Elton John has joined George Clooney in calling for a boycott of nine Brunei-owned hotels over the sultanate’s new death penalty laws for gay sex and adultery, reports The Guardian. “I commend my friend, George Clooney, for taking a stand against the Read more
(Photo: Jake Choi) Celebrities at the HRC Los Angeles Dinner spoke out for Transgender Day of Visibility — a day to celebrate transgender and gender-nonconforming communities and remember the battles they face, reports The Advocate. “I just want to say Read more
(Photo: Virginia Uribe, Ph.D.) In response to the passing of Virginia (Gina) Uribe, Ph.D., who died on Saturday, Los Angeles LGBT Center CEO Lorri L. Jean issued the following statement: “The entire Center community mourns the loss of Dr. Gina Read more
The City of West Hollywood and its Transgender Advisory Board is hosting a community event for Transgender Day of Visibility. The event will take place TODAY, Sunday, March 31, 2019 from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Plummer Park, located Read more
(Photo: Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah) On April 3, Brunei will legalize the stoning to death of LGBT people. The Daily Beast asked the State Department for their response to this horrific new law. After nearly 24 hours of declining to clarify Read more
Brunei has defended its decision to pass a new Islamic law introducing the death penalty for adultery and homosexuality, reports Gay Star News. The government issued a statement saying it was an independent country and had the right to do Read more
Beyoncé and Jay-Z accepted the Vanguard Award at the GLAAD Media Awards last night, reports Harper’s Bazaar. They were honored for their allyship with the LGBTQ community following an earlier announcement from the organization. Bey honored her late Uncle Johnny, Read more
Ralph Lauren is finally getting woke to diversity. The apparel brand checks all the boxes in a new ad campaign that features an Asian family, a black family, multiple generations of ages, and a lesbian couple, reports Ad Age. This Read more
Two gay-rights organizations are suing Arizona over its so-called “No Promo Homo” law, which bans public district and charter school HIV/AIDS instruction that “promotes a homosexual lifestyle,” reports AZ Central. The National Center for Lesbian Rights and Lambda Legal filed the lawsuit Read more
“On this particular April 3rd the nation of Brunei will begin stoning and whipping to death any of its citizens that are proved to be gay,” George Clooney wrote in a new op-ed, reports Gay Star News. “Let that sink in. In the onslaught Read more
Brunei will introduce death by stoning as a punishment for gay sex from next week. The country is implementing a range of brutal punishments as part of its move to the Islamic legal system of Sharia, including cutting off hands Read more
The House of Representatives passed a resolution on Thursday expressing opposition to the Trump administration’s ban on transgender service members in the military, reports CNN. The resolution “strongly opposes President (Donald) Trump’s discriminatory ban on transgender members of the Armed Forces,” and Read more
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Unit detectives are asking for your help in locating Robert Owen Henry. He was last known to reside in the city of West Hollywood and has ties to San Diego, and has not Read more
Academy Award winning actor Sally Field and her son Sam support the Equality Act as part of HRC’s Americans for the Equality Act campaign. The Equality Act would add LGBTQ protections to existing civil rights law, while strengthening civil rights Read more
(Photo: The Gender Spectrum Collection) Christopher Street West (CSW), the 501(c)3 non-profit that produces the annual LA Pride Festival and Parade in partnership with the Trans Wellness Center have announced the creation of PLATform: Policy, Leadership, and Advocacy Training program to support and educate the Read more
Amnesty International has slammed plans by Brunei to implement “vicious” Islamic criminal laws such as stoning to death for gay sex and amputation for theft, reports NBC News. Amnesty said in a statement that the new penalties, which also apply Read more
Less than two weeks after “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty to 16 counts of disorderly conduct for allegedly lying to police about a hate crime, prosecutors have dropped charges in the case, reports CBS Chicago. “I would not Read more
Police are looking for a person who shot two people at a popular gay Palm Springs night club early Sunday, reports the Desert Sun. The shooting was reported just before 2 a.m. at Toucans Tiki Lounge, 2100 N. Palm Canyon Drive. Read more
Barbra Streisand has released a statement clarifying remarks she made about the recent allegations of underage sexual abuse against Michael Jackson, reports Variety. “To be crystal clear, there is no situation or circumstance where it is OK for the innocence of Read more
(Photo: Henry Sias) Henry Sias is currently running for the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia, which hears civil and criminal cases. A victory would make him the first trans man elected to a judicial position in all of the United Read more
