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Candidate Releases ‘Groundbreaking’ Political Ad About his Experiences of Homophobia

Rufus Gifford A Democratic candidate has released a raw political ad opening up about his experiences of homophobia. Rufus Gifford is one of ten Democrats seeking election to the US House of Representatives to represent the solidly-Democratic Massachusetts District 3. Ahead of the party primary on September 4, Gifford has released a “groundbreaking” ad, focused on his own struggles as a gay man.While many LGBT candidates are keen to not focus too much on their own identity, Gifford puts it front and centre. In the ad, he says: “Anyone who can look in the face of a gay kid who grew […]

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Lesbian Declared Married to her Partner of 50 Years, Who Died in May

(Bonnie Foerster/Facebook) A lesbian is now officially married to her longtime partner, who died months ago. Utah Judge Patrick Corum declared 74-year-old Bonnie Foerster legally wed to her “soulmate” and common law partner Beverly Grossaint, who died in May at the age of 82, just a few weeks after the couple celebrated their five-decade anniversary together. Foerster was crying tears of joy following the rare ruling on August 21. “I’m numb from happiness. I’m married,” she said, quoted in The Salt Lake Tribune. “I’m a married woman. I’ve waited 50 years,” she added.The couple met in New York in 1968, after Foerster […]

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California AG Becerra: Trump is Dangerous

Photo of Attorney General Xavier Becerra from his Facebook page California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has been an LGBT ally since he first ran for the California Assembly in 1990 representing the 59th District in downtown Los Angeles. Now he is wielding the sword of constitutional righteousness defending all of California from the erratic, irrational and harmful machinations of former New York developer and reality TV producer/star Donald Trump, who is apparently trying to apply his questionable business tactics to running the U.S. government. Trump, Becerra says, is a serious danger to American democracy. Becerra, who has been prolific in […]

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LGBTQ Youth from Across the Country Head to Phoenix to Begin Adventure at Largest Camp of its Kind

Twenty-year-old Ryan from Kentucky will board a plane at the end of this month to fly to Phoenix, then hop on a bus to head north to participate in his second year at Camp OUTdoors, an LGBTQ youth summer camp now in its 11th year. Because of his experience last year, Ryan was able to return home and find the courage to come out as part of the LGBTQ community to his family and friends. He’ll be back this year to recharge and rekindle supportive relationships he developed to help him keep moving toward a brighter future. From rural to […]

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Should California’s Last Call Be at 4 a.m.?

State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) called on legislators to push alcohol sales to 4 a.m. for California cities with Senate Bill 905 that recently passed to state assembly. The bill would affect seven major cities in California, three of which are in Los Angeles county: Los Angeles, Long Beach, West Hollywood, Sacramento, Palm Springs, San Francisco and Oakland. This would allow bars and nightclubs in these cities to sell alcohol at the same hours as places like New York City. California bars have operated until 2 a.m. since the end of prohibition, this new bill could change not only […]

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CA honors LGBTQ veterans with official memorial

California has made LGBTQ history this week, being the first state to honor LGBT veterans with a memorial. Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB2439 on Monday which officially recognizes the LGBTQ Veterans Memorial at the Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City as the official state LGBTQ veterans memorial. The obelisk-shaped stone memorial also features an eagle and a pink triangle. The landmark was dedicated in May 2001, spearheaded by founding chair of AMVETS Post 66 Tom Swann Hernandez. Hernandez approached Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia and together they organized a plan to get the memorial an official designation. “Our perseverance has paid off,” Hernandez said in […]

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California Senate Passes Bill to Protect LGBTQ Californians from So-Called “Conversion Therapy”

The California Senate passed Assemblymember Evan Low’s (D-Silicon Valley) bill to protect LGBTQ Californians from so-called “conversion therapy” in a vote of 25-11. The legislation is cosponsored by Equality California, the nation’s largest statewide LGBTQ civil rights organization, and the Trevor Project and would make clear that claiming to be able to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity — or attempting to do so — in exchange for payment is a fraudulent business practice. “For far too long, LGBTQ Californians have been psychologically abused by sham therapists who are supposed to be caring for their emotional well-being,” said Equality California […]

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Body of San Francisco Man Reported Missing Found in Russian River

Sonoma County dive teams found the body of a 29-year-old San Francisco gay man in the Russian River at Guerneville on Aug. 20, 2018. The body of 29-year-old San Francisco man who had gone missing in Guerneville over the weekend was found in the Russian River Monday morning, and Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office investigators are trying to determine if he drowned accidentally. The man, whose name was not released, was vacationing in a rental home with his ex-husband and some friends, and when he failed to show up for dinner Sunday they called 911 at around 8:40 p.m., police said. […]

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Former Chile President Appointed New UN Human Rights Chief

Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet will succeed Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein as U.N. human rights chief. (Washington Blade photo by Michael K. Lavers) SANTIAGO, Chile — The U.N. General Assembly on Aug. 10 approved the nomination of former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet as the next U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights.U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres nominated Bachelet to succeed Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein, a career diplomat from Jordan. In its official press release, the U.N. described Bachelet as “a long-time human rights champion and groundbreaking leader,” highlighting her activism in the early 1970s. The U.N. with this statement marks the period in which […]

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Canadian Christian Law School Drops Gay Sex Ban After Supreme Court Ruling

A Christian university in Canada has abandoned a rule forcing all law students to agree not to have gay sex after the Supreme Court ruled against the school. In June, the country’s top court ruled 7-2 in favour of law societies which refused accreditation to the school at Trinity Western University (TWU) in British Columbia. The law school, which was first proposed by the evangelical university in 2012, required all students to sign a pledge to abstain from “sexual intimacy that violates the sacredness of marriage between a man and a woman.” The university applied for accreditation in every province – meaning that its […]

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