Archive for May, 2012

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — In another historical moment in the post-"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" era, the the U.S. Air Force Academy this week graduated its first group of openly gay cadets. [ Read more → ]

DALLAS — The Dallas Morning News on Thursday weighed in on ExxonMobil’s 13-year refusal to add workplace protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity. [ Read more → ]

DUMMERSTON, Vt. — A Japanese national living in the U.S. on an expired visa with her American wife, was informed Tuesday by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service that agency officials had decided to defer action on deportation proceedings against her. [ Read more → ]

BALTIMORE – A new Public Policy Poll of Maryland voters shows a decisive majority (57 percent) would vote in favor of same-sex marriage if it's on the ballot this fall, while 37 percent would vote against. [ Read more → ]

In an episode of “Building on the American Heritage Series” entitled “Politics In The Pulpit,” David Barton makes the point that the purpose of the church is not to create harmony or unity among the congregants, but to preach the word of God’s and support God’s laws. [ Read more → ]

Strong public support for same-sex marriage exceeds strong opposition by a significant margin for the first time, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll released Wednesday. [ Read more → ]

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait -- Kuwaiti media organizations report that almost 150 people were arrested over the weekend for “immoral” behavior, including four gay men and two transgender women. [ Read more → ]

While Target created a firestorm in 2010 for donating to a conservative group backing an anti-gay, and unsuccessful, Republican gubernatorial candidate in Minnesota, the retailer now is selling t-shirts to benefit the Family Equality Council, a group representing LGBT families. Tony Perkins of the Family... [ Read more → ]

WASHINGTON -- The campaign to reelect President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden rolled out a new campaign effort Wednesday, targeting LGBTQ voters. [ Read more → ]

MADRID -- A same-sex aquatic bird couple in Spain has been allowed to adopt an egg to nurture. Inca and Rayas, a pair of Gentoo penguins at Madrid's Faunia Park Zoo, are delighted to finally have been given the chance to enjoy “parenthood," according to zoo keepers. [ Read more → ]

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- After spending the better part of the last two years fighting backlash from the LGBT community over its political donations to anti-gay candidates, retailer Target Corp. announced it is launching a pride promotion for the month of June. [ Read more → ]

Jim Parsons, the Emmy Amward-winning star of the CBS' sitcom "The Big Bang Theory," has confirmed publicly for the first time that he is gay and in a long-term relationship. [ Read more → ]

Gen. Colin Powell, a former U.S. Secretary of State and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Wednesday that he supports marriage equality for same-sex couples, at either the state or federal level. [ Read more → ]

A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Tuesday indicated that voters are relatively unaffected by President Barack Obama’s support for marriage equality, and that there is growing support for marriage equality in key constituencies – including among Republicans. [ Read more → ]

SAN DIEGO – More than 100 people gathered at what is now the corner of Harvey Milk Street and Centre Street in San Diego's Hillcrest neighborhood to witness the unveiling of the signs that indicate the new street name at a late afternoon ceremony on Tuesday, May 22. [ Read more → ]

LGBT groups are gaining political influence. And they exert hard-won political muscle to fight for full equality and support LGBT and LGBT-friendly elected officials. But given so much work left to accomplish on equal rights and limited resources, gay groups should not be so quick to enter debates on non-LGBT issues. ... The dreamer in me certainly hopes one day the LGBT voice will resonate across any issue. But for today, the realist in me believes we should stick to debates in which we have a unique voice. [ Read more → ]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Legislation that would require Illinois schools to create anti-bullying programs and fully explain how they would investigate bullying instances failed to pass in the state Senate Tuesday amid fear it could be used to promote acceptance of homosexuality. [ Read more → ]

Adam Lambert fans can rejoice, because Trespassing is officially the #1 album in the country. His PR reps were the first to break the happy news this morning. [ Read more → ]

Marvel Comics has announced that its first openly gay hero -- Northstar -- is getting hitched. Northstar will marry his boyfriend in mainstream superhero comics’ first same-sex wedding in an upcoming issue of “Astonishing X-Men.” [ Read more → ]

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska's Republican Governor Dave Heineman said Tuesday that voters should have a voice on the recently enacted city ordinances that would prohibit discrimination against LGBT people. [ Read more → ]