The Chicago Fire has teamed up with Equality Illinois is what is being described as the midwest’s first “formal partnership” between a pro sports team and an LGBT rights group. Other Chicago sports teams, including the Cubs and White Sox, have held promotional nights and donated items for silent auction fundraisers in the past, but none have officially partnered with …
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Will Ohio Be The Decider?
Another interesting chart from Nate Silver.
Read More »Farah: Obama’s Drones Buzzed My House
“I’m taking my dog for a walk and guess what I see right over the tree line right above my head is a drone. I don’t live in the city, I don’t live in a populated area, I live in one of the most rural places you could possibly live in Northern Virginia and there could only be one thing …
Read More »London Pride Considered A Success
Attendees and insiders say yesterday’s London Pride can be considered a success despite the parade’s reduced length and financial problems that caused the cancellation of some major events. Pink News reports: Angela Mason, former director of Stonewall and one of the 1972 veterans, told PinkNews.co.uk: “Well, I think we’ve got it together again, despite all the obstacles. That’s always been …
Read More »Vietnam Mulls Gay Marriage
Vietnam’s Ministry of Justice is the soliciting the opinions of state agencies and other organizations regarding the possibility of legalizing same-sex marriage. But the change will likely not come soon. In its latest letters to social organizations and related agencies, the ministry said it is considering legalizing same-sex marriage because increasing numbers of homosexual, bisexual and transgender people were coming …
Read More »ARIZONA: Gov. Jan Brewer Asks SCOTUS To Overturn Health Benefits For Partners
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is asking the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that allows state employees to place their same-sex partners on their health insurance. Chris Geidner reports: After the 2011 decision, lawyers for the state asked the Ninth Circuit to re-hear the case en banc, or by an 11-judge panel. On April 3, the Ninth Circuit denied the …
Read More »Rep. Barney Frank Becomes First Gay Member Of Congress To Marry
Today Rep. Barney Frank made history when he became the first openly gay sitting member of Congress to marry. Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick officiated the ceremony and added some levity by saying Frank, 72, and Ready, 42, had vowed to love each other through Democratic and Republican administrations alike, and even through appearances on Fox News, according to Al Green, …
Read More »Scott Lively Issues “Christian Red Alert” Over Missouri Anti-Discrimination Bill
Hate group leader Scott Lively, who is presently being sued for crimes against humanity, has issued a “Christian Red Alert” because Springfield, Missouri is considering a bill to protect LGBT residents from discrimination. The City of Springfield Missouri has announced it’s intention to “consider”an ordinance to give homosexuals extraordinary new powers to silence and punish Christian landlords and businesses through …
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