When Nikki Araguz stepped into a Wharton County, Texas courtroom, she stood much more to lose than the $600,000 in death benefits which would be assigned...
Editor’s note: This guest piece is by Scott Wooledge, and was originally posted at Pam’s House Blend. Thanks to Scott and Pam for allowing us to...
The first time I ever heard the word “lesbian” spoken aloud in public was at Indiana State University in 1973 by the famous feminist Flo Kennedy, who...
With tax cuts, unemployment benefits, the START treaty, the DREAM Act, a Ground Zero workers’ health care bill, continued funding of government operations, not to mention...
Editor’s note: This piece was written by Justin Elzie, the first Marine to come out under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” He served as an openly-gay Marine...
Editor’s Note: David Mailloux is an LGBT activist and an organizer with Join the Impact Massachusetts. He was an organizer for the National Equality March in...
One step forward, two steps back. Literally. Virginia gay state workers’ anti-discrimination protections were stripped away just days after newly-elected Governor Bob McDonnell took office. McDonnell...
Child Homelessness Is Higher In States With Gay Marriage Bans The exquisite FiveThirtyEight.com’s Nate Silver writes today, in, “Divorce Rates Higher in States with Gay Marriage...
One year ago, President Barack Obama delivered an address full of hope and promise at the Human Rights Campaign’s 2009 Annual Dinner, saying, “I’m here with...
Editor’s note: This is the second in our month-long series, “The Out October Project,” designed to “help bring realization into people’s lives that there are others...
Yes, Lady Gaga is taking a road trip to Portland, Maine, to urge moderate Republican Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins to stand up to Senator...
What: Netroots Nation 2010: A progressive conference for bloggers and activists to help promote change. Where: Las Vegas, Nevada Why: To understand what we can do...
“Stories from the Frontlines: Letters to President Barack Obama†is a new media campaign launched to underscore the urgent need for congressional action and presidential leadership...
Yesterday I wrote, “Ricky Martin Comes Out: ‘I Am Homosexual.’ In Other News, The Earth Is Round.” The title itself got a lot of guffaws on...
As I wrote ““Faggot,†“Nigger,†“Baby-Killer,†“Boo!†Welcome To The New GOP,” I had planned to do a follow-up, explaining why I used the actual slurs...