Pinksixty News THURSDAY 08 SEPTEMBER
Channel: Colin Fallesen
Date: 2011-09-08

US congresswoman Tammy Baldwin has entered the race to win retiring Wisconsin senator Herb Kohl's seat in 2012. If she is successful, she will become the first openly lesbian senator.

Ms Baldwin, a Democratic representative for Wisconsin, is one of just four openly gay congress members.


A Virginia woman claims she lost out on a job at a youth group because board members looked at her Facebook profile and assumed she was a lesbian.

Jessica A Hudson, of Kanawha County, is seeking unspecified damages from the Bob Burdette Center in Charleston.

Ten people were reportedly attacked by plainclothes policemen while visiting a gay club in Russia's St.Petersburg, last weekend.

According to the St. Petersburg Times, the attackers entered the club during the early hours of Sunday morning, before presenting police ID to the club's security and subsequently attacking visitors.

Ellen DeGeneres' record label has launched its first artist. 13-year-old Greyson Chance, a YouTube sensation, has released his debut album. The talk show host was executive producer of the album and was heavily involved in its creation.

Australia may get its first gay and lesbian museum. A prominent businessman has applied to the local council to establish Australia's first gay and lesbian cultural centre and museum in the Melbourne suburb of Collingwood.