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How the Militant Movement Began

FRANKLIN KAMENY (1925ö2011), who passed away last October, is widely regarded as the major architect of the militant phase of …

When a Home is a Piece of LGBT History

If a recent inclusion is any indication, the National Register may get in the habit of giving LGBT historical sites their due.
By Tr…

LGBT Folks Protected by New HUD Regulations
U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan announced today new regulations intended to ensure that HUD's core housi…

Robert Champion Death: Hazing or Hate Crime?
Robert Champion, Jr.'s murder may never be solved. Those who struck the fatal blows may never disclose whether they used the guise of haz…

Romney Millions Fuel Anti-Gay Crusade
Surely one among many realities Mitt Romney hoped he could keep on the down low regarding his tax returns is how much tax-exempt money he…

Today is the First National Gay-Straight Alliance Day
On January 25, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and straight allied (LGBTA) students, adults and organizations across America will cel…

GLSEN Releases Groundbreaking Study of Bias, Bullying and Homophobia in Grades K-6
The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) today released a new report on school climate, biased remarks and bullying, Pl…

Gay Parents Better Than Straight Parents? What Research Says
Gay marriage, and especially gay parenting, has been in the cross hairs in recent days.

On Jan. 6, Republican presidential hop…

OUT for Workâs Annual LGBTQ Career Center Certification Survey Results Released
Career Centers in higher education are gradually improving in providing services to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ…

Same-sex Marriage Within reach in Wash. Legislature
Washington's Legislature is on the verge of having enough support to approve gay marriage, with votes continuing to realign in the state …

Canada official argues certain same-sex marriages aren't valid
Justice Minister Rob Nicholson said Thursday the federal government is looking at clarifying the law to allow non-resident gays and lesbi…

Colorado Governor endorses civil unions
Governor John Hickenlooper on January 12, in his State of the State address, called on the Legislature to pass civil unions legislation.<…

Advocates of N.J. legalization of gay marriage hope for better outcome with new bill
With Democrats poised to introduced gay marriage legislation as the first bill of the upcoming legislative session, advocates say the cha…

Susan Allen, Minnesota Democrat, Becomes First Native American Lesbian To Serve On A State Legislature
Minnesota made history last week by becoming the first state to elect an openly lesbian Native American to its legislature.

As…

ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER ANNOUNCES REVISIONS TO THE UNIFORM CRIME REPORTâS DEFINITION OF RAPE
Attorney General Eric Holder today announced revisions to the Uniform Crime Reportâs (UCR) definition of rape, which will lead to a …

Bachmann exit cheered by LGBT advocates
Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann on Wednesday announced her exit from the race for the White House ÷ much to the d…

Stories to watch in 2012 promise drama, suspense for the LGBT community
Significant events are crowding the calendar for 2012, and each promises considerable drama and suspense for the LGBT community. Here are…

Courts confront changing definition of family
Even as the definition of family in America expands and shifts, California courts are trying to keep pace by redefining whom the law rega…

John Lawrence, Plaintiff in Gay Rights Case, Dies at 68
John G. Lawrence, whose bedroom encounter with the police in Texas led to one of the gay rights movementâs signal triumphs, the Supr…

Eric Dondero, Former Ron Paul Aide, Addresses Homophobic Newsletters
As more evidence surfaces that Ron Paul knew about the racist and homophobic messages of the 1980s and 90s newsletters he published, a fo…

Obama preps pitch to LGBT voters

It seemed at first a major violation of message discipline: Shaun Donovan, President Barack Obamaâs secretary of housing and urban d…

All Your Rick Perry Gay Sex Rumors Collected in One Handy Book
Glen Maxey, the first openly gay member of the Texas State Legislature and longtime Democratic activist, spent most of last summer helpin…

Itâs Still Difficult to Be Gay on the Hill
Christopher Hoven said heâs experienced verbal taunts on Capitol Hill since coming out in 1989. Andrew Powaleny said heâs never…

Bradley Manning: WikiLeaks Suspect's Status As Gay Soldier Is Key To Defense
A computer-crimes investigator testified Sunday he found more than 10,000 diplomatic cables and other sensitive information on the work c…

Discharged gay sailor rejoins Navy
A gay sailor who holds the distinction of being discharged twice under ãDonât Ask, Donât Tellä was readmitted to the …

Utah Middle School Defends Outing Gay Student To Parents As Bullying Prevention Effort
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights advocates have slammed a Utah middle school's decision to disclose a gay teen's sexu…

Candace Gingrich-Jones Questions Whether Brother Newt Gingrich Really Believes His Own Anti-Gay Rhetoric
Newt Gingrich's openly lesbian half-sister, Candace Gingrich-Jones, says her brother is stuck in a '90s time warp. And she's not sure if …

On campaign trail, gay rights questions won't go away
It's becoming an increasingly routine scene on the campaign trail: A Republican presidential candidate being confronted over his or her p…

Winners of the First Annual 'Out in the Silence' Award for Youth Activism Announced
The winners of the first annual Out in the Silence Award for Youth Activism, honoring three remarkable groups of courageous youth, were a…

Obama Administration To Consider Gay Rights When Allocating Foreign Aid: Source
The Obama administration is announcing a wide-ranging effort to use U.S. foreign aid to promote rights for gays and lesbians abroad, incl…

Frank retiring from Congress in 2012
The longest serving openly gay member of Congress wonât seek re-election to the U.S. House in 2012.

