Month: July 2012

International News

8 gay activists arrested in St. Petersburg

Russian police have broken up attempts to hold two gay rights rallies in St. Petersburg, which this spring adopted a…

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Blog

Google pushes for gay rights with ‘Legalize Love’ campaign

Google is stepping up its activism on gay rights issues in nations with anti-homosexuality laws on the books, a company…

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Blog

The Advocate Endorses Barack Obama for President

It has been decades since The Advocate, the world’s leading gay news source, has made a presidential endorsement. The president’s…

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Health & Wellness

Treatment guidelines for Gender Identity Disorder in development

"In puberty, I felt like my body was betraying me," Bono said in an interview. Now the nation's top psychiatrists…

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Blog

Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer and co-founder Bill Gates support gay marriage

Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer and co-founder Bill Gates have each donated $100,000 to the campaign supporting the state's new…

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Arts & Entertainment

Singer Frank Ocean reveals first love was a man

Ocean —the rising R&B singer behind the single "Novacane'' and the self-released album "nostalgia, ULTRA,'' which critics heralded as among…

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Arts & Entertainment

Joy Behar apologizes for saying gay is a choice

During the June 28 episode of ABC's "The View" morning talk show, co-host Joy Behar referenced homosexuality as a choice.…

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Education

Inaugural Texas Transgender Summit seeks to ‘transform health through dialogue’

Addressing the intersection Houston’s gender diverse community with their health needs, "Transforming Health through Dialogue", the first annual Texas Transgender…

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Health & Wellness

FDA Approves First Over-The-Counter Home Use HIV Test Kit

OraQuick In-Home HIV Test, the first over-the-counter, self-administered HIV test kit, received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval July 3.

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Business News

Attorney Connie Moore receives award at state bar convention

During the LGBT Law Section meeting during the State Bar of Texas annual convention, local attorney Connie Moore was honored…

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