Jul

14

Kermit Love Was Loved

Filed Under Obits |

An alert reader found this interesting NY Times obit: Read more

Jul

3

Jazz Funeral to Commemorate Upstairs Lounge Fire of 1973

Filed Under Gay Events, Music, Obits, Religion |

Jazz Funeral NewsWASHINGTON, DC — Many of the hundreds of pro-lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Christians who will converge Sept. 4–7 in New Orleans, La., for the Many Stories, One Voice conference will revisit the site of a devastating fire that killed 32 people at a local gay bar known as the Upstairs Lounge. Read more

Jun

2

Fashion King Yves Saint-Laurent Passes On to Fashion House in the Sky

Filed Under Celebs, Fashion, Obits |

After a year-long battle with brain cancer, fashion king, Yves Saint-Laurent died at the age of 71 on Sunday evening. Read more

May

12

Harvey Milk Memorial Sculpture to be Unveiled

Filed Under Arts, Gay Events, Obits |

The Harvey Milk City Hall Memorial Sculpture - full size clay maquette. (Photo: (c) 2008 Daub Frimin and Hendrickson Sculpture Group Photo by Danielle Nicoletta)Harvey Milk Memorial Sculpture to be finally unveiled in San Francisco City Hall Read more

May

2

The Dark Side of Being a British Soccer Hero

Filed Under Homophobia, Obits, Sports |

May 2nd, 2008 is the 10th anniversary of the death of Justin Fashanu — once a promising young English soccer star, who’s life ended rather tragically. The following is an article by Marcel Graves about Fashanu’s life. Read more

Apr

9

Pink Plots for Gays in Copenhagen?!

Filed Under Gossip, Life, Obits, WTF? |

I’m not sure if I should be witty with this post about the ‘gay cemetary’ story that’s hit the net… Read more

Feb

27

Gay Teen Shot Dead in Fort Lauderdale

Filed Under Crime, Gay Students, Hate Crimes, Homophobia, LGBT Youth, Obits, Police Beat |

Speaking of hate crimes in Fort Lauderdale, here’s a story that broke on Friday or Saturday. It’s also an unsolved crime at this point. Read more

Feb

25

Gay Rights and HIV/AIDS Organizations Get $65 Million Windfall!

Filed Under GLBT Equality, Gossip, Life, Obits |

Ric Weiland Leaves $65 Million to Support Gay Rights and HIV/AIDS OrganizationsLargest Single Bequest Ever to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Movement By Early Microsoft Employee, Ric Weiland. Pride Foundation to Distribute Weiland’s Groundbreaking Bequest. Read more

Feb

19

Remembering Lawrence King

Filed Under Gay Events, Gay Students, New Sites, Obits |

The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network has set up a new site to remember Lawrence King, the boy who was murdered last week. Read more

Feb

14

Charges Filed in SoCal School Shooting of Teen Shot in Hate-laced Attack!

Filed Under Crime, Gay Students, Hate Crimes, Legal, Obits |

Lawrence King, a 15-year-old student in Oxnard, Calif., was shot in the head Tuesday morning during a class at E.O. Green Junior High, by a classmate. King was declared brain dead, but his body remains on a ventilator for possible organ donation. According to the Associated Press, the Ventura County prosecutor has filed charges of attempted murder with a hate-crime enhancement, but can’t discuss the facts behind the case. Read more

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