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LGBT Groups Issue Statement of Support for Trayvon Martin

LGBT Groups Issue Statement of Support for Trayvon Martin

Thirty-five left-of-center lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) groups have released astatement regarding Trayvon Martin, saying, “[W]e will honor Trayvon Martin by strengthening our commitment to end bias, hatred, profiling and violence across our communities.” The groups commitment to honor

Gay, lesbian couples flock to Calif. courts to wed

Gay, lesbian couples flock to Calif. courts to wed

(AP) Gay, lesbian couples flock to Calif. courts to wedBy GILLIAN FLACCUSAssociated PressJubilant gay and lesbian couples flocked to city halls and county courthouses across California to wed with pets, siblings and kids in tow as same-sex marriages resumed across

AP: Baldwin Rant 'Could Be Interpreted As Homophobic'

AP: Baldwin Rant 'Could Be Interpreted As Homophobic'

The Associated Press isn’t sure if angrily calling a gay man “Queen” while threatening to “f**k (him) up” is homophobic or not.  That’s the only conclusion to reach based on their reporting of Alec Baldwin’s “apology” to gay groups this

Gay Rights Activists Protest 'Anti-Immigrant' Rubio

Gay Rights Activists Protest 'Anti-Immigrant' Rubio

Three left-wing self-described Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) activists, from the organization “GetEQUAL,” staged a sit-in in the Tampa office of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), demanding even more radical immigration reforms than those he has championed as a member of

Nepal Court Orders Passport Change for Transgenders

Nepal Court Orders Passport Change for Transgenders

Nepal’s Supreme Court has ordered the government to alter passports so that transgenders no longer have to describe themselves as male or female, a court spokesman said, a move welcomed by rights activists. The court made the decision on Monday

Russian Parliament to Vote on Anti-Gay Bill

Russian Parliament to Vote on Anti-Gay Bill

(AP) Russian parliament to vote on anti-gay billMOSCOWA dozen activists have been detained in Moscow as they were protesting a bill that stigmatizes the gay community and penalizes dissemination of information about them. Protesters were detained Tuesday as they attempted

Transgender Former SEAL: 'No One Ever Met the Real Me'

Transgender Former SEAL: 'No One Ever Met the Real Me'

In an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Kristin Beck–formerly known as Chris Beck–opens up about the lifestyle he hid during his twenty years of service in the armed forces. The former Navy SEAL written a book titled Warrior Princess: A

Four Gay-Themed TV Shows Get the Ax

Four Gay-Themed TV Shows Get the Ax

LOS ANGELES, May 12 (UPI)–Four U.S. TV shows with prominent gay story lines during a record-breaking season for openly gay characters will be cut for the next season, officials said. NBC’s “The New Normal” and “Smash” and “Go On” and

Batgirl Comic Character Comes Out as Transgender

Batgirl Comic Character Comes Out as Transgender

DC Comics’ Batgirl number 19 has a little bit more in store for fans than just crime fighting. This month readers also get a bit of controversy with their womp-slam-bang as a character introduced in 2011 comes out as both transgender

UK Police to Treat Attacks on Goths as 'Hate Crimes'

UK Police to Treat Attacks on Goths as 'Hate Crimes'

(AFP) – A British police force on Thursday began recording attacks on goths and punks as “hate crimes” similar to those suffered by people targeted because of their race, religion or sexual orientation. Police in Manchester, northwest England, said the

San Antonio Chick-fil-A Vandalized with Gay Marriage Signs

San Antonio Chick-fil-A Vandalized with Gay Marriage Signs

Gay rights advocates defaced and vandalized a San Antonio, TX Chick-fil-A restaurant with more than two dozen Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) posters and messages on Wednesday night.  Chick-fil-A workers saw the posters when they arrived to work on

Former Top Obama Official: Obamacare Transitition Will Be 'Messy'

Former Top Obama Official: Obamacare Transitition Will Be 'Messy'

During a Center for American Progress seminar on Monday, a former top Obama administration official charged with developing Obamacare said the shift to the president’s healthcare overhaul will be “messy” and fraught with “unanticipated” challenges. “We know it’s going to

Has gay sex been subverted by gay marriage?

My freshman class at Harvard was the first to be randomly assigned to upperclass dormitories (“houses”). The university did not like the fact that students, given the choice, self-segregated into different communities, and was particularly disturbed by the fact that

Piers Morgan Slapped by RuPaul in Ratings

Piers Morgan Slapped by RuPaul in Ratings

Despite his opportunistic nightly campaign against the Constitution of the United States of America, CNN’s Pierce Morgan’s ratings still aren’t so hot. In fact, RuPaul beat him during the week of January 28th. RuPaul, whose real name is RuPaul Andre

Transgender College Hoops Player Keeps Head High

Transgender College Hoops Player Keeps Head High

LISA LEFFAssociated PressSANTA CLARA, Calif.The women’s basketball team at Mission College expected the bleachers to be full and the hecklers ready when its newest player made her home court debut. In the days leading up to the game, people had

San Francisco Approves Taxpayer-Funded Transgender Surgeries

San Francisco Approves Taxpayer-Funded Transgender Surgeries

Taxpayers in San Francisco, California will now pay for “gender-switching,” transgender surgeries to “help ease the mental anguish of people who feel they are trapped in bodies of the wrong gender.” These operations will be covered under San Francisco’s universal