Jerry Brown Appoints First Lesbian Superior Court Judge in California
Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed Berkeley attorney Kim Colwell as Superior Court judge in California. Colwell has worked as a private lawyer…
LGBT Youths and Immigrants Interrupt Romney and Ryan Victory Speech
Undocumented and LGBT youths disrupted Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan’s victory speech at the Lakeland Linder Regional Airport this morning…
Lady Gaga Says The Russian Government is Criminal
Lady Gaga had a few things to say about the Russian government and its anti-LGBT laws. On her Twitter page, she…
Marriage Equality in Maine. Watch a Beautiful Video
This November, a historical vote will be made in Maine which will decide the fate of marriage equality within the…
Gay & Lesbian Families Meet with Australian Prime Minister to Discuss Marriage Equality
Back in June, LGBT-rights groups GetUp! and Australian Marriage Equality raised over AUS$31,000 to outbid business leaders in a tradition known…
Precautionary Tax Advice for Gay Couples
In looking forward to the impending decision by the Supreme Court of whether or not to overturn the Defense…
Former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Officiates Gay Wedding at the Supreme Court
Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor continues to make history as a person by marrying a gay couple at…
French Assembly Approves Gay and Lesbian Marriage
After months of controversy and back-and-forths, France’s lower house of parliament approved a bill to legalize same-sex marriage and grant…
Charlotte, North Carolina Votes for Non-Discrimination Ordinance for LGBT People
Charlotte City Council has voted to advance city-wide non-discrimination protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity, in public accommodations, vehicles…
Dublin City Council Votes in Favor of Gay Marriage
The Dublin City Council passed a motion in support of inclusive civil marriage, “regardless” of a pair’s gender. Two motions…
New York to Build First Official LGBT Monument
New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled plans this Sunday for the first official LGBT monument in the state, the New…
Discrimination and Hateful Acts Against LGBTQ People are Now a Crime in Brazil
In a landmark decision on Thursday, Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled to classify discrimination and hateful acts against LGBTQ people as crimes under…
Boy Scouts Across America Pledge To Give Their Eagle Scout Pins To Ryan Andresen
Eagle Scout Matthew Kimball and Scouts for Equality founder Zach Wahls have ignited a nationwide movement of Boy Scouts willing…
UPS Stops Donating to the Boy Scouts of America Because of Gay Ban
As a result of UPS’s non-discrimination policy, the shipping company announced that the UPS Foundation can no longer support the Boy Scouts…
Lesbian Boy Scout Leader’s Dismissal Causes National Uproar
Last week we were shocked about the firing of lesbian Den Mother Jennifer Tyrrell. After the news broke, more than…
Video of the Week: Supporting Gay Russians with #LoveAlwaysWins
The LGBT-rights group AllOut, who has been leading the charge against Russia’s discriminatory laws, has released a short film highlighting…
Redditors Launch ‘Fa**ot’ Watch’ to Shame Gays, Reddit Shuts it Down
Redditors have done a lot for the world (from sorting through thousands of declassified documents to discovering new things on…
First Gay Latino Chosen as Inaugural Poet
Engineer Richard Blanco will have his poetic voice exposed to millions of Americans on the steps of the Capitol on…
Oklahoma Erects Gay-Pride ‘Festivus’ Pole
The Oklahoma capitol building will be adorned next week with a “Festivus pole,” with rainbow colors and a mirror-ball top,…
Gay Ads Date Back to Early 20th Century
JCPenney’s 2012 Father’s Day catalog featuring a happy family scene was not entirely welcomed, as anticipated. Why? The catalog did…
Jacob Rudolph’s Gay Speech to Fellow Classmates
When New Jersey high school senior Jacob Rudolph accepted the Class Actor award at his school, he was called up…
Ellen DeGeneres Joins Fight to Change “Bully” Rating from R to PG
Katy Butler, a bullied high school student from Michigan who delivered more than 200,000 petition signatures to the Motion Picture…
House Passes LGBT-Inclusive Violence Against Women Act
The US House of Representative, after much debate and back and forth, passed the Senate-approved version of the Violence Against…
Children’s Museum Tells Lesbian Family They are Not a Real Family
A Jacksonville, Florida mother alleges that a local children’s museum discriminated against her same-sex parent household. Karen Lee-Duffell, who went…
Arizona Elects Country’s First Bisexual Congressional Member
It was a too-close-to-call race in the new Phoenix–area congressional district, but finally former Democratic state Sen. Krysten Sinema can…
Gay Travel: This Year’s Phoenix Pride Festival is Hot!
Things are about go get a whole lot hotter in Phoenix, Arizona as the Phoenix Pride Festival becomes the must-attend event this…
Fox’s Tammy Bruce Told She Will “Never” Guest Host For O’Reilly Becase She’s Gay
Longtime Fox News contributor Tammy Bruce tweeted yesterday that she’s been told she’ll never guest host “The O’Reilly Factor” because…
JC Penney Embraces Gay Pride with New Pride T-Shirt
Since the controversial announcement that Ellen DeGeneres is going to be the new spokeswoman for JC Penney, the company has…
Expedia Shows Their Support for Marriage Equality With Beautiful Video
Expedia has released a beautiful video that portrays a family celebrating the marriage of their lesbian daughter. It looks at…
Conservative Jewish School Ends Boy Scouts Charter Over Anti-Gay Policy
Golda Och Academy, a Conservative Jewish day school in West Orange, New Jersey, announced that they will not renew a…