One man and two teens have been arrested on suspicion of gang-raping a woman last month in the San Francisco Bay area while allegedly taunting her for being a lesbian, police said Thursday as they searched for a fourth suspect.

Officers arrested 31-year-old Humberto Hernandez Salvador at his Richmond home Wednesday night, Richmond police Lt. Mark Gagan said. The suspect is being held without bail on gang rape, kidnapping and carjacking charges.

Police also arrested a 15-year-old Richmond boy a… Continue

On December 13th, a twenty-eight-year-old California woman was brutally raped by four men because she is a lesbian and had a rainbow sticker on her car.

See the story here: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/20/BAV714SBA1.DTL

The woman could need months to recover physically and years to recover psychologically. She was attacked near her apartment and does not want to go back. Along w… Continue

A much needed and timely group has emerged to proclaim loud and clear that most people of faith do not support intolerance. Most importantly they provide resources to speak at churches and congregations to teach tolerance.

http://cafaithforequality.org/

As people of faith, many of us are called to act for justice. To heal the rift between faith communities and lesbian gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, we are driven to engage our… Continue

In light of the violent acts of rape, arson, and murder routinely committed against our community I am concerned that such headlines will invite even more violence against us.

In this most recent attack, LBGT are compared to a global scourge that threatens to destroy humanity.

Pope: Saving us from gay threat as… Continue

When Pastor Warren compares our community to deviants and predators it creates violence against us. When the faith press repeatedly describes our peaceful movement as a violent campaign, it creates violence against us.

Via Associated Press:

"Anytime there is an anti-LGBT initiative, we tend to see spikes both in the numbers and the severity of attacks," he said. "People feel this extra entitlement to act out their prejudice." --Richmond police Lt. Mark Gagan

[...] A woman in the San… Continue

Many Christians feel that support of Proposition 8 is un-Christian. See Proponents of Prop. 8 don't follow Jesus' teachings

[...]Today I am saddened by what the proponents of Proposition 8 have done. As a heterosexual married family man, I am not an advocate of gay rights. Neither am I an advocate of discrimination, regardless of the form it takes.

Having spent the major part of my adult life trying to discern what the life… Continue

From the excellent people at YouCantHideYourHate we have this sad summary of events this week for the LBGT community.

-The US joins China, Russia, and pretty nearly every Islamic Country in refusing to sign on to a UN declaration opposing persecution of homosexuals.

-Obama extends an invitation to Rick Warren to preside over the beginning of his term as president.

-Obama fails to include a single out gay or lesbian in his cabinet or his i… Continue

We would like to thank all of the businesses (listed below) that supported us Saturday evening for Light Up the Night for Equality in Belmont Shore.

Also huge thanks to Jenna, and the entire crew at Long Beach Special Events and Filming; as well as the Long Beach Police for being inc… Continue

UPDATED: See the photo from our own Randy and David!

Via Courage Campaign





Ken Starr and the "Yes… Continue

LA Times in Jerry Brown's reverse on gay-marriage ban: Is it a game-changer?

Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown's reversal on Proposition 8 -- he now is asking the California Supreme Court to reject it -- is the talk of the blog world today. Of course, the pro-gay-marriage forces are happy. But there is a lot of debate about whether Brown's rejection of the voters' will on gay marriage can fly… Continue