Day: April 29, 2013
Stonewall sweeps the board at Out in the City and g3 Magazine Awards
Stonewall won five awards on Friday night at the star-studded Out in the City and g3 Readers’ Awards. Hundreds of guests attended the annual ceremony at the Landmark Hotel in London, which was hosted by actor Sophie Ward and Coronation Street star Charlie Condou.
HRC and OutServe-SLDN Call for Pastor’s Removal from Pentagon Prayer Event
Today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, and OutServe-SLDN, the association of actively serving LGBT military personnel, veterans, families, and their supporters, are calling on the Pentagon to remove anti-gay Pastor Greg Laurie from the program of events at its National Day of Prayer on May 2, 2013.
NBA’s Jason Collins Is First Active Pro-Athlete to Come Out
NBA center Jason Collins set an historical precedent Monday, coming out as gay in Sports Illustrated.
Jason Collins Changes the Face of Sports Forever
The NBA’s Jason Collins made history today by coming out as gay – the first time an NBA player has done so while still actively playing. Collins, a center, finished this season with the Washington Wizards, and has also played for the Boston Celtics, Minnesota Timberwolves, New Jersey Nets, Atlanta Hawks, and Memphis Grizzlies.
Push for referendum on same-sex marriages
Australians could vote in a referendum on same-sex marriage in September under a radical proposal being pushed by independent MP Tony Windsor and supported by the Greens and other crossbenchers.