(Post date: 2006-10-22) George Takei, who as helmsman Sulu steered the Starship Enterprise through three television seasons and six movies, has come out as a homosexual in the current issue of Frontiers, a biweekly Los Angeles magazine covering the gay and lesbian community.
Takei told The Associated Press on Thursday that his new onstage role as psychologist Martin Dysart in "Equus," helped inspi...
(Post date: 2006-10-22) (New York City) Deep cracks within the Episcopal church over gay clergy and same-sex couples show few signs of healing, evidenced by decisions this weekend in Texas and Connecticut.
The diocese of Dallas on Saturday narrowly voted against a motion to split from the US branch of Anglicanism but agreed to look at the issue in a year's time.
The diocese, meeting in conventi...
(Post date: 2006-10-22) (San Francisco, California) Giant pharmaceutical company Johnson and Johnson has given the GLBT National Help Center $200,000, the largest donation in the organization's ten year history.
The Help Center provides two national phone line systems - one for LGBT adults, the other for teens - were people can get peer counseling and advice. It also helps local gay crisis centers acr...
(Post date: 2006-10-14) As Glinda, the Good Witch, from The Wizard of Oz extolled to the Munchkins upon meeting Dorothy for the first time—“Come out, come out, wherever you are!”
If my memory serves me, those were also the words on the poster publicizing the 1987 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights held 19 years ago this past Wednesday--October 11th. That day was soon dubbed National Coming O...
