San Diego Gay and Lesbian News

It didn't take long before some conservatives and "family" watchdog groups began their charge against PBS and the kid's show "Arthur"  after the show revealed that one of their main characters is gay.

Furthermore, that reveal was made at a gay wedding and the groom is a popular teacher who works at the titular character's elementary school. 

Although no official word has come out of the White House about its position on the Equality Act scheduled for a U.S. House vote on Friday, one unnamed administration official says President Trump is not supporting it. 

In 2016, the then Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus officially announced that three naval vessels would be named after prominent U.S. civil rights leaders which include Congressman John Lewis, gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk, and U.S. Senator Robert Kennedy.

A small New York restaurant is apologizing to a gay couple who were called "fa**ots" by one of their waiters as they were exiting the restaurant this week. 

The slur was said in Spanish according to Craig Hollid-Ausset and his husband Marc at the Casa Rustica in Smithtown, Long Island. 

As part of his effort to create more housing for the City’s most vulnerable residents, Mayor Kevin L.

Jennifer Hasso has filed a lawsuit against San Diego city leaders.

The Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, after a month of pressure from international advocacy organizations and celebrity boycotts said he is putting a moratorium on capital punishment including death for gay sex and adultery. 

Time Magazine has made history by featuring the first openly gay Democratic American presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg and his husband, Chasten, as "First Family" on this week's cover. 

The image appeared on the publication's Instagram page Thursday with the following caption, saying:

The executive director of the North County LGBTQ Resource Center, Max Disposti, is calling for Pilot Property Management (PPM) to issue a statement about a recent hate crime that occurred at one of their properties. 

Health care providers can now refuse services to patients who they believe violate their religious beliefs 

The "Conscience Rule" was finalized by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday.