Atheist Former Boy Scouts Lead Secular Alternative Summer Camp
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Camp Quest, a summer camp serving youth from non-religious families, is now led by two Eagle Scouts, Shawn Jeffers (Chair) and Neil…
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Refuge Restrooms Could Be A “Life-Saver” for the Trans Community
It’s not just about living in Florida and wondering where to go to the bathroom, if you are a trans person. Florida’s H.B. 583 is not…
Civil Rights Groups Sue National Finance Company for Illegally Firing Transgender Employee
NEW ORLEANS, LA—A national Mississippi-based finance company fired a transgender man after he refused to agree to dress and be treated as female, according to…
LPAC Endorses Hillary Clinton for President; Reactions
Nation’s only lesbian PAC launches Lesbians4Hillary.com to support Clinton’s run. LPAC, the country’s first and only lesbian political action committee, announced its board voted to endorse…
Phelps’ Granddaughter Attends Equality House Kiss-In
By: Kelly Morris/The Seattle Lesbian— To celebrate the two-year anniversary of the Equality House, a rainbow-painted LGBT-themed building across the street from the anti-gay Westboro Baptist…
Florida House’s New Bill: Allows Agencies to Discriminate in Adoptions, Puts Religious or Moral Beliefs Over Children’s Needs
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, the Florida House of Representatives passed a bill that authorizes state-contracted child placement agencies to deny children in state custody foster or adoption…
Rates of HIV Diagnoses in U.S. stable, but Gay Men Still Have High Rates of Infection
By: Eric Brus*— Late last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released their new surveillance report, Diagnoses of HIV infection in the United…
Tech Industry Leaders Send Unprecedented, Historic Statement to Legislators
In response to a host of anti-LGBT bills pending or signed in to law in states around the country, more than 70 technology industry leaders have…
Angie’s List, NASCAR on Indiana’s RFRA
By: Kelly Morris/The Seattle Lesbian— A $40 million renovation of Angie’s List, a $315 million corporation headquartered in Indiana that lets users review local businesses, has…
ACLU and GLSEN on Proposed Amendments to Indiana RFRA, Arkansas Bill
NEW YORK – The ACLU has issued the following statement in response to the Indiana legislature proposing amendments to address the harmful effects of SB…
HRC: Corporations to State Lawmakers: Stop the Harmful Attacks on LGBT People
On March 31, major corporations signed on to launch a statement by businesses speaking out against an onslaught of anti-LGBT legislation being considered in states around the…
Shameful Indiana-Style Bill Passed by Florida House Committee
Would Delay Adoption For Many Vulnerable Children Equality Florida today strongly condemned the Florida House Judiciary Committee for passing an adoption bill that allows discrimination…
Florida House Committee Will Consider Indiana-style Adoption Bill
As Indiana struggles with the growing political and economic backlash over its so-called religious freedom law, Florida lawmakers are pursuing a similar bill that would…
Bonauto to Argue Marriage Equality Cases Before High Court
DETROIT – Lawyers for Michigan nurses April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse, who seek to marry in their home state of Michigan, today announced Mary L….
Anti-LGBT Bills Introduced in 28 States: A Country Divided
The wave of anti-LGBT bills filed across the country continues to swell. As of today, lawmakers have introduced more than 85 anti-LGBT bills in 28…
One-on-One: Barney Frank Still Has All the Right Moves
By: Sarah Toce/The Seattle Lesbian— Barney Frank’s effortless ability to relate to common folk on issues concerning civil rights is uncanny. The Harvard grad-turned political…
The Affordable Care Act is Working For LGBTs
By: Sylvia Mathews Burwell/HHS Secretary Every day here at HHS, we work hard to ensure that all Americans have the building blocks to lead healthy…
81% of Floridians are Just Fine with Same-Sex Marriage
New poll comes two months after nuptials began statewide A new poll shows that a vast majority of Floridians are content that same-sex couples can…
Gay Fatherhood in the Land of Dolce & Gabana
By: Ryan Porter/GayswithKids.com— Fashion designer Domenico Dolce proved his good taste stops at the edge of the runway when he told Italian magazine Panorama that…
Kerry Washington Rocks the GLAAD Awards with Her Speech
The 26th Annual GLAAD Media Awards was on March 22nd in Los Angeles. The event’s highlight was Scandal’s Kerry Washington’s acceptance of the Vanguard Award,…
Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2015 Introduced
By: The Seattle Lesbian— Sponsored by Senator Patty Murray, Senator Tammy Baldwin, and Congressman Mark Pocan The Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2015 requires colleges…
Puerto Rico Will Not Defend Same-Sex Marriage Ban
By: The Seattle Lesbian— Friday, Puerto Rico’s Secretary of Justice César Miranda announced that he will submit a brief saying he would no longer oppose…
Legal Teams Submit Proposal to U.S. Supreme Court Regarding Oral Argument in Marriage Cases
WASHINGTON, DC—Today counsel representing all plaintiffs from the Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee marriage lawsuits submitted a proposal to the U.S. Supreme Court requesting that…