New AGS Recommendations for Care of Older LGBT Adults
New position statement focused on LGBT elder care aims to be a “rising tide that lifts all ships” in push for health equality; Equality, Education, Research,…
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Wicked Awesome: Stephen Schwartz to Share Stage with Boston Gay Men’s Chorus
BOSTON, Mass.—The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus (BGMC) proudly presents Wicked Awesome, a production celebrating the music of Stephen Schwartz, the award-winning lyricist and composer of…
Report: Impact of HIV on Black Gay Men is ‘Greatest’ Failure of US Response to AIDS
By: Eric Brus*— “Our nation’s inability to effectively address HIV infections among Black gay men . . . is one of the greatest failures of…
Defense Secretary Comments on Transgender Service
“I don’t think anything but their suitability for service should preclude them.” WASHINGTON, DC—Today, at a town hall in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter answered a…
Seattle Pride Names 2015 Grand Marshals
The Wildrose owners Martha Manning and Shelley Brothers Join The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Abbey of St. Joan as Grand Marshals in Seattle’s 41st Annual Pride…
GLAD #ThisIsLuv Campaign: Love & Support in Black Communities
BOSTON, Mass.—GLAD has teamed up with You Belong Co-Founders, former NFL player Wade Davis and writer Darnell L. Moore along with the National Black Justice…
AG Maura Healey Wants Your Same-Sex Marriage Story
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is serious about marriage equality nationwide. With such a task in mind, the Attorney General…
Are You on the List of LGBT Health Service Providers?
By: The Seattle Lesbian— Garden State Equality (GSE) is launching a program to map out where the LGBT-friendly health service providers are in New Jersey—and…
Study: Lesbians Have Greater Risk of Developing Cervical Cancer Than Straight Women
By: The Seattle Lesbian— According to a study by the University of Washington School of Nursing published in January 2015, lesbians are at a greater risk of…
Federal Judge Instructs Alabama’s Mobile County Probate Judge to Issue Marriage Licenses to Same-Sex Couples
MOBILE, Ala.—Moments ago, United States District Judge Callie V. S. Granade instructed Mobile County Probate Judge Don Davis to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex…
NCLR & ACLU of Alabama Applaud President Obama’s Support For Marriage Equality in Alabama
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, in an interview with BuzzFeed, President Obama stated that he would welcome a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that same-sex couples have…
TLC@SONG: Transgender Law Center Announces Its National Expansion in the South
Transgender Law Center, one of the country’s leading transgender advocacy organization, and Southerners on New Ground (SONG), the largest LGBTQ grassroots organization in the South,…
Hight Court: Marriage Equality Prevails in AL, Weddings Start
Today, Alabama becomes the nation’s 38th state to honor the freedom to marry after a federal district court struck down the state’s marriage equality ban and…
Gallup “State of States” Survey Rank: Massachusetts, Maryland Most Democratic States
This story is part of Gallup’s annual “State of the States” series, which reveals state-by-state differences on political, economic, religion and well-being measures. By: Jeffrey M….
Boehner: House Republicans Will Leave Marriage Equality Cases to the High Court
By: The Seattle Lesbian— Today, U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) told the Washington Blade that he does not anticipate that House Republicans will take a position…
Trans-Serving Orgs. Respond to Leelah Alcorn’s Death: Provide Needed Support
Trans Lifeline, Fenway Health and MassEquality share their organization’s transgender programs By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—In December, the LGBTQ community was rocked by…
Study: Higher Rates of HIV Among Black Gay Men Expected to Continue for Decades
By: Eric Brus*— Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) currently account for about two-thirds of all new HIV infections in…
Breaking: Denial of Alabama’s Request to Extend Stay of Freedom to Marry Ruling
MOBILE, Ala.—Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit denied the Alabama Attorney General’s motion for a stay in Searcy v. Strange and…
Transgender Vets Will Receive New Military Paperwork Reflecting Their Correct Names
By: The Seattle Lesbian— The National LGBT Bar Association—the country’s largest organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and allied legal professionals—announced Wednesday that the Army Board…
Post Marriage: Campaign to Highlight Need to Update State Nondiscrimination Laws
Many lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people (206+ million) and their families live in a state that still needs to update or clarify its…
Saks Fifth Avenue Withdraws Assertion Claiming Transgender People are not Protected by Title VII
U.S. Department of Justice files historic statement in the case asserting that Title VII prohibits discrimination against transgender people HOUSTON, TX — In two major…
Federal Court Strikes Down Alabama’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban
Statement from Equality Alabama Board Chair Benn Cooper on Historic Ruling Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Callie V.S. Granade ruled in favor of equality, striking down Alabama’s…
HRC: Equal Treatment Still Out of Reach for LGBT Americans
New Report Reveals that Equal Treatment Remains Out of Reach for LGBT Americans in Most States – Discrimination Continues Even With Marriage Equality WASHINGTON—The Human…