Minority Groups

O.C. hate crimes fall; attacks based on sexual orientation rise

2013-05-23 00:05:00

The number of reported hate crimes in Orange County fell by 21% last year, even though such crimes based on sexual orientation almost doubled, according to a report released Thursday. The Orange County Human Relations Commission found that 61 hate...

Vote on Boy Scouts' gay ban brings out protesters from both sides

2013-05-22 17:01:00

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Protesters in Boy Scout uniforms staked out sides of a resort-lined street in this Dallas suburb where national Scouting leaders were meeting Wednesday to consider lifting the ban on gay Scouts. On one side, handmade signs cried...

Monica Ratliff's election to L.A. school board is 'huge upset'

2013-05-22 23:14:00

On its face, the election this week of a Los Angeles fifth-grade teacher to the Board of Education was a stunner. Monica Ratliff's low-budget effort included her boyfriend, a film school instructor, as her campaign manager. She had no paid staff and no...

Scouting's misstep

2013-05-22 00:00:00

At age 19, when I was an assistant scoutmaster, I was expelled from the Boy Scouts of America for being gay. The very group that had taught me the value of self-respect since I was 8 years old now told me that there was something fundamentally wrong...

Three Californians to receive Harvey Milk award at White House

2013-05-21 08:34:00

State Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) is heading to the White House on Wednesday to be honored as one of 10 gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender officials to be named a Harvey Milk Champion of Change. Lara’s selection comes a month after the...

Salt Lake City has highest rate of same-sex couples raising kids

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Salt Lake City: the gay parenting capital of the United States? Unexpected as it may sound, a new study finds that the Utah capital and its outskirts have the nation's highest percentage of gay or lesbian couples raising children. --------------------...

A plus-size protest to Abercrombie and Fitch's backward thinking

2013-05-21 10:59:00

The scandal over Abercrombie and Fitch’s exclusionary marketing strategy, now into its third week, shows no sign of letting up. “You’ve probably heard about it if you are a teenager, have a teenager or if you like to wear your shorts...

Election day: A long, expensive race to lead L.A. draws to an end

2013-05-21 06:17:00

After years of campaigning, and months of debating and handshaking by the candidates, the time is finally upon Los Angeles voters to choose their next mayor. Polls are set to open at 7 a.m. for an election that�that has�drawn record spending and will...

L.A. elections may be decided by older, white voters, poll shows

2013-05-20 23:21:00

Tuesday's elections will sweep in new leadership for Los Angeles' 3.8 million residents, but the races are likely to be decided by an older, whiter and more educated fraction of the city's population. Latinos, the city's dominant ethnic group and a...

The Week Ahead: Myanmar mends, Africa ascends, cinema celebrates

2013-05-20 04:00:00

Architect of exiting autocracy invited to the White House Monday, May 20 -- Myanmar President Thein Sein’s visit to Washington symbolically celebrates his nation’s embrace of democracy and the rule of law after half a century of...

Garcetti's lead over Greuel at 7 percentage points in mayoral race

2013-05-17 21:30:00

Eric Garcetti's lead in the Los Angeles mayor's race has narrowed to seven percentage points, but his strength among conservatives has blocked rival Wendy Greuel from securing a San Fernando Valley base that is vital to her chances, according to a new USC...

Labor group won't back away from campaign mailer

2013-05-17 20:37:00

The most powerful labor organization in Los Angeles refused Friday to back away from a campaign mailer in which it urges voters to support Wendy Greuel for mayor because she "will raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour." Even though Greuel has said she...

MIAMI BEACH, FL - APRIL 14: Teddy Fournier and Tim Hogan (L-R) stand together before the start of Azucar High Heel Race at the Fifth annual Miami Beach Gay Pride Parade along Ocean Drive on April 14, 2013 in Miami Beach, Florida.

2013-04-14 00:00:00

A same-sex marriage supporter waves a rainbow flag in front of the US Supreme Court on March 26, 2013 in Washington, DC, as the Court takes up the issue of gay marriage.

2013-03-26 00:00:00

The first openly gay man to command a ship with Transwarp drive, George Takei is 74.

2013-03-11 18:09:00