CDC Data on Interpersonal & Sexual Violence by Sexual Orientation
The first set of national prevalence data on intimate partner violence (IPV), sexual violence (SV), and stalking victimization by sexual orientation was released today by…
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Pres. Obama’s Inaugural Address Speech Inclusive of LGBTs
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service–(UPDATED) President Obama, in his second inaugural address, emphasized the nation’s principle of equality for all and, in doing so, specifically…
Pres. Obama Names Gay Veteran as 1 of 8 “Citizen Co-Chairs” of Inauguration
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– The Presidential Inauguration Committee announced Thursday (January 17) that an openly gay veteran of the Air Force will be among…
Envisioning a Future Beyond Formal LGBT Equality: Urvashi Vaid
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– If the LGBT movement is, at its core, a progressive struggle for justice and equality, then should not the gay-rights’ agenda…
U.S. District Court Hears Arguments in CCR/SMUG v. Scott Lively
By: Francisco L. White/TRT Reporter– SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — District Judge Michael A. Ponsor heard arguments on Monday regarding a federal lawsuit filed in March 2012…
Fenway Tackles Health Disparities in LGBTQ Youth of Color
BOSTON, Massachusetts — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded The Fenway Institute a three-year, $800,000 grant to address health disparities in LGBTQ (lesbian,…
Congress: 1st Day, 1st Fight; GOP-led Rules Highlight Defense for DOMA
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– The Republican leaders in the U.S. House started off the 2013-14 session giving unusual prominence to their legal defense of…
Fiscal Deal Creates Cliff Hanger for LGBT Centers
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– LGBT service groups and others who depend on federal funding for a portion of their work can breathe a sigh…
Justice Scalia: A Reduction to Stone Throwing
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– The depth of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s discomfort for things gay became apparent in 1996, ten years after…
Chelsea Clinton vs. Rick Warren on Marriage Equality
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– California evangelist preacher Rick Warren hasn’t changed much in four years and neither, apparently, have the questions he’s asked by…
Secretary of Defense Hopeful Apologizes for “Anti-Gay” Record
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– In a development illustrating one measure of the LGBT political lobby’s influence on the Obama administration, a Republican figure said…
New Faith & Equality Website Offers Gift to LGBT Youth, Families
HICKORY, NC — In the coming weeks, families around the country will be gathering together for the holidays. But in far too many cases, these…
Barbra Streisand: The ‘Funny Girl’ Returns
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special for TRT– Barbra Streisand takes center stage, but she’s not busting out “The Way We Were.” Not today, anyway. The legend is…
ENDA Must Fight It Out in Congress Like DADT
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– The Employment Non-Discrimination Act –or ENDA—has always been a top priority for the LGBT community politically. It’s been around in…
Notre Dame Approves Gay/Straight Ally Student Group
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– In a move affirming of gays on campus, officials at University of Notre Dame said they would recognize an organization for…
HRC Statement on Tragic Shooting in Newtown, Connecticut
Washington — Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin released the following statement regarding the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut: “The entire HRC family…
FBI Data: Hate Crimes Based on Sexual Orientation on the Rise
Washington – For the first time, crimes directed against individuals on the basis of sexual orientation are the second most frequent hate crime committed after crimes…
High Prevalence of Tobacco Use & Nicotine Dependence in LGBTs
Work of The Fenway Institute’s Network for LGBT Health Equity Spotlighted by Tobacco Foundation Legacy has released a report entitled LGBT Communities & Tobacco Use. This…
Historic: The U.S. Supreme Court Takes Prop. 8 and Windsor
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– In a surprise development, the U.S. Supreme Court announced on December 7 that it will review both the Proposition 8…
Ali Forney Center Continues Portraits of NYC’s LGBTQ Homeless Youth
NEW YORK, NY – The Ali Forney Center (AFC) – the nation’s largest services and advocacy organization working on behalf of runaway and homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual,…
New Report on LGBT Movement Sees Increase in Financial Support, Donors
BOSTON, Massachusetts — Following several years of declining revenue, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) social justice organizations experienced a 17% revenue increase from 2010…
Worrisome Rates of HIV Infection Among Youth: Mass. Leaders React
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– The number of new HIV infections the United States remains relatively stable, standing at about 50,000 people annually. But HIV, the…
Obama Appoints Eight Nominees to Federal Bench
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– President Obama Tuesday (November 27) nominated Judge Nitza I. Quiñones Alejandro to a federal district court seat in Philadelphia, bringing…