More than half of California’s voters will say no to Proposition 8, the state's proposed ban on same-sex marriage, according to a poll conducted by the Public Policy of California, the results of which were released Wednesday. A promising trend indicates that there’s a narrowing gap between supporters of gay marriage and its opponents, whose support to back the proposition to ban equal marriage rights is beginning to wane.
Addressing the democratic convention last night, former president Bill Clinton declared that democratic presidential nominee, 'Barack Obama is ready to lead America and to restore American leadership in the world.' Ending weeks of speculation about a rift between the former president and the Illinois senator, Clinton not only urged his wife’s supporters to get behind Obama, but also lavishly praised and enthusiastically endorsed Obama in what was one of the most rousing speeches given at the Democratic National Convention thus far.
As Gustav barrels towards the Gulf Coast, the organizers of New Orleans' Southern Decadence gay celebration are watching its every move. Three years ago, the festival was cancelled when Hurricane Katrina hit the city full-force, resulting in one of the nation’s most devastating natural disasters. Although Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has already declared a state of emergency to prepare for a possible Gustav hit, so far Southern Decadence organizers say the celebration is still on track.
Fallen starlet Lindsay Lohan’s oft-rumored lesbian lover DJ Samantha Ronson is planning to pen a tell-all and Lohan’s father Michael Lohan is fuming about it, according to PerezHilton.com. Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson have been virtually inseparable since the beginning of the year, fueling rumors that they’re engaged in a full-on lesbian love affair.
As an African-American and a lesbian, 31-year-old Lapriss Gilbert says she is used to experiencing discrimination on a daily basis. On Monday, however, she found herself the target of hate from an entirely unexpected direction. While Gilbert was visiting a federal building in Van Nuys, California, she was forcibly ejected by a security guard because he found her apparel offensive. Gilbert was wearing a t-shirt promoting the website Lesbian.com.
Has Mackenzie Phillips pulled a Tatum O’Neal? The former One Day at a Time star and supposedly recovering addict was busted at Los Angeles International Airport on cocaine and heroin possession Wednesday morning, according to TMZ.com. The actress, who has battled drugs since her sitcom days in the seventies, is the daughter of Mamas and Papas founder and singer John Phillips.
Legendary lesbian activist Del Martin died on Wednesday morning at the age of 87. Her lifelong partner Phyllis Lyon, whom she married legally at last in California in June, was by her side. Martin and Lyon co-founded the nation’s first national advocacy group for lesbians, the Daughters of Bilitis, in 1955. Martin and Lyon were the first same-sex couple to legally wed in San Francisco on June 16 in a ceremony officiated by Mayor Gavin Newsome at City Hall.
NBC is denying they intentionally used censorship in the network's coverage of Olympic gold medalist Matthew Mitcham. In a shocking upset, the openly gay diver took home a gold medal in the 10-meter platform event at the Beijing Olympics, beating out the Chinese favorites. Despite intensive coverage of other gold medalist’s personal lives during the Games, NBC failed to mention Mitcham was gay, or show footage of the diver’s partner cheering him on and congratulating him after the win.
45.000 participants and 450.000 in the audience at this year’s Pride Parade. Despite rain and chilly weather, the streets of Stockholm were filled with music, dancing and cheering when the parade went through the city on Saturday.
Fallen starlet Lindsay Lohan’s oft-rumored lesbian lover DJ Samantha Ronson is planning to pen a tell-all and Lohan’s father Michael Lohan is fuming about it, according to PerezHilton.com. Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson have been virtually inseparable since the beginning of the year, fueling rumors that they’re engaged in a full-on lesbian love affair.
The world watched with awe as out gay diver Matthew Mitcham brought home the gold medal for Australia on the 10-meter platform this past weekend. In an interview found on YouTube.com, a gracious Mitcham thanks his mom, as well as his long-time partner, Lachlan. However, despite intensive coverage by NBC of other Olympic athletes' families, NBC did not include any mention of Mitcham's partner in the network's coverage of his gold medal win.
The American Civil Liberties Union is demanding an apology from a Virginia high school for punishing a student who wore a lesbian t-shirt to class. I.C. Norcom High School officials threatened the 17-year-old senior with suspension for wearing a shirt featuring an image of two overlapping female gender symbols.
Latin superstar Ricky Martin is the proud father of twin boys via a surrogate mother, his representatives announced on Wednesday. The babies were reportedly born several weeks ago to a gestational surrogate contracted by the 36 year-old singer. Martin will spend the remaining part of the year spending time with the twins out of the public spotlight.
Former President Bill Clinton flew from Africa to Mexico City overnight to deliver what has been described as a rousing address at the largest ever world AIDS conference to be held in a developing country. In the speech Clinton warned of the the impending global HIV crisis and ddressed the effect that rising oil and food prices along with the current mortgage crisis further complicated the lives of people with HIV.
