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Thursday, September 04
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"Founded in 2000, Rainbow World Fund (RWF) is an international relief agency based in the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and friends community. RWF’s mission is to promote LGBT philanthropy in the area of world humanitarian relief. RWF...
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Tuesday, September 02
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Back in the day before queer blogs pervaded the Net, Rachel Maddow popped up daily on basic cable TV, and gays hit the lips of popular presidential candidates, there was a scrappy little magazine that fought for more and greater... Read more...
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Tuesday, September 02
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"LGBT" is an acronym that stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender. It refers to the diversity of sexual and gender identity amongst us. Originally the acronym started as GLBT, but due to feminism and the advance for equality...
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Monday, September 01
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"A local court in Istanbul ordered the closure of the Turkish lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender solidarity organization, Lambda Istanbul. The court ruled on May 29 in favor of a complaint by the Istanbul Governor's Office that Lambda...
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Saturday, August 30
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Around the world there have been major advances for minorities and people subject to discrimination. From England, to Israel, Pakistan and beyond we have seen women Prime Ministers and leaders. In the United States we had John F. Kennedy become...
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Thursday, August 28
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Below is a video compilation released by the Human Rights Campaign which shows friends and colleagues of Barack and Michelle Obama. They discuss their experiences with them and their hopes for a brighter future. Read more...
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Tuesday, August 26
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So you might have noticed that this site has been pretty lax with its DNCC coverage. And in fact, you might have noticed that this week has been slower in general. Well the answer for that is simple: I, Jeremy,... Read more...
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Monday, August 25
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So what is the latest plan for a broad coalition of California's Mormon, Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, evangelical Christian, Sikh, and Hindu communities to show their support for the state's cruel and unjustified Proposition 8 campaign? Well...
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Monday, August 25
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This weekend, a little paper called The New York Times ran an article on political bloggers and the DNC, in which they featured our pal Pam Spaulding. Check it out at the link: The Year of the Political Blogger Has... Read more...
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Monday, August 25
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This weekend, while addressing the Stonewall Democrats at a pre-convention meeting, Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius reportedly declared that "The Republican Party has become the party of hate in too many cases." She also is said to have...
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Wednesday, August 20
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"The state’s largest GLBT Advocacy group, Equality Maine, has endorsed Tom Allen (D-Portland) for Senate. Allen, a current U.S. Representative, is challenging Sen. Susan Collins (R-Bangor.) Equality Maine’s executive director, Betsy Smith,...
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Wednesday, August 20
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I wanna take a sec and direct you to LGBT For Obama, a new site where LGBT voices are coming together to share why they think Barack Obama would be the better presidential choice for queer America. Yours truly has... Read more...
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Wednesday, August 20
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Feisty, this one. If not for that whole, "your love is of the Devil, you hellbound sinner" thing, we think we'd be great friends. There Is No Such Thing As Gay Marriages![YouTube] Read more...
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Wednesday, August 20
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This is a portion of the page on John McCain's website wherein he voices his commitment to "protecting traditional marriage": And here is a flyer that is being distributed by the organization that's trying to ban marriage equality...
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Wednesday, August 20
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Ellen and Portia got married. And now the "El" half of the newly wedded "Port-El" has taken a break from her honeymoon to deliver this message to her fans: Cute. Just Married [Ellen] Read more...
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Tuesday, August 19
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Speaking to One News Now about the mainstream media's coverage of adoption by gay and lesbian couples, Peter LaBarbera says the following: "What is incorrigible about this coverage from Associated Press is that it is totally absent of any...
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Tuesday, August 19
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"Femme" is a term used in the queer community to describe feminine traits an individual exhibits. The term is very popular among lesbian/bisexual women, but also has its place among gay/bisexual males. There is a growing movement of young...
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Monday, August 18
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Congratulations, Andy Towle. For you have just joined the ranks of Bill Maher and Kathy Griffin (among countless others) in being name checked by one of this country's most omnipresent reactionaries, the Catholic League's Bill Donohue! This...
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Monday, August 18
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In a piece in which he tries to justify why religion, an undeniably chosen concept, deserves to be recognized with "suspect class" status, yet sexual orientation, a concept that the reasoned body of knowledge suggests is simply a part...
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Friday, August 15
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Not willing to sit by and let loving, monogamous, tax-paying couples from around the country enter into a civil contract with themselves and their government, the MassResistance organization, an SPLC-certified "hate group," is now trying...
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Friday, August 15
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Get out De hankies: US Weekly is reporting that Ellen Degeneres and Portia de Rossi will formally tie De knot this weekend in a small, intimate California ceremony: EXCLUSIVE: Ellen DeGeneres and Fiancee Portia de Rossi to Wed This Weekend... Read...
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Thursday, August 14
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And now in "there was a time when we thought McCain might be better on our issues than some in his party but now we see we were wrong" news: Speaking to The Weekly Standard about whyTom Ridge would be... Read more...
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Wednesday, August 13
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First off I want to thank all my loyal readers and dedicated queer activists who are truly helping to build a safe community here on the net and beyond. Each one of you has brought so much insight and joy and truly help enrich this blog as well...
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Tuesday, August 12
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Campus Pride is offering more LGBT-friendly college fairs this fall. Participation is free for all LGBT students, allies, and their families. FALL 2008 MIDWEST FAIR Twin Cities, MN Friday, October 3, 2008 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Great Hall, Coffman Memorial...
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Tuesday, August 12
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First it was the newly installed, more truthful Prop. 8 wording that set them off. Now the anti-gay side is railing against -- bumper stickers?! This from One News Now: Now an unidentified supporter of same-sex marriage has printed bumper... Read...
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Monday, August 11
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"The Equality Ride is a traveling forum that gives young adults the chance to deconstruct injustice and the rhetoric that sustains it. The idea is this. We get on a bus and journey to various institutions of higher learning. Through informal...
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Sunday, August 10
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"Fairness for All Families and the VoteNoOn2.com campaign need you to volunteer at the polls on Primary Day - August 26th - and help defeat Amendment #2, the so-called "marriage protection" amendment. Primary Day offers one of the...
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Wednesday, August 06
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Later this month in Denver, a record number of queer delegates will be in representation at the Democratic National Convention. More than 350 who fall under the LGBT umbrella are expected to be in attendance: Stonewall Democrats Report 27% Increase...
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Wednesday, August 06
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Speaking last night at the Cleveland County Republican Club in Norman, Oklahoma, notorious Sooner State representative Sally Kern reportedly reinforced her self-assessment that she's a "cultural warrior for Judeo-Christian values."...
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Tuesday, August 05
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Florida governor Charlie Crist, a man rumored to be on McCain's short list for Veep, has been noncommittal in the past about a few things, including whether or not he supports a state amendment banning same-sex marriage. However, in a... Read...
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