11/20/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire “Tonight, two stories, one about an immature boy, and the other about a man, I’ll let you decide which is which.” Thus, Jon Stewart opened Gay Watch, a segment dedicated to two stories regarding LGBT issues.... (Continue reading)
11/19/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Mayor Giuliani has gone into denial mode over a story in the New York Daily News, as reported here on LGR, that he was running for Senate. Whether or not the initial report is true, or... (Continue reading)
11/19/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire It is not official yet, but Rudy “Noun, Verb, and 9/11″ Giuliani appears poised to not challenge New York Governor David Paterson for the governorship next year, but rather to aim to take on Senator Kirsten Gilibrand... (Continue reading)
Yesterday the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a committee vote on the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act (DPBO), legislation that would provide equal benefits to the domestic partners of federal employees. The committee passed DPBO at... (Continue reading)
11/19/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Accusations of supporting polygamy have forced President Barack Obama’s nominee for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to ask that her name be withdrawn from a statement that was, at least on the surface, written to support same-sex... (Continue reading)
11/19/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire A recent study recommends that women start getting routine mammograms after the age of fifty. This has caused a great deal of uproar. Cynthia Nixon is a breast cancer survivor, and she is only forty... (Continue reading)
11/19/09-by Paula Brooks The Obama administration distanced itself Wednesday from new recommendations on breast cancer screening called for earlier this week by a federally appointed task force after concerns among women caused lawmakers of both sides of the isle to attack... (Continue reading)
11/18/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire This past Monday, two of the most prominent LGBT newspapers folded in addition to numerous other smaller publications. The loss of the Southern Voice and the Washington Blade left a gaping wound in the official dissemination... (Continue reading)
IN PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TO ENCOURAGE WOMEN OVER THE AGE OF 40 TO RECEIVE MAMMOGRAMS, GILLIBRAND URGES FED TO CLARIFY NEW RECOMMENDATIONS New Guidelines Released This Week Claim Only Women Over 50 Need Routine Mammograms As Part Of Breast Cancer... (Continue reading)
Lez be smart - consumer information inspired by the sentencing of Elizabeth Smart's female captor - 15 years.... (Continue reading)
11/18/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire She’s young, pretty, intelligent and missing. The rest of the factors regarding the disappearance of Mitrice Richardson seem to be what is getting in the way of the case getting a great deal of attention. ... (Continue reading)
YES -YOU – CAN Posted by melanie Nathan: Judge orders compensation for gay couple denied benefits (LA Times Report) by Carol J. Williams:- While recognizing the status quo of federal government rejection of gay marriage under the Defense of Marriage Act, federal judge of... (Continue reading)
11/18/09-by Paula Brooks A study commissioned by US Roman Catholic bishops on the roots of the clergy sex abuse scandal, has so far found no evidence that gay priests are more likely than heterosexual clergy to molest children. The full report by... (Continue reading)
11/18/09-by Paula Brooks The District of Columbia’s Board of Elections and Ethics (BOEE), Tuesday rejected a proposed voter initiative that sought to define marriage as ”only between a man and a woman,” declaring that the initiative would violate the city’s anti-discrimination... (Continue reading)
11/18/09-By Paula Brooks A central Florida LGBT community center and a gay-owned business in Orlando were the target of vandals Sunday night. The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Community Center of Central Florida — also known as The Center — and a second nearby... (Continue reading)