Archive for May, 2011

Church of Scotland votes to allow gay and lesbian ministers

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

General assembly opens up prospects of church recognising civil partnerships for same-sex couples Scotland’s largest protestant church has swept away centuries of tradition and voted to allow gay men and lesbians to become ministers, opening up the prospect of the church allowing civil partnerships for same-sex couples. The Church of Scotland imposed a temporary moratorium [...]

City Church Installs Lesbian Reverend

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

The installation of a new reverend at a Rochester church broke some new ground Sunday.

PRIDE AND JOY

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride founders Judith Doyle, Bob Crow and Marilyn Barlow led the way for the 28th annual Long Beach Pride Parade.

National Center for Lesbian Rights Celebrates 34 Years

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) presented its highest honors to five trailblazers in the movement for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender equality at its 34th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, May 21, 2011 in San Francisco.

National Center for Lesbian Rights Celebrates 34 Years

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) presented its highest honors to five trailblazers in the movement for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender equality at its 34th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, May 21, 2011 in San Francisco.

Sex toys, dog biscuits among handbag contents

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

SEX toys, screwdrivers and spare knickers are among the items regularly carried around in handbags, according to a survey of women.

A steamy lesbian love scene on ‘The Good Wife’? Add to the list of girl-on-girl prime-time TV action

Saturday, May 21st, 2011

From Buffy to The Good Wife: A short history of primetime lesbian kisses

Lesbian soldier defeated in sex bias appeal

Saturday, May 21st, 2011

A LESBIAN army captain who was sent home from ­Afghanistan after a romance with a sergeant has lost her sex discrimination appeal.

Rashida Jones Talks Playing A Lesbian, Kissing Zooey Deschanel In ‘Our Idiot Brother’

Saturday, May 21st, 2011

Paul Rudd grew a shaggy beard and long hair for his new indie comedy, “Our Idiot Brother,” but it was Rashida Jones who made the major transformation for the film.

Anwar sparks FB debate on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights

Saturday, May 21st, 2011

Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim’s comments about the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community’s standing in a Pakatan Rakyat federal government has sparked a lively debate on Facebook. Seksualiti Merdeka, a group dedicated to fighting for Malaysian LGBT rights, posted a chat thread between Anwar and Yahoo! readers today, during which Anwar was asked if [...]