Florida Agenda

ORLANDO – The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) annual meeting in Orlando was the scene for respectful protest this week, as LGBT advocates and their supporters protested the ouster of a gay den mother by presenting a petition containing more than 275,000 signatures in support of reinstatement for the woman, Jennifer Tyrell of Ohio. Among [...]

CHICAGO, IL – Retailer JCPenney has unveiled its most recent ad to feature a samesex couple—two smiling, real-life gay dads and their kids to honor Father’s Day and Pride month in June. This in spite of opposition from conservative groups, including One Million Moms, which threatened an online boycott of the department store chain last [...]

DARTMOUTH, MA – Researchers at University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, are shedding new light on the sexual orientation of dolphins, and they say that the marine mammals are no strangers to same sex attraction. Scientists went to Western Australia to study over 120 bottlenose dolphins, and found that males of the species were “found to engage [...]

NEW YORK, NY – New York City-based writer/director/producer Adam Goldman has unleashed a new Web-based series that he hopes will do for the Twenty-Tens what “Queer as Folk” did for the first half of the “Aughts.” The six-episode Web series tells the story about a gay man and his circle of friends, as they explore [...]

Village People Singer Wins “Termination Rights” Case over Song Rights   LOS ANGELES, CA – A federal judge last week ruled in favor of recording artist and songwriter Victor Willis, the former lead singer of 1970s disco band the Village People, dismissing a lawsuit brought by two music companies that sought to prevent him from [...]

GAP Unveils Same-Sex Ad Campaigns LOS ANGELES, CA – Clothing retailer Gap has rolled out the latest element in its “Be Bright” campaign, a new billboard that features an attractive young gay couple beside the slogan “Be One.” “Be Bright speaks to what has always been the heart and soul of Gap —casual American style [...]

Justin Bieber Impersonator Arrested for Online Child Pornography   MONTGOMERY, AL – An Alabama man has been arrested, charged with child pornography and sexual exploitation after falsely assuming the identity of performer Justin Bieber and enticing underage girls to perform sexual acts online. Christopher Patrick Gunn of Montgomery is accused of persuading the girls to [...]

SNL Alum, Turned Right Wing Activist, Decries Positive Portrayal of Gays on “Glee”   DAVIE – Comedian Victoria Jackson, a former sketch comic on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” has condemned the FOX Network’s program “Glee” for its positive portrayal of gay characters and the potential negative impact it could have on children. Jackson, 52, a [...]

Chaz Bono talks “Transgender” to FIU Students MIAMI – On Monday, fresh from his stint as Grand Marshal of the Miami Beach Gay Pride parade, Chaz Bono spoke with students at Florida International University about his experiences coming out, and later transitioning from female to male. Also, the part about telling mom Cher he planned [...]

Call to Action is urged to Protest Gay Relationships in Popular Role-playing Game   TAMPA – Software developer Electronic Arts (EA) is at the center of an email and letter-writing campaign directed by the Tampa-based Florida Family Association (FFA), prompted by the condemnation of religious organizations for depictions of same-sex romantic relationships in the designer’s [...]