politics

Houston Texans owner Bob McNair says in a statement, "I do not believe in or tolerate personal or professional discrimination of any kind."

Houston Texans owner Bob McNair has reportedly joined the effort to overturn the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance with a $10k donation. The Super Bowl is headed to Houston in 2017.

Brian Sims, the former college football captain and current State Legislator in Pennsylvania, is running for Congress.

Lance Berkman, the former Houston Astros star, explains why he opposes a Houston ordinance protecting LGBT people. "They truly might think they're a woman, which is a little strange to me."

Lance Berkman uses the fear of rapists wandering into women's locker rooms as a tool to drive votes against Houston's Equal Rights Ordinance, which protects gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.

Mike Huckabee told a crowd in Iowa that the President of the United States shouldn't be thanking gay people like Jason Collins, Michael Sam and Robbie Rogers for their courage.

Just because you're sorry you got caught believing gay people don't deserve equality, that does not mean you should apologize. You slip up with a word? Fine. But you expound on your bigotry? I don't want to hear it anymore.

Robbie Rogers was thanked by President Barack Obama during the Los Angeles Galaxy's trip to the White House.

The Republican Party of Cuyahoga County has a booth at the Gay Games Festival in Cleveland. Gay Games participants so far have received them well.

Jack Burkman claims he will release his proposed bill with Congressional support.

As Sochi's opening ceremonies filled the night with fireworks and historical pageantry, and Russia was on parade wearing what Vladimir Putin calls its "new face," various human-rights battles were continuing spookily behind the show biz.

Collins will join Boston Marathon bombing survivors Carlos Arredondo and Jeff Bauman, among others.

Brian Sims The election Tuesday features four ballot initiatives dealing with same-sex marriage and two openly gay former athletes from Pennsylvania running for office. History will be made in Pennsylvania when Brian Sims is elected to the state House, the first openly gay person to do so. Sims, a former college football captain familiar to […]

Scott Schmidt, known for his now-dead blog BoiFromTroy, is running for the West Hollywood City Council. Scott’s a really smart get-it-done, no-nonsense guy who could bring a ton to West Hollywood. He’s already on the city’s Transportation Commission and was elected the chairman of that board after just two years of service! He’s holding a […]

Gay Games athletes wearing dog tags to protest the DADT policy. Really big and historic news out of Washington, where the U.S. Senate today voted, 65-31, to repeal the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. A filibuster against repeal was defeated, 63-33, setting the stage for the final vote. The bill has already passed the […]

Having been totally bummed all day about Prop. 8 passing here in California, this e-mail from a friend gave me a laugh and some hope. She and her husband, Bill, are dear friends and live in Southern California: Today was street-sweeping day, and as often happens, some of our neighbors forget to move their cars […]

Here is a good link to follow the fight in California over Proposition 8, which would ban gay marriage. Use the drop-down menu to find Prop. 8. Here is a good link to follow the fight in California over Proposition 8, which would ban gay marriage. Use the drop-down menu to find Prop. 8.

Not sports-related, but as a California resident and gay man, wow!: SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court ruled today that same-sex couples should be permitted to marry, rejecting state marriage laws as discriminatory. The lead attorneys in the case were from the National Center for Lesbian Rights, whose Homophobia in Sports project has done […]