The White House announced late Friday afternoon that the repeal of DADT was formally certified by President Obama, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen. “Today, we have taken the final major step toward ending the discriminatory ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ law that undermines [...] [...more]
The controversy over whether it’s possible to “pray the gay away” has once again hit the headlines with the recent reports about Michele Bachmann’s husband, whose Christian therapy clinic has been caught by undercover media suggesting “reparative therapy” to reverse homosexuality. While the drama might not bode well for Bachmann as [...] [...more]
This week, President Obama endorsed repeal of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, arguing that it is unconstitutional to deny same-sex marriages equal recognition by the federal government or for the federal government to stand in the way of any state that chooses to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions. [...] [...more]
Celebrated modern home furnishings brand, CB2 (www.cb2.com) announces their national corporate partnership with The Trevor Project, the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. CB2 will kick-off the partnership on Thursday, June 16th with an in-store shopping event [...] [...more]
A new Washington Post-ABC News poll released today reveals yet again that a majority of Americans (53%) now favor marriage for gay and lesbian couples. Read the full Washington Post-ABC poll here. The poll is consistent with the results of several other recent surveys. Over the past eighteen months, a series of nationwide polls [...] [...more]
Below is an open letter response to recent media coverage by Chick-fil-A President and COO Dan Cathy. Chick-fil-A has been the focus of media attention recently after sponsoring an event held by an Anti-Gay Marriage group, The Pennsylvania Family Institute. Recently, there have been some misleading stories about Chick-fil-A in the media and on the [...] [...more]
Former President Bill Clinton rallied support for California gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown and Gavin Newsom in his run for Lt. Governor of California. An estimated six thousand supporters gathered at UCLA’s Dickson Court on Friday night for the Vote 2010 Rally. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa took the stage at 8pm asking the crowd “Is there [...] [...more]
Comedienne Kathy Griffin, who has been a long time advocate for Equal Rights and fair treatment of the LGBT community, appeared on Larry King last night (along with Wanda Sykes, Tim Dunn, Lance Bass, Nate Berkus and Chely Wright) and spoke about the recent suicides of LGBT youth. Kathy did not pull any punches last [...] [...more]
According to the 2010 Out & Equal Workplace Survey, nearly eight of ten – or 78% – of heterosexual adults agree that how an employee performs at his or her job should be the standard for judging an employee, not their sexual orientation. Also, three out of five – or 62% – of heterosexual adults [...] [...more]
The Trevor Project Asks All Americans for a Moment of Silence at 8pm ET, 5pm PT Tonight Statement from Charles Robbins, Executive Director of The Trevor Project: “Late last night, The Trevor Project learned of yet another young LGBTQ person who died by suicide. Raymond Chase was a sophomore at Johnson and Wales University in Rhode Island [...] [...more]
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