Sign the Petition, Attend Rally, Things We Can do Now to Call Attention to ‘Gay Concentration Camps’ in Chechnya
“Call for an immediate stop to abduction, torture and killing of gay men in Chechnya,” Amnesty International posted today on…
SCRUFF Helps Host First-Ever LGBT On-the-Street Dance Party in Delhi, India
SCRUFF, the gay ‘dating’ app for gay men, presented and released video footage of Dance for Pride: Breaking the Stereotypes,…
Russia Bans Depiction of Vladimir Putin in Drag
Russia has banned depicting the no-term-limit leader of Russia, Vladimir Putin, in drag. The country’s list of banned extremist material…
Dutch Men are Holding Hands Across Holland to Unite Against Anti-Gay Hate Crime
A homophobic attack on a gay couple in Holland has united the country against hate. To show support for two…
For the First Time, the Pope Welcomes Gay Male Leader and Partner to the Vatican
The Pope welcomed the world’s only gay leader and his husband to the Vatican in an unprecedented bridge between faith and…
Trump Administration Strikes Plans to Get Much-Needed Info on LGBT Population in 2020 Census, Citing No ‘Federal Need’
The Trump Administration’s Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Community Living (ALC) has removed a question about sexual orientation…
Things Keep Getting More Bizaare in Fight Over North Carolina’s HB2, Republicans Want to ‘Double Down’ on Hateful Provisions
A Republican-led proposal would double down on some of the most discriminatory provisions of North Carolina’s HB2 and add a…
Japan’s Government Makes Huge Strides to Protect LGBT Youths, But More Can Be Done
Japan’s updated national bullying prevention policy will for the first time protect sexual and gender minority students. “Japan’s new policy…
After Promise of Repeal, North Carolina’s HB2 Still in Limbo as Republicans Refuse to Vote ‘Up or Down’
North Carolina’s Republican leadership for their continued refusal to allow a clean up or down vote on the full repeal…
Concern Mounts After Kentucky Governor Signs Anti-LGBT Bill into Law
Governor Matt Bevin signed SB 17 into law, a measure that allows student groups at colleges, universities, and high schools to…
Aww! Anti-LGBT Bigot Pat McCrory Says It’s Hard to Find a Job Because People Think He’s a Bigot
Former North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory said that it is difficult for him to find a new job after being…
20/20 Goes Undercover to Expose Gay-Conversion Camps, And It’s Terrifying
The process of gay-conversion therapy is universally deemed as harmful or not effective by scientists the world over. In fact,…
Anheuser-Busch May Boycott Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade Over Exclusion of Gay Vets Group
Ripped straight from the headlines of yesteryear (seriously didn’t this same news cycle happen two years ago), Anheuser-Busch has threatened…
The Supreme Court Will Not Hear Potentially Historic Case on Transgender Restrooms
The Supreme Court announced today that it is sending a landmark transgender rights case back to the Fourth Circuit Court…
Arkansas Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Hate by Striking Down Anti-Discrimination Ordinance
In a disgusting turn back of the clock, Arkansas Supreme Court struck down a local ordinance banning discrimination based on…
‘I am Proud to be the Antithesis of Whatever that Guy Is’ Ross Mathews Responds to Milo Yiannopoulos Comments
TV darling and RuPaul’s Drag Race judge Ross Mathews was unwillingly thrown into the never-ending saga of Alt-Right loser Milo Yiannopoulos when the…
New Mexico Legislature Advances Ban on Gay Conversion Bill
New Mexico is one step closer to banning the archaic and dangerous practice of gay conversion therapy. The state is hoping…
Money Talks, North Carolina Legislature Introduces HB2 Repeal Legislation
After the threat of losing nearly half-a-million dollars, North Carolina’s legislature has introduced legislation that will repeal HB2 and replace…
North Carolina Could Lose Half a Million if Anti-LGBT Law isn’t Repealed
North Carolina Republican leadership is still recklessly refusing to allow a vote to fully repeal HB2—the deeply discriminatory law that…
Ireland Follows UK Lead and Sets Bill in Motion to Pardon Men Convicted of Same-Sex Activity
The Irish Legal Times says that the country will pardon gay and bisexual men that were convicted in Ireland for…
Donald Trump will Continue Obama-Era LGBT Protection Policy, But LGBT Organizations are Not Buying it
Although many were speculating yesterday that President Donald Trump would be issuing an executive order to dismantle Obama-era anti-discrimination LGBT policies, the…
Boy Scouts of America will Allow Transgender Male-Identifying Members
Who would have thought that the Boys Scouts of America would have come this far? The organization began allowing gay youths…
To Make America Great, Trump May Take Away LGBT Rights
When Trump promised to “Make America Great” he told us the recipe meant keeping out the Muslims and blocking out…
Landmark Lebanese Court Rules in Favor of Decriminalizing Gay Rights
Lebanon has moved one step closer to legalizing homosexuality. Judge Rabih Maalouf ruled that “homosexuality is a personal choice, and…
Discriminatory Anti-LGBT Legislation Moves Forward in Virginia
The General Laws Committee of the Virginia House of Delegates advanced HB 2025—a discriminatory piece of legislation that would seek to give taxpayer-funded agencies…
CDC Indefinitely Postpones LGBT Youth Health Summit
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has indefinitely postponed an LGBT youth health summit after the election of Donald…
Trump Baselessly Reacts to Fox News Report on Chelsea Mannig Calling her a Traitor
Six this morning, while President Donald Trump watches his cable news programs, the commander in chief flippantly posted about the…
Students File Motion in Utah Demanding an End to Anti-Gay Education Law
Equality Utah and two public school students, represented by the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and the law firm…
Randy Rainbow Gives ‘Jellicle Cats’ the ‘Alternative Facts’ Treatment Featuring Kellyanne Conway
Last year, the gay vlogger-comedian Randy Rainbow’s Broadway song parodies and satirical, manipulated “interviews” with political figureheads turned him into a…
An Hour in and White House’s LGBT and Climate Change Websites Go Offline
It hasn’t been very long since Donald Trump was sworn in as president of the Untied States, and already his…