Openly Gay Mayoral Candidate from Mississippi, Beaten, Burned
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter– JACKSON, Miss. — The death of openly mayoral candidate, whose remains were found last week along the Mississippi River levee, is…
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History in the High Court Part: Standing in the Way
How procedural questions in the two big marriage cases this month could preclude major rulings – and what that would mean … To prepare readers for…
Cliff Hanging: LGBT Centers Bracing for the Domino Effect
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– When Thelma and Louise drove off the cliff, the only people who got hurt were Thelma and Louise. But when…
Discrimination the “Very Purpose” of DOMA, Glad & Lambda Legal Argue in Brief
Washington, DC – Lambda Legal and Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) today submitted a friend-of-the-court brief in U.S. v. Windsor urging the U.S. Supreme Court…
Obama & DOJ Enter Brief in Prop 8 Case
By Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– The Obama administration continues to back up its words of support for marriage equality with action, this week taking the…
Six million in U.S. Have LGBT Parent
By: Dana Rudolph/Keen News Service– As many as six million adults and children in the United States have an LGBT parent, and an estimated three…
Prop 8 Violates Constitution: Lambda Legal & GLAD Argue in Supreme Court Brief
“In effect, Prop 8 turned the state’s equal protection clause into a clause mandating unequal protection.” WASHINGTON, DC, – Lambda Legal and Gay & Lesbian Advocates &…
VAWA Passes House: Full Protections for LGBT, Native Americans
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– In a major victory for Democrats, the U.S. House voted Thursday (February 28) to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act…
Family Files Complaint to Protect Transgender Child From School Discrimination
Legal Complaint Alleges Six-Year-Old Transgender Girl Denied Access to Girls’ Bathrooms at School Colorado Springs, CO – Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) today…
One-Fifth of Transgender Women Believed to be HIV Positive
By: Eric Brus*– About one in five transgender women worldwide are living with HIV, according to a major new study by Johns Hopkins researcher Dr….
LGBT Dreamers Fund Helps with Work Permits, Deportation
BOSTON, Mass. — Nearly 200 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) undocumented young people have either received or are in the process of receiving two-year work…
Extensive Gallup Population Study: Self-Identified LGBTs Live in Certain States
By Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– There’s a kind of urban myth that most LGBT people live in large urban areas on the west coast and…
Boy Scouts Job Application: “Known or Avowed Homosexuals” Need Not Apply
BSA has yet to take meaningful action on addressing anti-gay discrimination Washington, D.C. – Following recent news that the Boy Scouts of America is considering a change…
37 U.S. Senators Call for Non-Discrimination Executive Order from Pres. Obama
Executive Order would prohibit anti-LGBT discrimination in federal contractor hiring practices WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual…
Senate Passes Inclusive Violence Against Women Act
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– Openly gay U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin was in the chair’s seat Tuesday (February 12) when the U.S. Senate voted 78…
Carl Sciortino, Gay Lawmaker, Out Front Seeking U.S House Seat
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– An openly gay lawmaker from Massachusetts has announced his candidacy for Congress. “I am running to continue the strong progressive leadership…
LGBT Military Equality Takes Center Stage at Tonight’s State of the Union
Same-sex wife of BG Tammy Smith to be seated with First Lady WASHINGTON, DC — The fight for LGBT military equality will be on display tonight…
Nonbelievers Disappointed with Boy Scouts’ Failure to Address Discrimination Policy
WASHINGTON, DC — The Secular Coalition for America today expressed disappointment that the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) decided to postpone addressing its discriminatory policies…
Valentine’s Love Stories from New England Power Couples
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Assistant Editor– NEW ENGLAND — With marriage equality legalized in all New England states except for Rhode Island, “The Rainbow Times” interviewed prominent…
Carnival 2013: “Viva Las Vegas” Calling All Artists to Participate
PROVINCETOWN, Massachusetts — The Provincetown Business Guild (PBG), in preparation for Carnival 2013 themed “Viva Las Vegas,” has started their 2nd Annual Carnival Poster Contest….
Gayborhood News: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Assistant Editor– Boston, MA AIDS Action Committee disapproves funding cuts The AIDS Action Committee has released a statement voicing concern of Gov….
Pregúntale a Lambda Legal – La Comunidad Transgénero y la Policía
Por: Dru Levasseur/Abogado Derechos Transgéneros– P: Soy una mujer transgénero y a veces cuando salgo con mis amigos, la policía se acerca y me acosan,…
Boy Scouts Consider Lifting Gay Ban
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– In a surprising turnabout, the Boy Scouts of America is “actively considering” an end to its longstanding exclusion of openly gay…