Rallies Honoring Harvey Milk Today will Champion LGBT Rights

Inaugural Harvey Milk Day:  May 22, 2010A rally and march in Chicago's Grant Park,  and events in 25 cities nation-wide, to honor Gay hero Harvey Milk  In dozens of cities across the nation today,...

NJ Gay Marriage Advocates Take Fight to State Supreme Court

Garden State Equality with NY Lambda Legal will go to NJ Supreme Court with battle  With the help of New York's Lambda Legal,  gay advocates for same sex marriage in New Jersey will be taking their fight...

Sen. Monserrate's Supporters : Peralta 'Puppet of Rich Gays'

NY Special Election Becomes Gay v. Straight Issue Supporters of New York State Senator Hiram Monserrate are claiming that rival  Assemblyman Jose Peralta is a pawn of "mega-rich gay fanatics"....

AntiGay CA Senator Roy Ashburn's Arrest: Politician's Secret Life

UPDATE: California's Republican Senator Roy Ashburn Comes Out on Radio.AntiGay Republican California Senator Roy Ashburn's recent arrest for DUI suggests the married father of 4 and outspoken opponent of gay...

Fight Back New York PAC Seeks to Unseat Anti-Gay US Senators

A new, well-financed political action committee (PAC) called Fight Back New York seeks to unseat lawmakers who voted against marriage equality last December. Fight Back NY is financed partly by The Gill Action...

Gay marriage makes a gain in state of Maryland

Maryland's attorney general said yesterday that agencies in the state should recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states.  This was a long awaited legal opinion of Attorney General...

Concerns about overturning 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

Top military officials are having differences of opinion regarding the timetable for ending the US military policy regarding gays.   The 'Don't Ask,  Don't Tell'  (DADT)  policy which has...

Iran set to execute another youth for 'crime' of homosexuality

Deratany's 'Haram Iran' is a daily reality in Tehran :  Nemat Safavi,  only 16 at his arrest, and 19 today,  is due to be executed today for the 'crime' of homosexuality in Tehran, Iran. "The...

Deratany speaks out on Mangus New York legal case

Chicago attorney Jay Paul Deratany said in an interview with Windy City Times today that he believes it is a duty of schools to create safe environments for all students.   He has taken the case of Now...

Utah 'refuses to be battleground' state for gay issues

Gay rights advocates were hoping to get Utah legislators to weigh in on a bill which would make discrimination against gays and lesbians illegal in that state.   Hoping to build on the momentum of last...

Italy Opening World's First Prison For Transgender Inmates

Italy is opening world's first prison for transgender inmates. The prison, at Pozzale, located near the Tuscan city of Florence, will house approximately 30 transgendered inmates, and is scheduled to open in March...

Anti-gay marriage ads make appearance on DC Transit

Washington Post OpEd columnist applauds gay group who want anti-gay marriage ads to remain in place on the DC Metro The Washing DC based group NOM (National Organization for Marriage)  is joined  by an offshoot,  a  new group called “Stand For...

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