Coming Out to your Health Care Provider
By: Harvey J. Makadon, MD*— We can’t expect to get appropriate care from our health providers if we don’t come out to them. Conversely, our…
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National Seniors Foundation Brings Social Security & LGBT National Education Campaign to Boston
“Know Your Rights” Informs LGBT Community of Their New Benefits Eligibility For the first time in its long history, the Social Security Administration is providing…
DOS: 2014 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month
STATEMENT BY SECRETARY KERRY The Department of State joins the world in celebrating LGBT Pride Month and reaffirms its commitment to the promotion and protection of…
Point Foundation Announces Higher Education Scholarships
Largest LGBTQ Scholarship Organization Will Help 80 Full-Time Students LOS ANGELES—Point Foundation (Point) announced this morning that it is awarding scholarships to 23 students. The new…
Protesters Risk Arrest Outside DNC’s LGBT Fundraiser
NYPD Refuses to Arrest Protesters Who Blocked Street as Presidential Motorcade Passed By NEW YORK, NY—Today outside Gotham Hall, where the Democratic National Committee’s LGBT…
June 26th: Lawrence/Windsor Anniversary
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— June 26 is the most historic date on the LGBT civil rights movement’s calendar. It is the day in 2003…
Gender Non-Conforming Teen Faces Discrimination at South Carolina DMV
DMV Actions Restricted Free Speech and Violated Constitutional Protections NEW YORK—The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) calls upon the South Carolina Department of…
Pres. Obama Asks Staff to Prepare Executive Order
In a sudden but not necessarily unexpected gesture, the White House indicated today that President Obama has “directed his staff” to prepare an executive order to prohibit federal contractors from discriminating against employees on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Supreme Court: Another LGBT Month of ‘Major Moments’
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service June is the final month of the U.S. Supreme Court’s current session and, while anticipation is not nearly so great…
LPAC Names New Board Chair, Announces 2014 Midterm Election Picks
Political action committee for pro-lesbian, pro-women issues LPAC, the nation’s only lesbian-backed political action committee, announced today that founding member Laura Ricketts has succeeded Sarah…
Judge Dismisses Most of NOM Lawsuit Against IRS
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— A federal district court judge on June 3 dismissed most of a lawsuit by the National Organization for Marriage that…
Photographing Marriage Equality—BCAE Hosts “Sip the Rainbow”
By: Chuck Colbert /TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—For some time now, the Boston Center for Adult Education (BCEA) has found a way to celebrate its relationship…
Houston Mayor’s ‘Very personal’ Battle Could Turn Into Most Important Political Battle for LGBTs
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— In a battle she characterized as “very personal” and “about me,” Annise Parker, the openly gay mayor of the fourth…
Transgender Man Files Suit Against NYC Department of Parks and Recreation: Denied Use of Men’s Locker Room
NEW YORK, NY—The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF), with pro bono co-counsel Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, today announced that it has…
Despite Fall of DOMA, Bayer Corp. Continues to Deny Pension Benefits to CT Gay Widower
GLAD Files Suit on Behalf of Gerald Passaro, Original DOMA Plaintiff BOSTON, Mass.—Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) has filed a lawsuit against Pittsburgh-based…
Gallup Poll Shows Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage Up
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— Public opinion on same-sex relations has improved more dramatically than it has on any other controversial issue with strong moral…
HRC Delivers Letter to Vatican Due to Growing Concern on Anti-LGBT Stance of Catholic Schools Across America
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, today delivered a letter to the Vatican on…
Florida Marriage Equality Lawsuit goes to Court July 2nd in Miami
On Wednesday, July 2 at 4 p.m., the fight for marriage equality in Florida will have its day in court, with a hearing before Judge…
Victory: PA Governor Corbett Declines to Appeal, PA Marriage Ruling Stands
Re-posted from HRC.com— The day after a federal court struck down Pennsylvania’s ban on marriage equality, Gov. Tom Corbett announced the state would not appeal…
Gay Eagle Scout, Fired Gay Scout Leader, Deliver 125K Petition Signatures Urging Amazon to Suspend Donations to Boy Scouts
As customers demand to know why Amazon is violating its own user agreement that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, the company remains…
HRC Calls for Stronger Laws & More Training to Protect LGBT Youth in Foster Care
Horrific case in Connecticut raises national concerns during Foster Care Awareness Month WASHINGTON—A case of horrible neglect, abuse, and sexual violence, followed by the incarceration…
Report Calls for Law Enforcement Reform Policy Dealing with LGBT people & People Living with HIV
Plus, watchdog group finds that media underreports major HIV news. By: Eric Brus* A new report from Columbia Law finds that policy changes are needed…
Statement by President Obama & Secretary of State Kerry on the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
Statement by U.S. President Barack Obama Tomorrow, as we commemorate the 10th annual International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, we recommit ourselves to the fundamental belief…