White Nationalist Group Claims Legalizing Gay Marriage Is 'Slippery Slope' To...
A homophobic brief filed in Michigan's ongoing gay marriage case has been denounced by the state's attorney general. Attorney Kyle Bristow filed the amicus brief in the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of...
View ArticleE-Cigarettes: Friend or Foe for the LGBT Communities?
Working in tobacco control sometimes elicits interesting reactions from people. Some try to hide their smoking. While I certainly appreciate not being near the smoke itself, I've got great empathy for...
View ArticleWoman Allegedly Assaulted After Taking Part In One Of Michigan's First Gay...
A Michigan woman who married her partner during a brief respite from the state's ban on same-sex marriage was violently assaulted after being recognized from news coverage, according to news reports....
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Asking for More for Young Black Gay Men
Later this week I will have the distinct honor and privilege of assisting with implementing the second Policy and Advocacy Summit with the Young Black Gay Men's Leadership Initiative. This year's...
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Carmen Carrera And Monica Beverly Hillz Address 'Drag Race' Transphobia...
Last month, popular reality show "RuPaul's Drag Race" came under fire for the use of what some transgender individuals and activists claimed to be a transphobic slur. During a mini-challenge titled...
View ArticleAtheist Group's Report Card Flunks Congress, Gives Elizabeth Warren Perfect...
The Secular Coalition for America, a non-theistic advocacy group, flunked Congress in its 2013 Congressional Report Card released Monday, which graded lawmakers based on their voting records on issues...
View ArticleMississippi Governor To Sign Anti-Gay Bill Into Law
By Emily Le Coz JACKSON, Miss., April 2 (Reuters) - Mississippi's governor said he will sign a religious freedom bill approved by state lawmakers over the objections of opponents who say it could be...
View Article'Everyone Matters Day' Aims To Make The World A Kinder Place For All
"I wanted to be less judgmental." That simple sentiment was the impetus behind Everyone Matters -- a global awareness campaign which advocates for every person's right to dignity and respect, without...
View ArticleJesse Tyler Ferguson Says 'Modern Family' Challenges Viewers
"Modern Family" has broken a lot of sitcom rules when it comes to portraying a same-sex couple on network TV. This season, the show followed Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and Cam (Eric Stonestreet)...
View Article'My Status Is Not A Secret' HIV Awareness Campaign Launches
A compelling new campaign launched today that seeks to bring visibility to and humanize the experiences of those living with HIV. Called "My Status Is Not A Secret," the campaign is spearheaded by...
View ArticleJohn Early Is Young, Hungry and Coming Down the Stairs
Two years ago, the New York Times ran an article questioning when a gay male stand-up comedian would break through to the mainstream. They pointed to talented comics like James Adomian, Gabe Liedman...
View ArticleJesse Tyler Ferguson, 'Modern Family' Star, On Gay Marriage And Conservative...
"Modern Family" star Jesse Tyler Ferguson sounded off on same-sex marriage as well as conservative criticism of his show at length in an interview with HuffPost Live this week about his work with The...
View ArticleCristina Kirchner, Argentine President, To Be Godmother Of Lesbian Couple's...
Argentine President Cristina Kirchner announced yesterday that she'll soon be the godmother to a lesbian couple's child. Karina Villaroel and Soledad Ortiz, who had their baby on Jan. 27, reached out...
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Rare Video Footage Proves The 'Godfather' Of House Music Will Live On Forever
Consider yourself warned: This clip will probably bum you out that time travel still isn't a thing. On the heels of the passing of Grammy-winning house music pioneer Frankie Knuckles, the Media Burn...
View ArticleA New Gay Epidemic -- And What You Can Do to End It
The new gay epidemic is an old one. It's killing your gay friends and family, and it's totally preventable. No, it's not what you may be thinking. It's not HIV/AIDS. I'm talking about smoking. Last...
View ArticleWhere We Are the Future
Lately I've found myself thinking more and more about an issue that I ignored and had assumed I would always ignore: that of the relationship between transgender people and religious communities. You...
View ArticleDartmouth Students Take Over President's Office, Demand Response To Freedom...
A group of Dartmouth College students staged an overnight sit-in Tuesday at the office of the Ivy League university's president, demanding a point-by-point response to a list of action items the...
View ArticleThe Hobby Lobby Contraception Case and the Rights of LGBT Individuals: Beware...
While it may not be obvious at first glance, there is a clear intersection between the Hobby Lobby case on contraception now being decided by the Supreme Court and the rights of LGBT individuals. If...
View ArticleLawyers In Same-Sex Marriage Case Claim The Purpose Of Marriage Is Procreation
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Marriage exists for its procreative potential, not just as recognition of a loving relationship between two people, and the U.S. Supreme Court agrees, lawyers for an Oklahoma clerk...
View ArticleJudge OKs Transgender Inmate's Hormone Treatments
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State prison officials must immediately resume hormone treatments for a transgender inmate who argued that she suffered a medical setback including facial hair growth and...
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