PURSUING JUSTICE

Gay officer sues California city for discrimination A police officer in Oceanside has sued the city, claiming he suffered discrimination and harassment from fellow officers after they found out he was gay and retaliated when he reported it. He also said Read more

The City

BY PAULO MURILLO PALM SPRINGS RON DEHARTE SWORN IN AS FIRST OPENLY GAY MEXICAN AMERICAN MAYOR Ron deHarte, a longtime public servant and advocate for diversity, was sworn in last month as the 25th mayor of Palm Springs during a Read more

The Nation

AIDS MEMORIAL QUILT DISPLAYED AT THE WHITE HOUSE FOR THE FIRST TIME Joe Biden made history on World AIDS Day on December 1 by being the first president to display panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt on the White House’s Read more

The City

BY PAULO MURILLO WEST HOLLYWOOD CREATIVE RECOVERY LA CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING Creative Recovery LA celebrated the grand opening of its outpatient treatment center in West Hollywood at 8714 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 200 (above Fresh Corn Grill). Marquita Thomas, founding Read more

The Nation

GAY TEEN BECOMES UTAH’S YOUNGEST ELECTED OFFICIAL Gay nineteen-year-old Jackson Lewis is Utah’s youngest elected official. Lewis was elected to Canyons School Board District 1. Endorsed by the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund—Lewis said he was inspired to run due to the Read more

The Nation

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ADDS INJECTABLE PREP REQUIREMENT FOR INSURANCE PROVIDERS The Biden-Harris administration announced last month a new requirement for insurance providers to cover injectable PrEP in their policies without a co-payment for consumers, reports LGBTQ Nation. “With low uptake of Read more

The Nation

VP NOMINEE TIM WALZ: WE’RE NOT GOING TO CONTINUE TO DEMONIZE PEOPLE In a speech last month at the Human Rights Campaign National Dinner, 2024 Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz affirmed  his commitment to LGBTQ rights. “What this election Read more

The Nation

JUDGE OVERTURNS PENTAGON’S BAN ON HIV-POSITIVE MILITARY ENLISTEES A federal judge has overturned the Pentagon’s ban on asymptomatic HIV-positive people enlisting in the military, ruling it as discriminatory, reports LGBTQ Nation. “Modern science has transformed the treatment of HIV,” U.S. Read more

The Nation

KAMALA REITERATES HER UNWAVERING SUPPORT FOR LGBTQ+ RIGHTS Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, reiterated her unwavering support for LGBTQ+ rights in a speech at the American Federation of Teachers national convention in Houston last month, reports the Read more

The Nation

BIDEN PARDONS LGBTQ+ SERVICE MEMBERS CONVICTED FOR SEXUAL ORIENTATION President Biden pardoned LGBTQ+ service members who were convicted of a crime under military law based on their sexual orientation last month, a move that is expected to affect thousands of Read more

The Nation

“OUT FOR BIDEN-HARRIS” CAMPAIGN TO ENGAGE LGBTQ+ VOTERS President Biden’s reelection campaign launched “Out for Biden-Harris” last month, a new national initiative aimed to mobilize LGBTQ voters, reports The Hill. The launch includes a series of virtual organizing and training Read more

The City

BY PAULO MURILLO WEST HOLLYWOOD ICONIC NIGHT CLUB MICKY’S LISTED FOR SALE Micky’s West Hollywood, the iconic gay restaurant, bar and nightclub, located at 8855 Santa Monica Blvd, has officially been listed for sale. Commercial real estate agency The Brandon Read more

CALIFORNIA PROUD

Gov. Newsom: “We have some of the most robust laws in the nation when it comes to protecting and supporting our LGBTQ+ community.” California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several bills last month aimed at bolstering the state’s protections for LGBTQ+ Read more

The Rostow Report by Ann Rostow

South Carolina Congresswoman Nancy Mace shared a weird anecdote with her audience at a prayer breakfast. Podcaster Graham Allen’s reaction: “I’ll take ‘what is a sin’ for $500 Alex.’” ROUGH SEX AND “HIGH VALUE REWARDS” Where to begin? Perhaps we can Read more