Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man elected to substantial political office, is now the first openly LGBT person – in U.S. history – to have a day named in their honor. On Saturday, May 22, 2010, and every May 22nd thereafter, Harvey Milk Day will be celebrated across the state of California to honor [...]
In a 5-4 split on Wednesday, the Supreme Court put a block on the broadcast of Perry v. Schwarzenegger, a federal lawsuit challenging California’s ban on marriage for same-sex couples.
That block will remain in effect until the Court rules on an upcoming appeal that will challenge the decision, SCOTUS Blog reports.
SCOTUS blog goes on to [...]
GLAAD has just published a new Media Resource Guide – “California Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments Challenging Proposition 8″ – which can be read in full, here.
The guide lists key facts from LGBT legal advocacy groups, links to media resources, and contact information for media inquiries.
It’s important for the media to cover this story and [...]
Actor Sean Penn, fresh off his Academy Award-winning turn as Harvey Milk in Gus Van Sant’s biopic, Milk, is in San Francisco today to introduce the Harvey Milk Day Bill.
Saving Marriage is an award-winning documentary on marriage equality from producers/directors John Henning and Mike Roth.
On the July 28 edition of Clear Channel’s nationally syndicated radio program The War Room with Quinn & Rose, host Jim Quinn made defamatory anti-gay comments while discussing a federal case in which a jury ruled that the city of Philadelphia could not bar a Boy Scouts chapter from city-owned property despite the organization’s anti-gay policy.
