Archive for March, 2011

Gay and lesbian media awards

Monday, March 21st, 2011

RICKY Martin and the drama series True Blood were among this year’s recipients of media awards from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.

Sex Toys, Bible Evidence in Texas Kidnapping Case

Saturday, March 19th, 2011

DALLAS — Investigators have released details about what was found inside the home of kidnapping and sexual assault suspect Jeffery Maxwell. Investigators with the Texas Rangers and the Parker and Navarro county sheriff’s offices spent hours at Maxwell’s home last Saturday after he admitted to abducting, raping and torturing his former neighbor for 12 days [...]

The Sharia friendly sex shop

Friday, March 18th, 2011

Who says you can’t get down and dirty but still be a devout Muslim? In Holland, an intrepid young entrepreneur has figured out a way to market Sharia compliant sex toys online to a culture which has even gone so far as to outlaw masturbation.

Single mothers less accepted than gay or lesbian parents

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

Americans are more accepting of families led by gay and lesbian partners than those of single mothers, a new Pew Research Center report says.

SF lesbian wife’s benefits denial upheld by judge

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

A federal judge refused Wednesday to order the government to provide insurance benefits to the wife of a lesbian court employee in San Francisco, coverage the Obama administration has denied because of a law the…

Lesbian U.S. employee set back in benefits fight

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

A U.S. judge on Wednesday dealt a setback to a lesbian federal employee’s bid to obtain health insurance for her same-sex spouse, according to a court ruling.

Lesbian Activist Leads Recall of Miami-Dade Commissioner

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

Vanessa Brito led a successful effort to recall the unpopular Miami-Dade commissioner Natacha Seijas on Tuesday.

ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives Presents: ONE Offs: My Taste in Men

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives joins Onya Hogan-Finlay, Master of Fine Arts candidate at the University of Southern California’s Roski School of Fine Arts, to launch ONE Offs: My Taste in Men.

Stolen Sex Toys Lead to Burglar’s Downfall

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

Police solve sex toy caper in Marathon.

Man charged with stealing sex toys from trailer

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

Pro tip: If you allegedly steal a box of sex toys, don’t show them to your ex-girlfriend because she might call the cops.