Former police chief says firing was over sexual orientation
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – A former police chief in southern New Mexico is saying she was fired over her sexual orientation. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports Diana Mejia had been leading the Anthony police...
View ArticlePentagon to lift military transgender ban
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon leaders are finalizing plans aimed at lifting the ban on transgender individuals in the military, with the goal of formally ending one of the last gender- or sexuality-based...
View ArticleAmerican Samoa questions gay marriage validity in territory
AGO PAGO, American Samoa (AP) — American Samoa is the only U.S. territory to hold out against the recent Supreme Court ruling that legalized gay marriage. As the Pacific island’s attorney general...
View ArticleDrummer Jon Moss on the return of Culture Club and the underestimation of Boy...
“Just to reiterate, you’ll be speaking with the band,” a publicist tries to coyly clarify before a scheduled telephone interview with a member (or several members) of classic ‘80s swaying drama...
View Article“Hedwig” closing on Broadway
After more than 500 performances, the Broadway revival of Hedwig and the Angry Inch is ending its run, reports The New York Times. The musical about an East German singer who has a botched sex-change...
View ArticleFeds take down Rentboy.com
The chief executive of a Manhattan-based online male escort service and six of his employees at Rentboy.com are under arrest on charges of promoting prostitution. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn...
View ArticleLooking back on moving forward: New children’s book focuses on LGBT history
Alexander the Great, Leonardo da Vinci and Walt Whitman are historical figures whose accomplishments have long secured their places in classroom curricula. They were all also either openly or likely...
View ArticleKansas panel considers whether same-sex couples should be foster parents
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas legislative committee’s chairman raised questions Nov. 17 about whether gays and lesbians should be allowed to serve as foster parents for abused and neglected children....
View ArticleMalawi halts gay arrests and prosecution until anti-gay laws reviewed
Johannesburg (AP) – The Malawi government has reaffirmed its decision to halt the arrest and prosecution of gay citizens while lawmakers review existing anti-gay laws. Rights groups Human Rights Watch...
View ArticlePartners in prevention: HIV prevention drugs available in more Central...
Central Floridians interested in HIV prevention medications now have several options. Planned Parenthood announced at the end of 2015 that they offer both PrEP and PEP (pre- and post-exposure...
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