Local and National LGBT News

Chastity Bono, child of pop icons Cher and the late Sonny Bono, has announced plans to transition from female to male. A press statement now refers to Chastity as Chaz. For more click the link below.

Same-sex unions have been on the political radar in the United States since the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled in 1993 that denying licenses to same-sex partners violated the Hawaii constitution unless there is a "compelling state interest." See the following Wikipedia article about the status of gay marriage in the US.