96 offices seek to hold Obama Administration accountable for gay discharges
NEW YORK, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Forget what you know about Robert Verdi! For Robert, having it all isn't nearly enough. He's a successful TV personality, a sought-after celebrity stylist, an event-planning impresario and a popular style guru. But there's something else Robert Verdi wants. Actually he wants EVERYTHING else. In the new reality comedy series "The Robert Verdi Show Starring Robert Verdi," Robert balances the day-to-day antics of his hectic creative services business with the serious pursuit of his completely insane and over-the-top dreams such as getting his own TV channel, his own shopping mall and his own ice cream flavor named after him. "The Robert Verdi Show Starring Robert Verdi" - it's a reality show that's not entirely in touch with reality. "The Robert Verdi Show Starring Robert Verdi" premieres February 10, 2010 at 10PM ET/PT on Logo.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Jack Mackenroth, a fashion designer from the hit reality television series "Project Runway," who has been living with HIV for more than 20 years, launched a new "Living Positive By Design: Creating Positive Conversations" online video as part of his national HIV and AIDS education initiative. The new video features discussions from this year's United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) in San Francisco, with Jack interviewing prominent advocates, celebrities and a local HIV doctor, about their important work to help the HIV and AIDS community. The Living Positive By Design campaign, supported by Merck & Co., Inc., and videos aim to confront HIV stigma and motivate HIV-positive people to have a positive outlook on life while effectively managing their disease.
On Friday, December 18, HRC joined representatives from approximately 30 other advocacy organizations to meet with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Johnnie Carson, on the proposed anti-homosexuality bill that is currently being debated in Uganda. The meeting was organized by the Public Affairs Bureau to highlight the U.S. government’s efforts and plans [...]
In the wee hours of this morning, the Senate cleared a key procedural vote by a party-line tally, 60-40, closing debate on its version of health care reform legislation and paving the way for a vote on final passage by Christmas Eve. Senate Democrats secured the votes of all members of their caucus by [...]
In a deeply disappointing decision, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) formally stated today that it will not provide spousal benefits to the same-sex spouse of an employee of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. (The Advocate reported about the announcement this afternoon, and the full statement from OPM is available [...]
MENDHAM TWP. - PFLAG, Morris County (Parents, Family and Friends of Gays and Lesbians), is a confidential, mutual support group to help parents, grandparents and friends adjust to a child’s gay or lesbian orientation. The group meets at 7:30 p.m. on the second Monday of each month at Brookside Community Church, 8 E. Main St.
Mr. Gay UK 2006 Mark Carter has been arrested on suspicion of an alleged sexual attack. The police officer has been suspended from active duty pending an investigation.
Fort Lauderdale attorney and radio host Norm Kent plans to launch a new weekly newspaper geared toward South Florida's gay, lesbian and transgendered community. Starting in January 2010 the "South Florida Gay News.com" will be published on Mondays, with more than twelve thousand copies slated for distribution in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties.
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