WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to media inquiries and an apparent information blackout by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Nicholas F. Benton, owner of the Falls Church News-Press, a Washington, D.C.-area weekly, confirmed today that his corporation, Benton Communications, Inc., had won a bid from parties that included the SBA in September to obtain the assets of the Washington Blade from its bankrupt parent rupt parent company for purposes of a seamless perpetuation of the nation's oldest gay community newspaper. The Blade was closed without Benton's advanced knowledge on Monday.
Thanks to HRC Legislative Counsel Ty Cobb for this analysis of the FBI’s latest hate crime statistics. Last week, the FBI released Hate Crime Statistics 2008 which we reported on here. This report is a compilation of the hate crimes that states, cities, towns, colleges and universities report to the government. The report reveals hate crimes are [...]
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports this morning that the city council voted last night to extend non-discrimination provisions to transgender people. Cleveland joins the Ohio cities of Bowling Green, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Oxford, Toledo, and Yellow Springs in banning private sector employment discrimination on the basis of gender identity.
Moments ago, the Council of the District of Columbia passed a bill 11 to 2 allowing same-sex couples to marry in DC. The bill titled the “Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Equality Amendment Act of 2009″ was introduced in early October by Councilmember David Catania (Ind., At-Large) along with 10 of his 12 fellow Councilmembers. More than 200 [...]
PFLAG, Morris County (Parents, Family and Friends of Gays and Lesbians), is a confidential, mutual support group to help parents, grandparents and friends adjust to a child’s gay or lesbian orientation.
When it opened in 1998, Out Word Bound Book Store succeeded by selling what no other retailer sold. But times change, and Indianapolis' only gay and lesbian bookstore will close its doors after Christmas.
Gay marriage is not on the ballot in Atlanta today, but the issue could make a difference in the race for Mayor.
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