Rep. Barney Frank (D-…

VOICE & ACTION NATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD FOR LGBT COLLEGE STUDENTS
Today Campus Pride (www.campuspride.org) is reminding everyone that there is still time left to submit applications for the Voice & …

New effort to legalize same-sex marriage begins
Two years ago, Washington voters backed a broad guarantee of legal rights for same-sex couples, endorsing the Legislature's passage of a …

30 LGBT Publications Challenge Historians to Get LGBT History Straight
In what is hailed as the largest gay history project of its kind in the nation, 30 U.S. publications serving lesbians, gay men, bisexuals…

SLDN Files Landmark Litigation on Behalf of Married Gay and Lesbian Service Members, Veterans
When Donât Ask, Donât Tell was repealed, it freed up those in the military serving in silence to come out of the closet without…

ACLU Sues Missouri School District for Illegally Censoring LGBT Websites
Can't say we didn't warn them. Back in May, as part of our Don't Filter Me project, the ACLU sent a letter to the Camdenton School Distri…

Spirit Day Ends With News That Senate Committee Fails to Address Bullying in Education Bill
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) announced that the committee today reported th…

Number of gay couples who adopt tripled over last decade
The number of gays and lesbians adopting children has nearly tripled in the last decade despite discriminatory rules in many states, acco…

Baldwin Beats Senate GOP Challengers in Q3 Fund-raising
U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Tammy Baldwin announced Thursday that she had raised $738,000 in the third quarter, besting at least one Repub…

"Marriage" group attacks gay Congressman over birth of son
The National Organization for Marriage, a group that contends its opposition to marriage rights for same-sex couples is not anti-gay, has…

Obama Touts Gay Rights In U.N. Speech
President Obama emphasized the importance of gay rights Wednesday during a speech at the United Nations largely devoted to anti-terrorism…

Out and Proud to Serve
Now it can be told: A prominent gay rights advocate who called himself J. D. Smith is in fact 1st Lt. Josh Seefried, a 25-year-old active…

Bayard Rustin, organizer of the March on Washington, was crucial to the movement
It was around this point in August 1963, in the sweltering days before the March on Washington, that Eleanor Holmes Norton was waiting fo…

Elmhurst College asks prospective students about sexual orientation
Elmhurst College officials werenât looking to blaze trails when they added to their admission application: ãWould you consider …

Progress Obscures LGBT Inequality
Talk about a roller coaster. Last month, Bradford Wells, who is severely ill with AIDS, faced losing his primary caregiver and loving par…

GLAA celebrates 40 years
Frank Kameny remembers seeing Paul Kuntzler, his campaign manager on a 1971 bid for Congress, walk into Temple Sinai on Military Road in …

Gay illegal immigrants face legal, social challenges
Doug Gentry and Alex Benshimol have been together nearly six years. The Cathedral City couple plans to spend the rest of their lives toge…

Advocates seek Obama order barring LGBT job bias
An executive order to prohibit workplace discrimination against LGBT people is receiving renewed attention now that the makeup of Congres…

Gays Seeking Asylum in U.S. Encounter a New Hurdle
Romulo Castro considered attending his asylum interview in Rosedale, Queens, dressed as Fidela Castro, a towering drag queen in six-inch …

Illinois Civil Unions: Governor Quinn Signs Historic Bill Into Law
Gov. Pat Quinn, saying it was a "day of history," signed legislation Monday legalizing civil unions for gay and lesbian couples, making I…

Obama Announces Three High-Profile LGBT Appointments
The Obama White House announced Wednesday the appointment of three openly gay officials to high-profile positions, two to take on roles w…

Dems seize on tea party candidates' social stances
The tea party movement was born in anger over the recession and the Obama administration's bailouts, and built largely on a platform of l…

It Gets Better
Last night Senior Advisor to the President Valerie Jarrett spoke at the annual national dinner of the Human Rights Campaign to directly a…

Teen Suicides Create a Teachable Moment
Gay Americans have arrived at a "teachable moment." Often feeling marginalized in political discourse or grousing that they're used as po…

Showing Gay Teenagers a Happy Future
A new online video channel is reaching out to teenagers who are bullied at school for being gay. The message: life really does get better…

Wyo., 9 states file brief opposing gay marriage
Wyoming and nine other states have filed a gay marriage opposition brief to a federal appeals court in California.

The amicus …

Menendez Immigration Bill Includes Gay Rights Provision
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) introduced a comprehensive immigration reform bill yesterday, including a somewhat controversial provision …

Secret sex video linked to NJ student's suicide
The death of a Rutgers University freshman stirred outrage and remorse on campus from classmates who wished they could have stopped the t…

My Ex-Gay Life With the Tea Party Queen
A little more than 10 years ago, Wade Richards, a tormented, deeply religious 20-year-old gay man, took his Bible school tuition money an…

First-Ever National Report Chronicles the LGBT Experience at U.S. Colleges & Universities
Today, Campus Pride, a national non-profit working to create safer, more LGBT-inclusive colleges, announced the release of a landmark res…

'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Unconstitutional, Federal Judge Rules
A federal judge on Thursday declared the U.S. military's ban on openly gay service members unconstitutional and said she will issue an o…

NY Governor Paterson Signs Dignity for All Students Act into Law
Governor David Paterson signed the historic Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) into law, making New York the 10th state to enact an enum…

2010 Census Analysis Of Same-Sex Couples
The Williams Institute for Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy at the UCLA School of Law issued results of a survey showing that whi…

Gambling With Lives and Livlihoods
Supporters of Don't Ask, Don't Tell repeal are pushing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to schedule a vote on the issue in Sept…

GetEQUAL Launches `ENDA Summer` Campaign, Pressuring Congress to Keep 2010 Vote Promise
GetEQUAL -- a national, direct action lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization -- announced the launch of…

7 of 10 LGBT Americans Say U.S. Remains Far from Gender Equality
In 1920, 144 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, women in the United States achieved the right to vote. Ninety y…










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