The Census Will Officially Count Same-Sex Couples For The First Time Ever – But That’s Not Enough
Although LGBT people are becoming more visible in society, federal data reveal little about the U.S. LGBT population and its needs. In a first in U.S. history, the U.S. Census Bureau will explicitly count same-sex couples living together in the 2020 census. The decision to ask about same-sex relationships, announced on March 29, is…
Gay Teacher Files Lawsuit Against Co-Workers After Slamming Desire to Be Foster Parent
Joseph Longo III is seeking a jury trial on punitive grounds A gay teacher has filed a lawsuit against his co-workers after harassing him over his plan to become a foster parent. Joseph Longo III, a teacher from New Jersey, claims one of his colleagues told him to “get…
Mike Pence’s Anti-LGBTQ Record Exposed in HRC Campaign
“As vice president, he poses one of the greatest threats to equality in the history of our movement.” The Human Rights Campaign have launched a scathing take-down of Mike Pence with a campaign titled ‘The Real Mike Pence’, which exposes the vice-president’s anti-LGBTQ track record. Pence’s support for gay…
Anti-LGBTQ Bills Are Failing in State Legislatures
In a striking shift from recent years, major legislation curtailing LGBTQ rights has been stymied in state capitols around the country this year. In a striking shift from recent years, major legislation curtailing LGBTQ rights has been completely stymied in state capitols around the country this year amid anxiety by Republican…
A Landmark Bill Could Ban Gay Conversion Therapy For Adults AND Kids
“We don’t let convenience stores sell fake lottery tickets. We shouldn’t let a handful of sham therapists tell Californians that they can change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.” California may soon become the first state to ban conversion therapy for people of all ages. On April 19, lawmakers…
Teacher Says School Reprimanded Him After His Husband Sent Flowers
A parent reportedly felt Nathan Etter used Valentine’s Day “to celebrate his lifestyle choices.” Parents and students at an Illinois school are rallying in support of a music teacher who says Valentine’s Day flowers from his husband sparked a monthslong controversy. Nathan Etter, who teaches at Prairie View Grade…
True Love And Romance Can Be Found Though Online Gay Dating
Being open-minded and putting yourself out there can be daunting at first. But here you’re doing it in a safe environment where everyone is after the same thing: finding true love. Online gay dating has lost the stigma it once had – today millions of people are using it and it’s one of…
This Powerful Visual Poem Shows The Horror of Homophobia and Power of Love
‘Have you ever wondered how to say goodbye?’ Get those tissue boxes out. This beautiful, heartbreaking visual poem shows both homophobia and love in a modern age. And it’s a stunner. BBC’s The Social is a content channel telling the stories of young people in Scotland, by young people…
Ram Dass Shares Golden Wisdom For LGBTQ Elders in Going Home
The new Netflix doc about the bisexual guru is a meditative look at mortality. “I am one of the strange people that absolutely delights and enjoys being with people as they’re dying,” says spiritual teacher and former acid-tripping Harvard professor Ram Dass, “because I know I’m going to have…
Gay Men Taken by Authorities in Chechnya Have ‘Never Been Found’
A year after the horrific abuse against LGBTQ people in Chechnya was first reported, two new first-person accounts recall the appalling treatment they were subjected to during what has been described as “a big cleansing of gays”. Russian newspaper Novaya Gazetta broke the story that up to 26 men had been killed as…
Hospitals Make ‘Tremendous Strides’ Toward LGBTQ-Inclusive Care, Report Finds
“This year has ushered in a new high watermark in LGBTQ inclusion in health care,” according to Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin. Health care facilities across the U.S. are making “tremendous strides” toward LGBTQ-inclusive care, according to a new report by national LGBTQ advocacy group Human Rights Campaign.…
We’re Closer To Getting Our First Gay President In 2020
Pete Buttigieg could be the Democratic party’s golden ticket. Is America ready for Pete Buttigieg? The South Bend, Indiana mayor is reportedly preparing for the presidential race in 2020, which would make him the first major presidential candidate who’s openly gay. According to a new Politico profile, Buttigieg’s political action committee is…