Taiwan|Haiti Earthquake Rare Chance To Participate On World Stage

Taiwan has had a rare chance to participate on the world stage due to the devastating Haiti 7.0 earthquake that struck on the island of Port-au-Prince last week. Some of the first search-and-rescue teams to...

Haiti's Orphans: New U.S. Policy Expedites Adoptions

Tens of thousands of Haitian children are believed to be orphaned by the earthquake that struck Haiti last week. In response to this humanitarian crisis, the United States Department of State loosened its policy...

Haitian AIDS Organization Crushed By Earthquake

According to the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, Haiti's largest AIDS organization SEROvie was crushed by the recent 7.0 earthquake. Fourteen men who worked for, or were aided by, SEROvie,...

DOJ Intervenes In Upstate New York Gay Rights Civil Suit

For the first time in a decade, the U.S. Department of Justice has intervened in an upstate New York gay rights civil lawsuit filed on behalf of an openly gay 14 year old student named Jacob against Mohawk Central...

MTPC Declares Lobby Day for Transgender Equality January 21, 2010

The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC) has declared Thursday, January 21, 2010 "Transgender Equality Lobby Day" in support of legal protections for transgender and gender non-conforming people in...

NYSUT topic spurred by growing number of youth suicides

"It should be a national scandal that some people would rather die than go to school."-- Kevin Jennings, Director of U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools. New York State United...

Buffalo's Allentown district calls for end to hate crimes

Buffalo's Allentown district called for an end to hate crimes in a rally held last night at Days Park off of Allen Street in Buffalo, New York. Kitty Lambert of OUTspoken for Equality addressed the crowd of almost...

Defense Department shortcomings revealed by U.S. Secretary Gates

United States Department of Defense shortcomings were revealed today by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. The disclosure is a result of a broad review Gates ordered after Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan allegedly...

Haitian Minister Disputes Robertson's Comments on Haiti

A Christian minister and assistant pastor for a Haitian-American church in the United States, Jean Gelin, Ph.D., disputes comments recently made by the 700 Club's Reverend Pat Robertson on Haiti as "nothing more...

Spain's first minor undergoes Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS)

Spain's first minor has undergone Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS). SRS is a term for the surgical procedures by which a person's physical appearance and function of their existing sexual characteristics are...

Numbers guru Nate Silver: Fewer Divorces in Gay-Friendly States

Numbers guru Nate Silver, in a FiveThirtyEight Politics Done Right article titled, "Divorce Rates Higher in States with Gay Marriage Bans", claims that over the past decade there is a decline in divorce rates. The...

Cuba Detains U.S. Contractor: Claims of 'Privatization of War'

Cuban officials detained a U.S. contractor last month for allegedly distributing satellitte communications equipment to dissidents. The unidentified contractor worked for Maryland-based Development Alternatives,...

Utah Lesbian Lawmaker Christine Johnson Surrogate for Gay Men

Utah lesbian lawmaker Christine Johnson is giving the 'gift of life' to two gay men who are prohibited from adopting in Utah even though they are married. Utah prohibits unmarried couples from adopting and does...

American Jewish World Service establishes fund for Ugandan Gays

The American Jewish World Service, an international development and human rights organization, announced Friday it has established a fund for Ugandan Gays to support gay and lesbian groups in the African nation. "...

NYS Supreme Court Decision speaks loudly on 'system of justice'

Op-Ed by Rhonda J Mangus NowPublic Exclusive The least-noticed cases sometimes say the most about the institution and our system of justice. They can also say the most about the rights of a mother to the care,...