Reeling from the worst attack ever aimed at homosexuals in Israel, members of the country's gay community and their supporters rallied Sunday in the heart of Tel Aviv a day after a masked gunman killed two people at a center for gay youth and escaped. ...more

August 3, 2009

Chicago, Philadelphia. Tampa? Carrie West, who helped start the GaYbor District in Ybor City, wants to turn his community into one of the nation's top gay and lesbian destinations. ...more

November 30, 2008

Gay men and lesbians have had their share of setbacks in the Bay area. But amid all the high-profile heartbreak, there are signs large and small that the Tampa Bay area is growing more supportive of gay men, lesbians and their families. ...more

November 28, 2008

Comedian and part-time Florida resident Rosie O'Donnell says that "every American should have the right to be married to anyone they choose who is above legal age" and the so-called "marriage protection amendment" passed by a majority of voters doesn't really protect marriages. ...more

November 20, 2008

In a brief response to Bill Youngman and anyone considering a yes vote on Amendment Two: Yes, I am a gay man who currently gets no financial or social legal benefits from my union with my partner of 27 years and I am fine with that. But in your defense, Mr. Youngman, the thought of marriage makes me sick and only brings up historically negative connotations such as divorce, spousal mental and physical abuse, drug and alcohol addictions, dead-beat dads, mothers working three jobs or relying on the government to support them. I believe only a very small portion of the gay community wants a home like their friends and neighbors. Yes, judges can overturn current laws, but like California, then Florida residents can vote and decide a less divisive amendment. ...more

October 24, 2008

Lance Bass has faced his share of screaming girls - the teenyboppers, mother-daughter pairs and grown women who have followed him since he joined the pop band 'N Sync at 16. But the fan-boys are sort of new. ...more

October 28, 2007

TAMPA - The Florida Senate Committee on Children, Families and Elder Affairs has scheduled a public hearing for tonight on the North Dale Mabry Highway campus of Hillsborough Community College to hear comments about adoption and foster care. The hearing will begin at 6:30 and last until 9 p.m. and will be on the first floor of the Student Services Building. ...more

October 22, 2007

Ybor City, to be sure, remains a work in progress. ...more

October 17, 2007

Ybor City, to be sure, remains a work in progress. It is the historical, immigrant soul of Tampa, but since the oxymoronic heyday of urban renewal, it has been in identity-crisis mode. No need to rechronicle that here, but suffice it to say that wooing businesses, residents, shoppers and diners to a wet-zoned venue frequented by drunks and punks is a challenge. One that warrants curfews, decibel ordinances and a high-profile police presence. ...more

October 15, 2007

She's not Glinda, the Good Witch from 'The Wizard of Oz,' able to wave her magic wand and change things. In nine months on the job as House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi has learned to live with the limits of her power. ...more

October 14, 2007