Bank of America Fined $7,500 for Anti-Gay Housing Discrimination
In an historic move, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development made its first direct action against a bank…
Sam Adams Pulls Sponsorship From Boston St. Patty’s Day Over Exclusion of Gays
After nearly a decade, The famous New England beer, Sam Adams, will not participate in South Boston’s annual St. Patrick’s…
Georgia Senate Passes Law to Legally Discriminate Against Gay People
By a vote of 37-15, the Georgia Senate passed a bill allowing people to use their religion to challenge or…
Angels Block Protestors at Orlando Funerals
In an homage to the men and women who blocked the protestors at Matthew Shepard’s funeral, good Samaritans ensured that the…
Trump Administration to Defend Skydiving Company who Fired Employee After Coming Out
The Trump administration will urge a US appeals court in Manhattan to rule that federal law does not ban discrimination…
Transgender Student Harassed and Threatened in School Bathroom in Tennessee
Tobi, a 16-year-old transgender student at Siegel High in Murfreesboro, was harassed and threatened while using the boy’s bathroom at…
Southwest Pilot Suspended, May Be Sued for Anti-Gay Tirade
Image via www.southwest.com A pilot for Southwest Airlines was suspended yesterday after his obscenity-filled rant was broadcast from his cockpit…
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…
As Twins Accept Boy Scout Honor, One Gets Ready to be Kicked Out for Being Gay
The still-unjust policy of banning openly gay Boy Scouts of America leaders and adults from the organization is getting center-stage…
With Low Voter Turn Out, Houston Voters Say No to Protecting LGBT People
After a yearlong battle over whether or not LGBT people deserve protection from discrimination in housing, employment, and public accommodations, voters…
Anti-LGBT Virginia Foxx, Who Called Matthew Shepard’s Murder a ‘Hoax’ to Lead House Education Committee
Seventy-three-year-old GOP Congresswoman Virginia Foxx is preparing to take on leadership in the House Education and the Workforce Committee, and has…
Supreme Court to Allow Trump’s Ban on Transgender Servicemembers
The US Supreme Court lifted nationwide injunctions that had kept the administration’s discriminatory policy to prevent transgender people from serving openly…
US House Members Call on Obama to Protect LGBT Employees
In a letter, a group of 72 US House members called on President Obama to institute federal non-discrimination protections for…
White House Press Secretary Urges Lawmakers to Pass ENDA
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney released a video in favor of Congress voting for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act…
HRC Applies to March in St. Patrick’s Day Parade
After this year’s announcement that the first LGBT organization will be allowed to march in St. Patrick’s Day festivities since…
When is PepsiCo Going to Speak Out Against North Carolina’s Anti-Gay Bill?
With over 100 businesses telling calling on Governor Pat McCrory and the North Carolina General Assembly to repeal the radical provisions…
Malaysia Cuts Gay Scene from ‘Beauty and The Beast,’ then the Film Disappears from Movie Listings
Disney’s latest revamping of the classic Beauty and the Beast has been banned in Malaysian movie theaters. The live-action movie starring…
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Discrimination Against LGBTQ People
In yet another shockingly discriminatory move by the Trump administration, the Department of Justice has just sent a brief to…
Is National Geographic Anti-Gay?
Eagle Scout Will Oliver, Scouts for Equality, and GLAAD have teamed up to urge National Geographic Channel to denounce the…
High School Refuses to Publish Yearbook Interview with Gay Student
Administrators at Sheridan High School, near Little Rock, Arkansas, are refusing to include an interview with openly gay student Taylor…
Alabama’s Judiciary Committee Passes H.B. 56 a Bill That Will Allow Legal Discrimination Against Gay People
Alabama’s House Judiciary Committee advanced H.B. 56, which allows probate judges and public officials to cite a religious reason for…
Spice Girls ‘Wannabe’ Used to End Violence Against Women
A video of Wannabe by the Spice Girls has gone viral because of its powerful message about “girl power.” The video…
UN Member States Maintain Non-Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation in Olympic Truce Resolution
All 193 United Nations Member States adopted the Olympic Truce Resolution maintaining language protecting against discrimination based on sexual orientation.…
Catholic Diocese in Michigan Bans LGBTQ Parishioners from Sacraments
The Catholic Diocese of Marquette, Michigan has instituted new rules that ban LGBTQ people from taking part in church sacraments…
Straight Players Cry Foul After Exclusion from Gay Softball League
Image via Passport Three men have filed suit in response to what they claim is sexual discrimination on the part…
President Obama Speaks at White House Pride Reception
What has now become a tradition, President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden attended and spoke at the White House…
South Africa Allows Gay Men to Donate Blood
In a stunning new development for the rights of gay men worldwide, South Africa has implemented a new policy on…
Dallas Votes to Strengthen Anti-Discrimination Language, After Houston Disappointing Vote
The Dallas City Council unanimously approved language strengthening the city’s ordinance for transgender residents and visitors. While transgender people were already…
Texan Businesses Warn Against Anti-LGBTQ Bathroom Bill
As Texas prepares for the upcoming legislative session, many businesses are warning against the economic consequences that could arise from…
LGBTQ Floridians May Lose Nondiscrimination Protection thanks to Republicans
More than half of LGBTQ Floridians may lose nondiscrimination protections if Republicans in the state legislature pass a proposed bill.…