Local and Regional News

News that originates from and/or specifically impacts a local community, city, state, or region

Latest Update on Local and Regional News

GLAAD thanks the many tireless advocates working to bring change to the #BoyScouts
Friday, May 24, 2013
3:01pm

After Thursday's historic vote, GLAAD would like to thank these incredible and tireless advocates for their working in helping to the BSA's anti-gay policies

01/25/10
Hearing Set on Bill that Would Ban Out-of-State Marriage Recognition in Maryland | 01/25/10

01/21/10
Department of Justice Intervenes in Title IX Lawsuit over Anti-Gay Bullying | 01/21/10

01/19/10
UPDATE: GLAAD Demands and Receives an Apology from Notre Dame and The Observer | 01/19/10

On January 13, The Observer, the student newspaper at the University of Notre Dame ran an incredibly offens

01/19/10
LGBT Developments Around the Country | 01/19/10

Every week at state and local levels, there are numerous developments on key issues that deeply affect our community

01/14/10
Notre Dame Student Newspaper The Observer Apologizes For Publishing Dangerous Anti-Gay Cartoon | 01/14/10

On Wednesday, 13 January, The Observer, the stu

01/11/10
Anti-Gay Violence Hits Western New York: Causes Community Concern | 01/11/10

Lindsay Harmon was celebrating New Year’s Eve at Roxy’s, a popular lesbian bar in Buffalo, New York, when passersby

01/06/10
New Jersey Senate to Vote on Marriage Equality | 01/06/10

01/05/10
Annise Parker Sworn In as Houston Mayor, Notes Milestone for LGBT Community | 01/05/10

In a public celebration held on Monday, Annise Parker was sworn in as Houston’s 61st mayor and became the first open

Pages

Atlanta mayor promises to change conversation on marriage in Ga.
12/21/12

When Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed called Lee Schreter on Dec. 11 to tell her was announcing publicly his support of marriage equality, she whooped out loud. “And I had a smile pasted on my face the rest of the day,” she recalled.

Md. lawmaker opposed to marriage equality charged in boating crash
12/21/12

A Maryland lawmaker who vehemently opposes marriage rights for same-sex couples faces charges in connection with an August boat crash that left him and six others injured.

Boca Raton Appoints Openly Gay 17-year-old to City Board
12/21/12

Tyler Morrison went from speaking out against the Boca City Council’s lack of LGBT protection, to becoming one its employees, who is now unprotected by a 46-year-old anti-discrimination policy.

VCU Investigation Says Coach Not Fired For Being Gay
12/21/12

Officials at Virginia Commonwealth University say that an "exhaustive" investigation found former women's volleyball coach James Finley's claims was not fired for being gay, as he believes; the claims were "unfounded," they said.

Anti-gay IL groups mobilizing coalition against marriage equality
12/21/12

A group of anti-gay organizations has announced a coalition to oppose same-sex marriage in Illinois, after lawmakers announced they would call for a vote on a marriage equality bill come January.

Despite anti-gay ban, Boy Scouts can lease public space, court rules
12/20/12

Even though the Boy Scouts of America bars atheists and gays, the city of San Diego is allowed to lease the group public property at nominal rates without running afoul of the state and federal constitutions, a federal appeals court decided Thursday.

Local leaders on why Michelle Kosilek is not the problem
12/20/12

Every time Michelle Kosilek makes headlines, Gunner Scott’s phone rings off the hook. Kosilek is in prison for committing a murder. By law, all prisoners are entitled to medically necessary procedures. For Kosilek, that means gender reassignment treatments.

CUAllies Rejected
12/20/12

Two weeks after the Catholic University of America rejected the proposal for CUAllies, a student organization for LGBT students and their allies, the club's lead organizer says supporters have not conceded.

Pages

RSS FEEDS

PRIVACY POLICY