Families can look very different. Love and grief are universal: Some things we know for sure — a little boy dealt a seemingly impossible hand, the two … [Read more...] about Mourning in Montclair
Deaths
Legendary Fitness Guru Jack Lalanne is Dead at 96
Fitness guru Jack Lalanne has died at 96, of respiratory failure following a bout of pneumonia.The L.A. Times:"LaLanne opened what is commonly … [Read more...] about Legendary Fitness Guru Jack Lalanne is Dead at 96
NY Teen Commits Suicide After Anti-Gay Facebook Bullying
Kameron Jacobsen, 14, of Monroe Woodbury High School took his own life this week, and many are pointing to anti-gay taunting as the catalyst. To … [Read more...] about NY Teen Commits Suicide After Anti-Gay Facebook Bullying
MN Gay Teen’s Death May Have Been Heart Failure and Not Suicide
Yesterday, I posted about Lance Lundsten, a Minnesota teen who had reportedly taken his own life after being bullied. The news outlet, KSAX, which … [Read more...] about MN Gay Teen’s Death May Have Been Heart Failure and Not Suicide
Bullied Gay Teen Commits Suicide in Minnesota
Lance Lundsten, an 18-year-old student at Jefferson High School in Alexandria, Minnesota, killed himself over the weekend, and had been bullied for … [Read more...] about Bullied Gay Teen Commits Suicide in Minnesota
Slain Portuguese Gay Author Carlos Castro’s Ashes Dumped Down Times Square Subway Grate
Carlos Castro, the gay activist and author who was recently slain by a male model in a midtown Manhattan hotel, wanted his ashes left in Times Square, … [Read more...] about Slain Portuguese Gay Author Carlos Castro’s Ashes Dumped Down Times Square Subway Grate
Watch: Well-Known People We Lost in 2010
3 MSNBC looks back on the people we lost this year.Watch, AFTER THE JUMP... … [Read more...] about Watch: Well-Known People We Lost in 2010
Watch: CNN’s Don Lemon on Teena Marie’s Legacy
Don Lemon called in to CNN last night to discuss Teena Marie's legacy.Watch, AFTER THE JUMP... … [Read more...] about Watch: CNN’s Don Lemon on Teena Marie’s Legacy
Gay Rights Activist And First National President Of PFLAG Dies
From Adele Starr's LA Times obituary: "Adele Starr, a Brentwood mother of five who overcame dismay at her son's homosexuality to become … [Read more...] about Gay Rights Activist And First National President Of PFLAG Dies
Elizabeth Edward Dies at 61 After Cancer Battle
Elizabeth Edwards, a mother to four who very publicly faced the infidelity of her senator husband in the last years of her life, and a vocal ally of … [Read more...] about Elizabeth Edward Dies at 61 After Cancer Battle