the mayors of Houston and Austin. Most of the supportive mayors are democrats, as is Rawlings, but some are ...
South African lesbian's killers get 18 years
A South African judge sentenced four men convicted of murdering a Cape Town lesbian to 18 years in prison Wednesday in a move activists said set a precedent for harsher sentencing in homophobic crimes.
Initiative aims to improve services for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students
The Weiland Health Initiative, a new partnership between the Vaden Health Center and the LGBT Community Resources Center, aims to improve health services for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students, while helping the Stanford community better understand how to meet those students' needs.
Lesbian actress criticized
SAN FRANCISCO - Cynthia Nixon learned the hard way this week that when it comes to gay civil rights, the personal is always political. Very political.
Dinah Shore Weekend Moves to Las Vegas for 2012
In a move that has set the lesbian community abuzz with cheers from around the globe, Girl Bar Dinah Shore Weekend, in association with Fuse Events, announced that Dinah Shore Week
Dallas Gays Urge Mayor Rawlings to Join Others on Marriage Equality Pledge
The gay and lesbian community is calling for Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings to reconsider and sign a pledge in support of same-sex marriage.
Lesbian pastor integrates seamlessly in new Berwyn church
Calm, charismatic and serene in the strength of her faith,the Rev. Julie Boleyn also is the first lesbian to be ordained in the Greater Metropolitan Chicago Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Her ordination was treated with a welcoming indifference from her congregation.
Joe Kort, Ph.D.: What Cynthia Nixon Is Teaching Us About Sexuality
When actress Cynthia Nixon declared that for her, being gay is a choice, she received much negative backlash from the gay and lesbian community. But I appreciate her giving us an opportunity to discuss a very complex concept of sexuality.