News + Politics
-
Pentagon marks LGBT Pride Month while omitting trans servicemembers
The Pentagon will again commemorate June as LGBT Pride Month this year, according to a memorandum distributed by the Defense Department office that oversees diversity....
-
New York City politicians respond to recent anti-LGBT crimes
In the midst of an uptick in reported hate crimes in New York City, responses vary. On Sunday, Democratic mayoral candidate and current City Council...
-
Obama proclaims June 2013 LGBT Pride Month
President Barack Obama declared the month of June LGBT Pride Month in a proclamation released by the White House Friday afternoon. “This year, we celebrate...
-
BREAKING: Illinois House fails to take up gay marriage bill
The momentum felt in recent months by supporters of marriage equality screeched to a halt Friday after the Illinois House of Representatives ran out of...
-
Virginia Supermajority Oppose Discrimination
A supermajority of Virginians believe employers should not be able to discriminate against people based on their sexual orientation, according to poll data released May...
-
Delays in Anti-Gay Robbery Case
The status hearing for two men accused of attacking and robbing a man while yelling homophobic slurs at him has been postponed for the second...
-
Obama returns to Chicago to push for Illinois gay marriage bill
With the clock ticking, President Barack Obama urged Illinois lawmakers to approve marriage-equality legislation during a fundraiser in Chicago Wednesday night, stating he is “absolutely...
-
Backlash to the Future
France is such a strange country. I don't say that from first-hand experience of strolling the streets of Paris — my only brief time there...
-
Beyond the Border
When you think of the ongoing battle for lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, intersex (LGBTI) rights, which activists stand out in your mind? My guess is...
-
Promoting Pride
In just a few days, Chris Obermeyer's weeks of planning will come to fruition with Woodrow Wilson Senior High School becoming the first D.C. public...
-
Celebrating Community
The Celebration of the Spirit Coalition (COTSC) will host the annual Pride Week Interfaith Service on Tuesday, June 4, marking the 30th anniversary of the...
-
ExxonMobil shareholders again reject workplace protections for LGBT employees
For the 14th consecutive year, ExxonMobil shareholders voted overwhelmingly today to reject a resolution that would have protected LGBT people from workplace discrimination. During their...
-
Michele Bachmann announces retirement from Congress
Rep. Michele Bachmann announced early Wednesday she will not run for re-election in 2014. In a nearly nine-minute YouTube video posted to her website, the...
-
Weekend incident in New York possible anti-gay hate crime
New York’s ninth reported anti-gay attack happened over the weekend when Eugene Lovendusky, co-founder of the grassroots equality organization Queer Rising, was allegedly assaulted not...
-
Milwaukee mom keeps son home during “Gender Bender Day”
Expect a flurry of students in Milwaukee to come out of the closet soon – apparently one school’s “Gender Bender Day” during School Spirit Week...
