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 […]

 Asbury Park based attorney, social justice and community advocate Luanne Peterpaul has been tapped by Mayor John Pallone to serve as the next municipal court judge in Long Branch, city officials have announced. “I believe Luanne will be a welcomed selection for the City of Long Branch,” Pallone said in a written statement. “Her background […]

Sustainable Jersey Award Asbury Park has become the first Monmouth County community to achieve Sustainable Jersey’s silver level certification, city officials have announced. The certification helps align and create community efforts to increase awareness, reduces waste and greenhouse emissions, saves money and resources, and makes the City eligible to apply for “green grants” in the future. […]

The Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance returns 7 p.m. Monday at the historic Paramount Theatre on the Asbury Park Boardwalk. The international event is held each year on Nov. 20 to pay homage to those brutally killed in the past year due to anti-transgender violence. The Day of Remembrance began in 1999 as a way […]

A National Survey by the Human Rights Campaign shows the Asbury Park has made strides in a scorecard that measures LGBTQ inclusivity in city laws and policies, municipal officials announced Friday. “The LGBTQ community has been a long-standing part of Asbury Park’s history, and an instrumental part of the City’s current period of revitalization and […]

One day after the nation celebrated its freedom, a crowd gathered along the Asbury Park Boardwalk to bear witness to Garden State Equality’s formal endorsement of Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Phil Murphy. “It’s always important to have the future governor come to Asbury Park,” Mayor John Moor said with assuredness for the November election outcome. “He’s […]

The State’s largest LGBTQ support organization will hold its largest fundraising event Saturday in Asbury Park. Garden State Equality, which moved its headquarters to Main Street in the city last year, will hold the Eighth Annual Equality Walk starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, rain or shine. “This event is an important reminder to folks visiting […]

Hotel Tides Manager Ryan Jimenez is among the organizers of a Pulse Remembrance Gathering being held 7 p.m. June 12 in Library Square Park. “In the wake of one of America’s worst tragedies, the Asbury Park LGBT community came together to plant 49 trees in Library Square Park in remembrance of our fallen brothers and […]