News + Politics
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Turkey has first openly gay parliamentary candidate
— Baris Sulu, Turkey’s first-ever openly gay candidate for the Grand National Assembly elections on June 7, in an interview with The Independent. Sulu is running as a left-leaning...
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Michigan transgender residents sue secretary of state over driver’s license policy
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Michigan announced on Thursday that they have filed a federal lawsuit against Michigan Secretary of...
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LHP announces plans for ninth annual DC Latino Pride
The Latino GLBT History Project has released plans for its ninth annual DC Latino Pride, set to kick off this upcoming weekend. The celebration spans...
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Russia’s Deputy PM: We lost Eurovision, but Europe will collapse under gays and ISIS
Russia's deputy PM lashes out at gay people and the West as his country loses Eurovision
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Australian prime minister rejects calls for referendum on gay marriage
–Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, as quoted by The Independent, in response to calls to allow a referendum on same-sex marriage like the one that...
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Ireland says “Yes” to same-sex marriage in historic popular vote
Ireland accepts same-sex marriage in historic popular vote
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No one hearts Huckabee for appalling defense of Duggars
Mike Huckabee takes to Facebook in defense of the Duggars. Facebook bites back.
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Texas Republican comes out in support of marriage equality
— Texas Rep. Sarah Davis, (R-Houston), speaking with the Texas Observer. Davis is the first GOP lawmaker in the state to back same-sex marriage, announcing her...
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Schooling Fairfax in Nondiscrimination
Apparently no one in Fairfax County has heard of the telephone. Or the Internet. Amid outcry from concerned parents and community members over the addition...
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New Orleans hits back against Jindal’s executive order
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu (D) on Thursday issued an executive order of his own aimed at counteracting any fallout from a statewide executive order...
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Federal judge rules Alabama same-sex couples have right to marry
Latest order forbids probate judges from continuing to enforce unconstitutional same-sex marriage ban
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Josh Duggar resigns from FRC amid molestation scandal
Josh Duggar resigns from FRC amid molestation scandal
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Anti-Gay Pastor outed on Grindr told gay teen to kill himself
On Monday, Reverend Matthew Makela resigned from his position at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Midland, Mi., after Queerty posted screenshots of a conversation on...
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Ted Cruz: Ignore my homophobia, ISIS are killing gay people
–Senator Ted Cruz (R., Texas), speaking with reporters in Beaumont, Texas while on a campaign tour of the state. Cruz is one of several Republican...
