CNN today reported that a  federal judge in Boston, Massachusetts, has ruled that the federal ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional, because it interferes with an individual state’s right to define marriage. The ruling gives same-sex married couples in Massachusetts the same right to federal benefits that heterosexual couples enjoy. U.S. District Judge Joseph Tauro ruled... »

The Wall Street Journal today reported a new development in the fight against HIV/AIDS – In a significant step toward an AIDS vaccine, U.S. government scientists have discovered three powerful antibodies, the strongest of which neutralizes 91% of HIV strains, more than any AIDS antibody yet discovered. Looking closely at the strongest antibody, they have... »

WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization – today praised the decisions of Judge Joseph Tauro of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in Gill v. Office of Personnel Management and Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Department of Health and... »

Equality Hawaii, GLBT Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, Human Rights Campaign, PFLAG – Oahu, and Pride Alliance Hawaii have announced Hawaii’s Civil Unions Bill has been vetoed. Today, a coalition of leading lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender organizations in Hawaii denounced Governor Linda Lingle for vetoing HB 444, Hawaii’s Civil... »

Will Equality California support legalizing pot? The NAACP California Chapter’s recent endorsement of the November marijuana legalization ballot measure raises the question if our state’s major GLBT civil rights organization, Equality California, will also take a stand supporting this proposal. As a past state Chair of Equality California, I hope the current board of directors... »

Last night, the Imperial Court de San Diego selected a slew of winners  at the 2010 Mr., Ms. and Miss Gay Pride San Diego Contest.  Also crowned were Mr. and Ms. Gay Teen Pride San Diego.  The event featured performances by Mr. Transgender San Diego, the reigning Empress of the Imperial Court and Ms. Gay... »

Media spotlight on Carl DeMaio and lover Johnathan Hale My phone has been ringing off the wall in the last 24 hours as numerous reporters are now very interested in the personal and business relationship of City Councilman Carl DeMaio and his lover/partner of now over a year Johnathan Hale. Yes, it’s true that I... »

Ralph Denney is full of it. Trying to use our poll results, last week, as an indicator of his support in the community was just plain baseless. In one case we counted 46 votes for Denney from the same IP address. He obviously tried his hardest to influence the poll and try and fool... »

The New York Times reported that on Thursday, Google is going to begin covering a cost that gay and lesbian employees must pay when their partners receive domestic partner health benefits, largely to compensate them for an extra tax that heterosexual married couples do not pay. The increase will be retroactive to the beginning... »

The So Cal Scorpions Women’s Football Team announced today that the world wide battle of the gridiron continues today as team USA takes on Team Finland. If Team USA wins, they will play Saturday to play for the gold medal. Two players from San Diego’s women’s professional football team; the So Cal Scorpions were selected... »

A late night shooting in San Francisco’s Castro District wounded three people, one of them critically, during the city’s busy “Pink Saturday” celebrations, San Francisco Police said. The shooting happened at 11:30 p.m. near the intersection of Market and Castro Sts. when a 19 year-old male pulled out a gun and... »