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California’s Harvey Milk Day first ever state recognition of LGBT person in U.S. history
Saturday marks Harvey Milk Day in California, the first official State Day of Recognition for an openly lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender person in our nation’s history. Last year, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law the Harvey Milk Day bill, sponsored by Equality California and authored by Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco). In honor of […]
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Suspect pleads guilty in brutal slaying of gay teen in Puerto Rico
The man accused of the brutal murder of a gay teenager in Puerto Rico last November pleaded guilty on Wednesday and was sentenced to 99 years in prison. Juan José Martínez Matos, who had been scheduled to go on trial Monday for the murder of Jorge Steven López Mercado, confessed to the crime during a […]
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Parents say 11-year-old daughter denied medical treatment because she has ‘two moms’
The parents of an 11-year-old student in Rancho Rio, NM, are planning a civil rights lawsuit against their daughter’s school for failing to provide her treatment following a playground accident because, they say, she has “two moms.” On February 26, Jenna Bissell says she sat in her fifth-grade class at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary […]
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NY Court of Appeals expands rights for same-sex parents
Under a new ruling by New York’s highest court this week, same-sex parents are guaranteed consideration for custody or visitation in the event of divorce or death. Previously, the non-biological partner had these rights, but only if that parent legally adopted the shared child. But the court limited its rulings, and declined to resolve two […]
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Iowa legislator wants to exclude gays from family campsite policy
An Iowa state lawmaker said Thursday that he wants to be “vigilant” and keep state agencies from writing rules that extend new benefits to gay couples. His latest target: camping rules in the state park system. State Sen. Merlin Bartz, R-Grafton, told Radio Iowa that he wants Iowa Department of Natural Resources officials to explain […]
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Gates, Mullen tell Congress they ‘strongly oppose’ repealing DADT this year
Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Adm. Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are urging Congress to hold off on repealing the ban on openly gay service members until the Defense Department wraps up its yearlong review of how to implement a change. In a letter sent Friday to Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Mo.), […]
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California Assembly repeals decades-old law to seek ‘cure’ for homosexuality
Homosexuality is no longer a sexual deviation on par with child molestation that needs to be cured — at least in the eyes of the California Assembly. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the lower house adopted a measure Monday to strike a line of state code that directed the Department of Mental Health to […]
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Illinois House passes LGBT-inclusive anti-bullying law
The Illinois state House on Friday unanimously approved a bill to prevent homophobic and transphobic bullying. The measure covers bullying specifically targeted at students because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, among other categories. It was introduced just eight weeks ago, and previously passed in the state Senate on March 24. The Prevent School […]
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Kentucky teens accused of trying to kill gay classmate
Two teenagers charged in an attack on a gay classmate in eastern Kentucky have been released from jail. The Lexington Herald-Leader reported that 18-year-old Ashley N. Sams and 18-year-old Corrine M. Schwab were released Wednesday after posting $25,000 bonds each. According to State Police, Sams, Schwab, and a third juvenile took 18-year-old Cheyenne Williams to […]
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Military veterans chain themselves to White House fence in DADT protest
Six U.S. military veterans chained themselves to the White House fence Tuesday afternoon in protest of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy that prohibits gays and lesbians from opening serving in the U.S. military. Participants, who were removed from the fence and arrested around 1 p.m., included Lt. Dan Choi and Capt. Jim Pietrangelo, who […]