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ExxonMobile Extends Benefits To Gay Married Couples, But Still Faces Discrimination Lawsuit
Share this: Notorious for denying benefits to the partners of its gay and lesbian employees, even stripping those benefits that had offered by Mobil when it subsumed that company in an acquisition, will now be extending the same benefits to all married...
New Mexico County Clerks Ask State Supreme Court To Rule On Legality Of Same Sex Marriage
Share this: The New Mexico Association of Counties has filed a lawsuit with the states Supreme Court to settle the matter that if it is indeed legal in New Mexico to grant marriage licenses to same sex couples. AP reports: The New Mexico Association of...
Hate Crimes Against New Orleans Gay Activists Caught On Tape – Video
Share this: John Hill and John Weimer, Jr., two prominent New Orleans gay activists have become victims of anti-gay vandalism in New Orleans. But in this case surveillance cameras on Saturday night caught a man stealing the Pride flag from in front...
Stonewall Inn To Get Historic Landmarks Preservation Plaque, Stonewall Participants Not Invited
Share this: The Historic Landmarks Preservation Center’s (HLPC) “cultural medallion program” will today hold a ceremony and place a plaque at the site of the Stonewall Inm to commemorate the Stonewall Rebellion” of 1969 on Tuesday,...
LGBT broadcaster to become New Zealand MP
Share this: New Zealand is set to welcome a new LGBT legislator to its House of Representatives. Claudette Hauiti, next on the governing National Party’s list, is set to replace disgraced former MP Aaron Gilmore, who has resigned from Parliament. Hauiti...
Facebook Co-Founder Chris Hughes Questions Mark Zuckerberg’s Support of N.J. GOP Gov Chris Christie
Share this: Earlier this week Facebook co- founder Mark Zuckerberg announced that he will host a fundraiser next month in his Palo Alto home for Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, stating that they “admire [Christie's] leadership on education...
SLAP IN THE FACE – Obama To Nominate Anti-Gay GOP Chuck Hagel As Defense Secretary Today
Share this: Democratic sources have told Politico that President Obama will hold a news conference today to formally nominate former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel as the next Defense Secretary despite objections by many LGBT advocates because of Hagel’s past...
See Ya Soon! – Microsoft To Retire Windows Live Messenger In Favor of Skype
Share this: Sources are saying that Microsoft’s Windows Live Messenger service will be retired in the coming months and integrated into Skype. Microsoft has slowly been moving people over to the Messenger backend for Skype over the past few months...
Gay Inc. – Chad Griffin Comes Out Of Hiding For HRC’s Annual National Dinner To Give Award To Sally Field?
Share this: Well the Human Rights Campaign had one of its many parties this past Friday in Washington, DC as it hosted its 16th Annual National Starfucker Dinner. Hosted by new $360,000.00 a year HRC president Chad Griffin in a rare public appearance...
