Politics

Obama Neglects LGBT Issues In Chat with Pope Francis

Kyler Geoffroy March 31, 2014

The Washington Blade is reporting that President Obama failed to raise LGBT-specific issues with Pope Francis during their meeting in the Vatican last … [Read more...] about Obama Neglects LGBT Issues In Chat with Pope Francis

Daniel Villarreal March 18, 2014

Yesterday, gay statistician Nate Silver unveiled his new “data journalism” site FiveThirtyEight which promises to apply a scientific and quantitative … [Read more...] about Gay Statistician Nate Silver Launches ‘Data Journalism’ Site

Andy Towle March 13, 2014

Judith Levy, nominated in July by President Obama, has been confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in a 97-0 vote, … [Read more...] about Judith Levy Confirmed as U.S. District Judge, is First Out Gay Person on Federal Court in Michigan

Andy Towle February 27, 2014

Actions have consequences, and Uganda is finding that out, as the World Bank has postponed a $90 million loan to its health system over the recently … [Read more...] about World Bank Suspends $90 Million Loan to Uganda Over Anti-Gay Law

Andy Towle February 24, 2014

HRC reports that over the course of the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, "NBC has dedicated 1 hour, 59 minutes, 42 seconds across NBC, NBC Sports, … [Read more...] about NBC’s Networks Devoted 119 Minutes of Coverage to Russia’s Anti-Gay Laws During Sochi Games

Andy Towle February 13, 2014

How Sports Illustrated botched the Michael Sam story. Calgary gay bar sponsors silver medalist Olympian speedskater. Karen Ocamb's big … [Read more...] about News: Drake, Clarksdale, Comcast, Julian Castro, Bieber

Andy Towle February 13, 2014

Andy Towle February 10, 2014

Two members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot, who were jailed for nearly two years for staging a protest in a Russian church, may run for seats in … [Read more...] about Pussy Riot Members May Run for Seats in Moscow City Parliament