Eight Oscar Nominations for Brokeback Mountain
The cowboy love story "Brokeback Mountain" are leading the Oscar race with a total of eight nominations. The nominations include best picture, director (Ang Lee), actor (Heath Ledger), supporting actor (Jake Gyllenhaal.)
Tuesday, 01.31.2006
Conservatives Oppose Gay Ban in Military
In a new report titled Restoring American Military Power, the Center for American Progress (CAP) calls on Congress to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
Monday, 01.30.2006
D.P. Benefits To Dying Lesbian Cop
After months of protests by gay-rights advocates, Ocean County freeholders have decided to reverse a previous decision and will extend death benefits to the lesbian partner of a veteran detective dying of lung cancer.
Wednesday, 01.25.2006
Pentagon Fired 244 Gay Doctors, Nurses
A University of California research center released data today showing that the military has fired 244 medical specialists under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
Wednesday, 01.25.2006
Will & Grace Ends in May
NBC announced on Sunday that they are taking "Will & Grace" off the air in May, thereby confirming that this is the last season for the groundbreaking TV series.
Monday, 01.23.2006
Gay Dramas Take Home The Golden Globes
Brokeback Mountain went winning out of the Golden Globes on Monday, with a total of four prices, and leading way for a triumphant night for movies with LGBT themes.
Monday, 01.16.2006
NLGJA Receives $100,000 from CNN
The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) received a $100,000 donation from CNN to the NLGJA Scholarship Fund endowment to support the Leroy F. Aarons Scholarship Award.
Sunday, 01.15.2006
Rosie O'Donnell Sketches on Logo
Rosie O'Donnell returns to TV with a sketch-comedy series on Logo. The show will feature a cast of up-and-coming comedians and will be filmed in front of a studio audience.
Tuesday, 01.10.2006
New Jersey Lawmakers Pass Gay Rights Bills
New Jersey lawmakers voted to give same-sex couples the same rights as married couples regarding inheritance and funeral arrangements and to extend gay couples' access to health benefits in the public sector.
Tuesday, 01.10.2006
Great Week for Gay Lawmakers
The New Year got off to a great start for openly gay lawmakers across America. New Jersey's first openly gay mayor was sworn in and the first openly gay Speaker of the New York City Council took office.
Sunday, 01.08.2006
Gay Soldier Attacked at Fort Huachuca Discharged
Officials at Fort Huachuca, where Private Lawson and his attacker were both stationed, have refused to say if any appropriate action has been taken to hold his attacker, Private Zacharias Pierre, accountable.
Friday, 01.06.2006
Gays Travel More Overseas
Gay and lesbian adults are more likely than heterosexual adults to say that they plan to spend their next vacations overseas according to a recent nationwide online survey.
Tuesday, 01.03.2006
New Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender TV Portrayals
Amid the critical success of films like "Brokeback Mountain," "Transamerica" and "Rent" - the next wave of LGBT visibility arrives via television screens in early 2006.
Monday, 01.02.2006
4,000 Year Old Gay Kiss
A series of paintings in an ancient Egyptian tomb showing two men in a warm embrace and other tender poses could be the first recorded depiction of an openly homosexual couple.
Monday, 01.02.2006