Barack Obama sent a letter to the Alice B. Toklas Democratic Club last weekend on the occasion of San Francisco LGBT Pride which inluded his opposition to the anti-marriage constitutional amendment currently on the California November 4 statewide ballot.Dear Friends,Thank you for the opportunity to welcome everyone to the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club's Pride Breakfast and to congratulate you on continuing a legacy of success, stretching back thirty-six years. As one of the oldest and most influential LGBT organizations in the country, you have continually rallied to support Democratic candidates and causes, and have fought tirelessly ...

Canadians have an obligation to try to promote their country's pro-LGBT-rights climate in places where homosexuality is not accepted, and to offer political asylum to those who are being persecuted over their sexual orientation, according to a panel discussion held as part of Toronto's pride celebration. "There are 86 countries in the world where we would be arrested just for being in this room. In 10, we would be executed," the Rev. Brent Hawkes of Toronto's Metropolitan Community Church said during the panel. The Toronto Star ...

Houston, TX (PR.com) — Alpha Lambda Zeta Fraternity, Inc. is not your typical fraternity. You won’t find its members bearing togas on college campuses or posting flyers advertising their next house party. Instead, you see its members at local political events soliciting petitions for LGBT rights and in various neighborhoods working to better their communities. [...] ...

Pressure Mounting On NJ Lawmakers To Legalize Gay MarriageTrenton, New Jersey) LGBT rights activists are stepping up their pressure on New Jersey lawmakers to take up legislation that would convert the state's civil unions law to provide for marriage.The decision by the California Supreme Court to allow same-sex marriage has helped in the fight and a study released Friday will likely add to the argument that allowing gays and lesbians to marry is not only a matter of equal rights but also is good business.The study, released by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law examined the potential ...