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USA TODAYNEW YORK (AP) — The NBA plans to donate proceeds from sales of Jason Collins jerseys to the Matthew Shepard Foundation and the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network. Collins became the league’s first openly gay player when he signed with the …NBA roundup: Paul Pierce scores 18 to lead Nets past Nuggets, 112-89Detroit […]
Huffington PostIt’s not for anyone who identifies as LGBT. The movie is resolutely not about them. Is it for homophobes, who can learn from the movie’s example that maybe you can give someone a hug and everything will be OK? Doubtful. I think the movie is made for …Michael O’Neill: ‘Dallas Buyers Club’ deserves its […]
BBC NewsActress Ellen Page, who starred as a pregnant teenager in Juno in 2006, has declared she is lesbian. “I am tired of hiding and I am tired of lying by omission,” she told an audience in Las Vegas on Friday. The 26-year-old actress said she felt “a personal …Ellen Page publicly announces she is […]
Guardian Liberty VoiceOn February 14, aka St Valentines Day, Ellen Page told an LGBT audience at the first annual Time To Thrive conference that she was gay; Twitter has been full of supportive tweets saying how brave the Canadian actress was for coming out, but the question …Actress Ellen Page Announces She’s Gay (Video)Opposing ViewsEllen […]
The Star-LedgerEllen Page, the 26-year-old star of “Juno” and “Inception,” revealed she is gay in a speech at a Human Rights Campaign’s Time to Thrive conference for LGBT youth on Valentine’s Day, saying she is “tired of lying by omission,” according to the Hollywood …Stars support Ellen Page coming outStarpulse.comEllen Page Received Support From Twitter […]
People MagazineFollowing her surprise announcement that she is gay while addressing the audience at the Time to THRIVE conference in Las Vegas on Friday, Twitter immediately started buzzing as Hollywood stormed social media to offer its support to the 26-year-old …Ellen Page comes out as gay at Las Vegas conference for LGBT teensNew York Daily […]
People Magazine“I’m here today because I am gay,” Page told the audience at Time to THRIVE, a conference to promote the welfare of LGBT young people, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “And because maybe I can make a difference. To help others have an easier …‘Juno’ Star Ellen Page Reveals She is a LesbianNBCNews.comEllen Page […]
Entertainment WeeklyEllen Page announced she is gay today in the course of a speech at the inaugural “Time to THRIVE” conference in Las Vegas. “I’m here today because I am gay,” the Juno and Inception star said at the event, which was organized by the LGBT advocacy group …Ellen Page comes out as gay at […]
New York Daily News“Juno” who just came out? “I am tired of hiding,” Hollywood actress Ellen Page announced Friday at an LGBT youth conference in Las Vegas. “I’m tired of lying by omission. Actress Ellen Page came out as gay at a Las Vegas conference for LGBT teens.Ellen Page Comes Out As GayMTV.comEllen Page Comes […]
77Square.comSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook announced Thursday that its 159 million U.S. users now have dozens of options for completing the gender question on their profiles. The social media giant has been working with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender …Gender no longer just ‘M’ or ‘F’ on FacebookColumbus DispatchFacebook adds 50+ gender options: Stalking your […]
Reuters IndiaNEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Supreme Court has refused to review a month-old ruling that banned gay sex in the world’s largest democracy, standing firm on a decision that outraged the ruling party and human rights activists around the world. The government …India top court refuses plea to review gay sex bangulfnews.comIndian supreme court […]
Daily News & AnalysisFiltering through YouTube video messages, an Indian-origin scientist has concluded that members belonging to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community find the most comfort in messages that both support them and advocate social … and more …read more Source: Social Media News Feed By Google
Baltimore SunThe Sundance Film Festival kicks off in Park City, Utah, Jan. 16, which means a handful of LGBT-related movies will be making their premieres. Whether these flicks get picked up for distribution in theaters is another question entirely. But in the interest of …Latinos represent at 2014 Sundance Film FestivalNew York Daily NewsPark City […]
USA TODAYSupport of the LGBT community at college campuses has increased substantially, according to a recent study in the Journal of Community Practice. But that doesn’t mean college students agree with the suspension of Phil Robertson from reality A&E TV show …‘Duck Dynasty’ vs. the Dixie ChicksChicago Sun-TimesDuck Dynasty Flap Prelude to WarGuardian Express‘Duck Dynasty’ […]
Times of IndiaNEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi on Thursday expressed himself against the Supreme Court order which declared homosexuality as illegal, saying he agrees with the Delhi high court which had decriminalized gay sex. “I personally believe that these are matters of …India’s Ruling Party to Fight Ban on Gay SexWall Street JournalSonia disappointed with SC […]
Times of IndiaNEW DELHI: The government on Thursday said it was considering all options to decriminalize homosexuality. Law minister Kapil Sibal said, “We must decriminalize adult consensual relationship.” UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi also on Thursday said she …Supreme Court says gay sex illegal, govt hints at legislative routeHindustan TimesSC says gay sex punishable, withdraws legal […]
We are so pleased that so many folks have come out and supported our crowd fund effort to open a 7 day a week LGBT focused bar in Oakland’s hot nightlife district. Derived from focus groups and surveys, The Port Bar will reflect Oakland’s industrial history with elegance, an exciting happy hour program, fun night […]
Thanks to Zennie for once again giving me a platform to announce a new project meant to make Oakland a more fun place to live. I am happy to announce that The Port Bar will bring a Seven Day a Week LGBT Bar to Oakland’s thriving Uptown neighborhood. Located next to the iconic Paramount Theater, […]
The Transbay Transit Center held a first-of-its-kind outreach event on Thursday of last week, when it invited LGBT-ran business representatives to a mixer at its headquarters in San Francisco. Generally, an large public works organization like the Transbay Transit Center will have women and minority-focused events to make sure firms ran by women and minorities […]
Oakland Councilmember Ignacio De La Fuente’s in hot water over a campaign approach that overstepped the bounds of appropriate taste in his battle for the current At-Large City Council seat held by Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan. VOTE FOR KAPLAN FOR OAKLAND AT LARGE A letter sent by the The East Bay Stonewall Democratic Club this evening […]
Oakland probably has the most sexually diverse election race ever. What if I told you that in the District Three Race for Oakland City Council, two of the leading candidates were Gay, and in another race, there’s an assertion that the candidate kind of goes both ways, and in yet another race, the candidate openly […]
This blogger felt it necessary to add a post regarding the issue of being blocked from posting at SFGate.com and, according to the emails and exchanges received, due to the Rick Perry blog posts, and the new SFGate.com Executive Director Alana Nguyen’s fear that the take presented, and the way it was presented might “get […]