Male Sexual Harassment Claims Double

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jonathan Pilkington’s boss wouldn’t take no for an answer. During more than two years as a food runner at an upscale steakhouse in Scottsdale, Ariz., Pilkington says his male supervisor groped, fondled and otherwise sexually harassed him more than a dozen times. "It was very embarrassing," Pilkington said. "I felt like I […]

Latin America’s First Gay Marriage Law Takes Effect

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Throngs of Mexico City gay and lesbian couples registered for marriage licenses Thursday, the day Latin America’s first gay-marriage law took effect. The first gay weddings will take place within a week to 10 days, after the paperwork is processed. Mexico City’s legislature approved the first law explicitly giving gay marriages

Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Study Already Under Fire

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon’s upcoming study on gays in the military is biased, some GOP lawmakers already contend, because it assumes Congress will repeal the 1993 law known as "don’t ask, don’t tell." Republicans are likely to use that argument as they try to erode the credibility of the planned review, which Defense Secretary

Skittles

Spring is around the corner and the smell of leather is in the air. No, I don’t mean from chaps or whips…. but softball gloves. (sorry to disappoint) You can also hear the pounding of cleats in the dirt. Ahhh, spring time! As many of you know there is a local LGBT-Straight Ally softball team,

Same Sex Marriage Begins in DC & Catholic Charities React With Restrictions

Same sex marriage licenses will begin to be issued tomorrow, Wednesday March 3rd in Washington DC. Although couples can register for the licenses on Wednesday, there is a 3 day waiting period before they can exchange vows. Opponents of the new legislation attempted to have the Supreme Court block the law in order to allow

DC Campaign For Gay Marriage Focused on Blacks

WASHINGTON (AP) — Gay and lesbian couples will soon be able to marry in Washington, but the debate over same-sex marriage has sounded different here, with references to interracial marriage and Martin Luther King. Over the past year, both sides have courted the support of Washington’s black community, a majority of the city’s 600,000 residents

Study on gays should include troops

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Robert Gates says a study on allowing gays to serve openly in the military must involve troops without ensnaring them in the political debate. In a memo outlining the parameters of the upcoming study, Gates says that "given the political dimension of this issue" that it is important to, in