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Tag Archives: Coming Out
Actor Matt Bomer officially acknowledges his partner, family
While accepting the Steve Chase Foundation’s New Generation Arts and Activism Award in Palm Springs, Calif. this weekend, actor Matt Bomer (Chuck, White Collar) broke his public silence on his personal life. Bomer received the award for his work in the fight … Continue reading
American Family Association blames Barney Frank for AIDS cases
Brian Fischer, host of the American Family Association’s (AFA) radio program, called openly-gay congressman Barney Frank “an open practitioner of a lifestyle that is condemning one young man after another to an early grave.” Citing a recent, and unfortunately true, … Continue reading
Zachary Quinto comes out, inspires ABC anchor to do the same
Heroes and Star Trek star Zachary Quinto has officially come out as gay in a new interview with New York Magazine. He calls his roll in Angels in America “the most challenging thing I’ve ever done as an actor and the most rewarding.” … Continue reading
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OSU athlete comes out to his team on MTV special
In honor of National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11, MTV aired a one-hour special called Coming Out, which ”weaves together the personal journeys of Rachael, a 21 year-old lesbian living in Sacramento, CA, coming out to her estranged father; and … Continue reading
Unity Michigan uses humor to tackle workplace discrimination
A new campaign aimed at ending anti-gay workplace discrimination from the Unity Michigan Coalition is telling residents “Don’t Change Yourself, Change The Law.” According to their website, “In Michigan, if your employer even thinks you might be gay, you could … Continue reading
Posted in Legal, LGBT Organizations, Politics
Tagged Coming Out, discrimination, gay rights, Michigan, politics
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OutServe Magazine expanding publication
From OutServe Magazine: In the last edition of OutServe Magazine, we shared stories of a marine company commander that talked about having everything – yet still wanting to end his own life … A Naval Academy graduate shared the universal story of love, loss, and … Continue reading
1970′s “Sissy Boy Experiement” led to 2008 suicide
In 1970, George Alan Rekers, a UCLA grad student (who in 2010 was caught up in scandal after hiring a male prostitute to “carry his luggage”), began working with Kirk Andrew Murphy as part of his research. Murphy’s mother had … Continue reading
AARP launches new LGBT site
AARP, an organization aimed at the 50 and older population, has launched a new site devoted to the LGBT community. According to AARP, “This page is designed to spotlight articles on news, personal finance, relationships, travel and other topics of … Continue reading
Daily Outline: May 20, 2011
Chicago History Museum to present “Out In Chicago” exhibit this summer People.com editor talks about her gender reassignment A big “coming out” week in the sports world George Takei lends his name for “It’s OK to be Takei” in response … Continue reading
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Tagged civil union, Coming Out, Education, Entertainment, museum, sports, transgender
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A big “coming out” week in the sports world
Earlier this week, we reported that Phoenix Suns’ CEO Rick Welts had publicly announced that he is gay. Following his announcement, no less than three other prominent sports figures have followed suit. Former Villanova basketball player Will Sheridan came out … Continue reading
People.com editor talks about her gender reassignment
Janet Mock, an associate editor at People.com, was encouraged by the stories of bullied and suicidal LGBT youth to finally tell her story as a transgender woman. Born to a Hawaiian mother and an African-American father in Honolulu in 1983, … Continue reading
Daily Outline: May 16, 2011
Chaz Bono announces engagement to longtime girlfriend Jennifer Elia NBA Phoenix Suns’ CEO, Rick Welts, comes out Transgender triathlete wins sponsorship deal from TRX in web contest Uganda’s “Kill The Gays” bill delayed indefinitely CNN anchor Don Lemon comes out
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CNN’s Don Lemon comes out
Late Sunday night, CNN anchor Don Lemon tweeted a link to a New York Times story saying, “wanted to be the firs to share with u. thanks for your support!!!” The story talks about his new book Transparent in which … Continue reading
NBA Phoenix Suns’ CEO, Rick Welts, comes out
In a new interview with the New York Times, Rick Welts, president and CEO of the NBA’s Phoenix Suns is officially coming out the closet. After conversations with David Stern, the commissioner of the NBA, basketball great Bill Russell, Val … Continue reading
Daily Outline: April 27, 2011
Findlay’s Katie Miller denied readmission to West Point, will finish degree at Yale; Las Vegas hotel issues apology after banning transgender patron for using the women’s restroom; MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow says that other gay news anchors have a responsibility to … Continue reading