Castro: I’m responsible for past anti-gay persecution
In an Aug. 31 interview with the Mexican newspaper La Jornada, Fidel Castro accepted responsibility for Cuba's [...]
Court dismisses attempt to force California to defend Prop 8
Anti-same-sex-marriage activists filed suit in California's 3rd District Court of Appeal in Sacramento on Aug. 30 in an [...]
California Senate condemns Ugandan bill and U.S. religious groups
The California Senate passed a resolution Aug. 30 condemning the pending bill in Uganda that would jail gays for life and [...]
Scott Long leaves Human Rights Watch
Scott Long resigned Aug. 23 as director of Human Rights Watch's LGBT Rights Program. In a note to friends, Long wrote: [...]
Gays, Catholics clash in Guadalajara
Gays and Catholics clashed outside the Roman Catholic cathedral in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Aug. 21 and 22 after Cardinal [...]
Thousands march in Dublin for same-sex marriage
Several thousand people marched in Dublin, Ireland, Aug. 22 demanding legalization of same-sex marriage and denouncing [...]
2,000 at Kathmandu pride parade
Some 2,000 people turned out for the first large-scale gay pride parade in Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 25. Openly gay [...]
California Senate unanimously votes to repeal anti-gay law
The California Senate on Aug. 23 unanimously passed a bill to repeal a 1950s-era law that instructs the California [...]
Orlandos Parliament House: A Gay Community Landmark In Trouble
I first stayed at the Parliament House in Orlando in the summer of 1976, just a year after Bill Miller and Michael Hodges [...]
California Legislature calls for census count of LGBTs
The California Assembly passed a resolution Aug. 23 urging Congress and President Barack Obama to require that the next [...]
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