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)
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 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)
11/14/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire In 2008, in the lead up to the Prop 8 ballot fight, hate crimes against gays and lesbians rose significantly. While hate crimes against two specific groups rose significantly, biased motivated crimes over all dropped. ... (Continue reading)
Tell the U.N.: To: Ban Ki-moon (U.N. Secretary General) Sponsored by: CARE go to http://change.org To: Ban Ki-moon (U.N. Secretary General) Just weeks ago in the West African country of Guinea, countless women were brutally raped in a public stadium when soldiers stormed a peaceful protest.... (Continue reading)
Bishop E. W. Jackson Sr., who leads Exodus Faith Ministries in Chesapeake, Va., says that while he’s against anti-gay violence, he also opposes homosexuality and wants to be free to preach against it, as reported in the Virginian-Pilot. While... (Continue reading)
10/29/09-by Paula Brooks Less that 24 hours after President Obama signed into law a federal hate crime law, Los Angeles police are searching for a gunman suspected of shooting at least two people at a synagogue in North Hollywood. According to a... (Continue reading)
10/29/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Yesterday, President Barack Obama signed into law the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crime Prevention bill. The law was named for two men who were the victims of crimes due to their sexual orientation... (Continue reading)
10/27/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire The White House announced today that President Obama would hold two White House signing ceremonies tomorrow for the FY 10 defense authorization bill. After a signing ceremony for the $680 billion defense-spending bill in the White House Rose... (Continue reading)
10/20/09-by Paula Brooks A New York mob hit man stunned a Federal Judge in Brooklyn yesterday after he renounced his membership in La Cosa Nostra and then came out as gay. When Federal Judge Jack Weinstein asked: “Are you publicly willing to... (Continue reading)
10/09/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire A Manchster man has been arrested for attempting to poison his neighbors in a dispute that involved slug poison and a three legged cat. Gary Stewart, who is 37 and openly gay, is alleged to have... (Continue reading)
10/008/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Podcasts have become a way by which Representatives and Senators bypass the media in order to deliver messages to their constituents during the Congressional term. Today, Representative Tammy Baldwin posted another podcast message on YouTube, this... (Continue reading)
10/06/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Two dozen individuals have filed a lawsuit against a Chicago police officer for harassment. The officer in question has stated that he pulled over a variety of individuals, mainly gay, lesbian and disabled, for driving under... (Continue reading)
10/07/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire In The United Kingdom, there is a tradition of what is called fancy dress. This usually involves people going out in costume, and typically the costume for men is, well, women’s clothing. In this case,... (Continue reading)