Governor Phil Murphy will be the featured guest speaker during tonight’s Third Annual Equality Ball, Garden State Equality [GSE] officials have confirmed. The Equality Ball is Garden State Equality’s largest fundraiser of the year, held in support of three primary community programs – to create safe and affirming schools, expand LGBTQ-affirming healthcare, and protect LGBTQ […]

Today, the House of Representatives voted 236-173 to pass The Equality Act, which would provide explicit federal non-discrimination protections to LGBTQ Americans. The bill has unanimous support from New Jersey’s Democratic Congressional Delegation. It is the first time in history The Equality Act has passed either chamber. “While LGBTQ New Jerseyans enjoy commonsense legal protections […]

Words expressed in ‘Gen Silent,’ a 2010 documentary film, directed and produced by Stu Maddux included: “We have a whole generation of people who don’t know who we are. That’s really sad because you’re missing out on a lot. We know a lot, and we did a lot for you. You wouldn’t be here if […]

While acceptance and a celebration of diversity underscored the 2018 Pride events held throughout the Asbury Park area this weekend, the message was clear – there is more work to be done. “Today is an important reminder that New Jersey is going to be a beacon of hope at a time when the federal government […]

Gov. Phil Murphy and Congressman Frank Pallone Jr were among those who came out Sunday to honor Luanne Peterpaul at Watermark on the Asbury Park Boardwalk. “I don’t think that there is anyone in this state that I have met who has poured their heart out day in and day out more than Luanne Peterpaul,” […]

Gov Phil Murphy has appointed Asbury Park’s own Brenda ‘Sue’ Fulton to head the Motor Vehicle Commission. The Motor Vehicle Commission [MVC] is composed of eight members, four of which are appointed by the Governor. Three cabinet members also serve on an ex-officio basis: the State Attorney General, Treasurer, and Commissioner of the Department of Transportation. […]

A community unified in delivering a message that Love trumps Hate gathered for close to 3 hours at Springwood Avenue Park on Labor Day for a Stand Against Hate Rally. Two women – Nicolle Harris, a lifelong city resident, activist and minister, and Jess Alaimo, a comedian known for her organizing LGBTQ and other social […]

Letting one’s voice be heard and counted is not an uncommon thing in Asbury Park. This year alone, there have been a host of marches and rallies held in support of environmental protection, LGBT and Women’s rights, to name a few. Each has drawn crowds numbering in hundreds, if not the thousands. So it came […]

Garden State Equality will hold a rally 11 a.m. Saturday in direct protest to President Donald Trump’s announcement to ban transgender servicemembers serving in the United States Military. The rally, held in conjunction with Women’s March Asbury Park organizers, will kick off in the Paradise parking lot, located 101 Asbury Avenue and traverse to Library […]

Monday night’s Pulse Memorial gathering in Library Square Park was not only a moment for the Asbury Park community to remember the 49 individuals who lost their lives one year prior when 29-year-old Omar Mateen, a security guard armed with a SIG Sauer MCX semi-automatic rifle and a 9mm Glock 17 semi-automatic pistol attacked the […]