This Gay Couple’s Mind-blowing First Dance at Their Wedding Shocked Their Guests
Noah and PJ are married now, but they shocked their wedding guests when it was time to take the floor for the traditional “first dance” as a couple. What they didn’t tell celebrants was that they had a surprise in store – complete with a smorgasbord of gay anthems and…
The 0.1 Percent: State lawmaker Sam Park looks to build a diverse coalition in Georgia
Sam Park is the first openly gay and first Asian-American man elected to Georgia’s state legislature. There are less than 600 known lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer elected officials in the U.S. — just 0.1 percent of all elected officials across the country — according to a recent report by the Victory…
“There’s a Real Threat Right Now.” Meet The Gay Activist Fighting for Equality in The Navajo Nation
Amid the chaos of the current political process in the United States, a new call for marriage equality rises. Alray Nelson, 32, and his boyfriend Brennen Yonnie, 33, want to get married. The problem: the two live on an Indian Reservation governed by the Navajo Nation. Despite the Supreme…
Matthew Shepard Laid To Rest 20 Years After His Murder
Matthew Shepard, who became a symbol of the LGBTQ rights movement in the 1990s, was finally laid to rest today at Washington National Cathedral 20 years after his death. Although Shepard was cremated years ago, his family didn’t want to bury him in Wyoming fearing it would become a pilgrimage…
Report: LGBTQ Characters of Color Outnumber White Counterparts on TV
GLAAD’s latest Where We Are on TV report has news of record-breaking representation. For the first time, LGBTQ characters of color outnumber white LGBTQ characters on broadcast television. This was one of the major findings from GLAAD’s latest Where We Are on TV report, which examines diversity on network, cable, and streaming television in…
Trump Administration Seeks to Erase Transgender Americans by Defining Gender as Either Male or Female
The Trump administration is weighing significantly narrowing the definition of gender that would require individuals to identify either as male or female based on their genitalia at birth, a move that could roll back protections for transgender Americans, according to a memo from the Department of Health and Human Services…
Troye Sivan Helps Gay Jewish Couple Get Engaged on Stage at His Concert
Troye Sivan has helped a gay fan to propose to his boyfriend on stage at his concert. The 23-year-old star came out on YouTube in 2013, and has since been a proud LGBT+ advocate. He has won two GLAAD awards and proudly exhibited his sexuality, for instance by releasing “Bloom,” his song…
Here’s How to Add Facebook’s New ‘Came Out’ Life Event to Your Timeline
Facebook has added a new feature in honor National Coming Out Day. Users will now be able to add “came out” to their timeline as a “Life Event.” The feature will help users share their stories. “For the LGBTQ community, Facebook is a way for you to come out, celebrate your…
New Case of PrEP Failure Documented in San Francisco
Doctors have diagnosed a San Francisco man on PrEP with HIV. The case marks only the third documented occasion in the United States in which the widely-prescribed and lauded health regimen to prevent HIV infection has failed. The announcement came at IDWeek, a conference for members of the Infectious Diseases…
US Gay Couple’s Amazing Paris Wedding Photos Go Viral
EXCLUSIVE: Riccardo and James Burrell-Hinds live in Orlando, Florida, but held their dream wedding in Paris, France A US gay couple have seen images of their Paris wedding go viral after a relative posted them to Twitter. Riccardo and James Burrell-Hinds got married in France on 22 September. On Tuesday, a…
Minnesota to Issue Nonbinary, Gender-Neutral Driver’s Licenses
Oregon, California, Colorado, Maine, and D.C. have made similar inclusive moves. As part of its newly instituted REAL ID system, Minnesota will now permit drivers to apply for licenses that mark them as male, female, or nonbinary. Among the first to apply for a nonbinary license in Minnesota is J. Zappa, a…
Christina Aguilera Helped This Gay Couple Get Engaged on Stage at Her Concert
“Shall we celebrate this? Lets turn this into a wedding reception!” Christina Aguilera has long been a supporter of the LGBTQ community, and she continued to welcome gay fans into her heart during the Miami stop of her Liberation Tour as she helped a fan propose to his boyfriend. After performing…