(images lucas freitas, the harvard crimson)Harvard's wrestling team made a huge show of support for LGBT rights yesterday on National Coming Out … [Read more...] about Harvard Wrestling Team Comes Out as LGBT Allies for National Coming Out Day
LGBT Rights
Rick Santorum Condemns the Execution of Gays in Iran
But would he support jailing them? That question wasn't asked. The Washington Blade reports: Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum on … [Read more...] about Rick Santorum Condemns the Execution of Gays in Iran
Longtime LGBT Rights Activist Paula Ettelbrick Dies
(photos rex wockner) Longtime LGBT rights activist Paula Ettelbrick has died. NYC's Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) writes, in a press … [Read more...] about Longtime LGBT Rights Activist Paula Ettelbrick Dies
Judicial vs. Legislative Action in ‘Prop 8’ and ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN Today is an important day. One day after Judge James Ware of the Northern District of California ordered the release of the … [Read more...] about Judicial vs. Legislative Action in ‘Prop 8’ and ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Ugandan LGBT Rights Activist Frank Mugisha to Receive Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award
Frnak Mugisha, a 29-year-old activist whose work has drawn attention to the plight of LGBT people in Uganda, is being recognized by the Robert F. … [Read more...] about Ugandan LGBT Rights Activist Frank Mugisha to Receive Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award
News: Jane Lynch, Bulldog, Peter Tatchell, Oil, Tammy Baldwin
VIDEO: New BP oil spill feared in Gulf of Mexico. Justice Department files anti-trust lawsuit against AT&T/T-Mobile merger: “AT&T’s … [Read more...] about News: Jane Lynch, Bulldog, Peter Tatchell, Oil, Tammy Baldwin
Federal Lawsuit Threatened After Alabama High School Tells Student She Can’t Wear ‘Gay? Fine by Me’ T-Shirt
The Southern Poverty Law Center has threatened to take legal action against Hoover High School in Hoover, Alabama over its refusal to allow student … [Read more...] about Federal Lawsuit Threatened After Alabama High School Tells Student She Can’t Wear ‘Gay? Fine by Me’ T-Shirt
Maryland Democrat Mikulski Pushed by LGBT Groups to Co-Sponsor DOMA Repeal
Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) has not signed on as a sponsor of the bill to repeal DOMA, and she's under heavy pressure to do so, reports Chris … [Read more...] about Maryland Democrat Mikulski Pushed by LGBT Groups to Co-Sponsor DOMA Repeal
Police Question Hate Crime Motive in Fatal Anti-Gay Attack on Marcellus Andrews, but Friends Don’t
Last night I posted about the tragic anti-gay attack that led to the death of Marcellus Andrews in Waterloo, Iowa last Friday. Looks like the police … [Read more...] about Police Question Hate Crime Motive in Fatal Anti-Gay Attack on Marcellus Andrews, but Friends Don’t
Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Objections
BY ARI EZRA WALDMANSCOTUSBlog, a blog dedicated to discussing constitutional issues before the Supreme Court, is conducting an online symposium on … [Read more...] about Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Objections