News + Politics
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Wife auctions husband’s coming out letter on eBay
”You are bidding on the original letter given to me by my former husband when he decided to “come out of the closet” and face...
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Lesbians sentenced to month in jail for kissing on Dubai beach
”The Lebanese woman was lying on top of the Bulgarian and the two were cuddling and kissing each other in front of us.” ”I called...
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Gay party, Southern Decadence, affected by Hurricane Gustav
” LATEST UPDATE: AUGUST 31, 2008~2:45pm: All remaining SOUTHERN DECADENCE events have been cancelled. A mandatory evacuation is now in effect.Only two clubs remain open...
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Jenny-Anne & Elen are two transgenders in love
”Our relationship is hard to define. We’re not exactly lesbians, but people might use that word. To us we are just two transgender people who...
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Potential Saint, Cardinal John Henry Newman, was probably gay
”They were inseparable, they lived together for half a century, effectively like husband and wife. There were repeated allegations during lifetime about his circle...
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Women preachers at British mosque call for killing of gays
”We are not going to be like animals . . . or to be like the homosexuals, God save us from that, you understand? We...
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Gay Republicans support nominee for Vice President, Sarah Palin; HRC disagrees [video]
”I am pro-life and I believe that marriage should only be between and man and a woman.” Selection from the 2006 election website Alaska Governor...
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Early polls indicate anti-gay marriage ballot not well supported in CA
”It’s early in the campaign season, and in the end the vote on this measure … could be hard to predict. Overall views on gay...
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NBC Olympics apologizes for omitting background of gay diver, Matthew Mitcham [video]
”We regret that we missed the opportunity to tell Matthew Mitcham’s story. We apologize for this unintentional omission.” Gary Zenkel, President of NBC Olympics, in...
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Janice Dickinson trumps thankless Tyra Banks’ transgender inclusion [video]
”I did it on my show first with Claudia. But you know what? There’s not going to be a moment where Tyra’s not going to...
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Pioneering lesbian, Del Martin, dies at 87 [video]
”Ever since I met Del 55 years ago, I could never imagine a day would come when she wouldn’t be by my side I am...
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Why California plans to prevent gay inmates from marrying
”We’re still developing our official policies and procedures for complying with the court ruling. We have never permitted inmates to marry other inmates in the...
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Club Kudos
Extending the celebration of the just-ended Democratic National Convention -- and not likely to worry about missing its Republican counterpart, Sept. 1 to 4 --...
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Arrested Development
For the past three-and-a-half years, local transgender activist Earline Budd has volunteered her time on Wednesdays, visiting transgender inmates at the D.C. Department of Corrections'...
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Fighting Back with Love
As curious onlookers passed, in the early evening of Sunday, Aug. 24, a crowd of about 40 people sang as they held hands in a...
