News + Politics
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Gay former Ehrlich aide officially jumps into U.S. Senate race
Chrys Kefalas, an openly gay former aide to former Maryland Gov. Bob Ehrlich (R), on Tuesday officially entered the 2016 race for the GOP nomination...
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Louisiana Gov.-elect Edwards to sign nondiscrimination order
Louisiana’s incoming governor John Bel Edwards (D) will issue an executive order protecting LGBT individuals who are state employees or government contractors from employment discrimination...
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1 in 4 Grindr users are on PrEP
One in four men who have sex with men and use the app Grindr for those purposes reports being on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a daily...
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Cuomo pledges $200 million in New York’s fight against HIV/AIDS
As people around the the globe celebrate World AIDS Day, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) has pledged an additional $200 million to assist HIV-positive people with...
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Twitter halts office blood drives until gay men can donate
Social media giant Twitter has adopted an “All for one, and one for all” policy when it comes to donating blood. The social network won’t...
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Capital Pride Alliance pledges $1K to Rainbow History Project
Capital Pride Alliance has pledged to donate $1,000 to Rainbow History Project to help the organization preserve recordings of the “Friends” radio show, one of the...
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Cruz: Planned Parenthood shooter was “transgendered leftist activist”
Presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) condemned the recent fatal shooting of three people at a Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Friday,...
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UK reviewing blood donation deferral period for gay men
The British government is considering changing its current one-year deferral period for men who have sex with men (MSM) when it comes to donating blood, reports The...
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Rubio: Gay marriage is “not settled law”
Presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) gave an interview in which he suggested that social conservatives should continue to fight the legalization of marriage equality,...
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Act of Revolution: Reflecting on “Trans Week of Action”
D.C. wraps up the ongoing fight for transgender equality as part of Transgender Awareness Week
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No Trans Need Apply
A recent study by the D.C. Office of Human Rights finds a high prevalence of hiring discrimination against transgender applicants
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Missouri schools navigate transgender restroom policies
A number of Missouri schools are adopting policies to deal with transgender students, but will require those students to use either a gender neutral bathroom...
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Missing Paris attacker was known to frequent gay bars
In a surprise revelation, the missing suspect in the Paris terrorist attacks of Nov. 13 was known to frequent a gay bar in Brussels, according...
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GLOV changes name to DC Anti-Violence Project
Gays and Lesbians Opposing Violence (GLOV) has changed its name to the more inclusive DC Anti-Violence Project (DC AVP), according to an announcement from the...
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ACLU again pushes court to take action against Kim Davis
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Kentucky filed a brief last Friday alleging — as they had previously in a separate...
