King & Spaulding Drop DOMA Case
King & Spaulding, the legal firm that had agreed to take up the defense of DOMA in federal courts, has backed out of the deal with Congress. “Today the firm filed a motion to withdraw from its engagement to represent the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the House of Representatives on the constitutional issues regarding
Republicans in Texas Work To Reverse Trans Ruling
I used to say “What’s wrong with Texas?” since the conservative landscape there is hard to take. Now, unfortunately, I tend to say that about the whole country, as we continue to slip farther and farther back in time and logic. But Texas is heading up the pack again. Now, Republicans (who else?) there are
AUDIO: Fresno Stonewall Democrats Audio Available Now
If you weren’t able to attend the Fresno Stonewall Democrats 10th Anniversary Celebration at the Tafoya Gardens on April 16th, you can now listen to the audio portion of the program, which includes speeches by Robin McGeHee, co-founder and Executive Director of GetEQUAL and San Francisco Superior Court Judge Kevin McCarthy. Also included are speeches
TONIGHT (Monday April 25th) – Watch Stonewall Uprising on PBS
Watch Stonewall Uprising on PBS tonight, Monday, April 25th at 9PM… Through eyewitness interviews and archival footage, documentary filmmakers Kate Davis and David Heilbroner recapture a pivotal moment in time that mobilized a generation of gay activists and marked the dawn of the modern Gay Rights Movement. Much like Rosa Parks’s symbolic refusal to move
VIDEO: Transgender Woman Beaten at McDonalds While People Watch
WARNING: The attached video is very violent and difficult to watch but illustrates the violence trans people face every day. Use the link in the attached text from Bilerico Project to contact McDonald’s about this incident. Courtesy Bilerico Project… This is absolutely disgusting. After an unidentified transwoman tried to use the bathroom at a Baltimore
California Moves Forward, Tennessee Steps Back
Just as California sits on the edge of becoming the first state in the country which will mandate the inclusion of LGBT Americans and their contributions during school history classes, Tennessee is heading in the opposite direction. A bill, the so called Don’t Say Gay Bill will make it illegal to discuss any sexuality with