Are the federal Defense of Marriage (DOMA) days numbered in America? Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced Monday that same-sex spouses of active members of the military will begin receiving protections that were previously denied to them. Protections include the issuance of military identification cards, access to family support initiatives, and joint duty assignments. Panetta […]
The officers’ spouse club at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina has offered a full membership to Ashley Broadway, the lesbian spouse of a U.S. Army officer. The move ends a controversy running nearly two months that highlighted the unequal treatment of same-sex spouses in the military. Broadway, who is married to Lt. Col. Heather Mack, […]
In the wake of the announcement by key legislators that they will seek passage of an Illinois marriage equality bill in January 2013, a broad range of organizations have joined to form a new coalition called Illinois Unites for Marriage, organizers said Thursday. The coalition will be wholly focused on securing legislation giving same-sex couples […]
American Apparel, the vertically integrated clothing manufacturer based in downtown Los Angeles, is launching an initiative to support gay marriage in France. At the request of its French employees who have been eagerly following the country’s efforts to legalize gay marriage, American Apparel will be giving away 10,000 Legalize Gay shirts in its stores […]
As gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals became more visible in the 1950’s and 1960’s, the mainstream media perpetuated the attitude that they were mentally ill and morally depraved queers, freaks, degenerates, perverts, misfits, and even threats to national security. In many cities, the police raided gay bars, harassing and arresting patrons. […]
By The Seattle Lesbian Equality California and its Board of Directors announced today that John O’Connor, a seasoned nonprofit executive with deep ties in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, will serve as the new executive director of Equality California and Equality California Institute. O’Connor will begin his tenure on December […]
By The Seattle Lesbian GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, has released the annual Where We Are on TV report; a comprehensive review of scripted LGBT primetime characters in the upcoming 2012-2013 television season. After a decrease last year, the number of regular LGBT characters on […]
By The Seattle Lesbian Noting that Rick Santorum has built his profile largely by degrading and insulting gay and lesbian Americans, Washington United for Marriage (WUM) called on Preserve Marriage Washington (PMW) and the Family Policy Institute of WA (FPI) to withdraw their invitation to him. The former senator and presidential candidate is scheduled to […]
