“As vice president, he poses one of the greatest threats to equality in the history of our movement.” The Human Rights Campaign have launched a scathing take-down of Mike Pence with a campaign titled ‘The Real Mike Pence’, which exposes the vice-president’s anti-LGBTQ track record. Pence’s support for gay…
In a striking shift from recent years, major legislation curtailing LGBTQ rights has been stymied in state capitols around the country this year. In a striking shift from recent years, major legislation curtailing LGBTQ rights has been completely stymied in state capitols around the country this year amid anxiety by Republican…
“We don’t let convenience stores sell fake lottery tickets. We shouldn’t let a handful of sham therapists tell Californians that they can change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.” California may soon become the first state to ban conversion therapy for people of all ages. On April 19, lawmakers…
A parent reportedly felt Nathan Etter used Valentine’s Day “to celebrate his lifestyle choices.” Parents and students at an Illinois school are rallying in support of a music teacher who says Valentine’s Day flowers from his husband sparked a monthslong controversy. Nathan Etter, who teaches at Prairie View Grade…
Being open-minded and putting yourself out there can be daunting at first. But here you’re doing it in a safe environment where everyone is after the same thing: finding true love. Online gay dating has lost the stigma it once had – today millions of people are using it and it’s one of…
‘Have you ever wondered how to say goodbye?’ Get those tissue boxes out. This beautiful, heartbreaking visual poem shows both homophobia and love in a modern age. And it’s a stunner. BBC’s The Social is a content channel telling the stories of young people in Scotland, by young people…
The new Netflix doc about the bisexual guru is a meditative look at mortality. “I am one of the strange people that absolutely delights and enjoys being with people as they’re dying,” says spiritual teacher and former acid-tripping Harvard professor Ram Dass, “because I know I’m going to have…
A year after the horrific abuse against LGBTQ people in Chechnya was first reported, two new first-person accounts recall the appalling treatment they were subjected to during what has been described as “a big cleansing of gays”. Russian newspaper Novaya Gazetta broke the story that up to 26 men had been killed as…
“This year has ushered in a new high watermark in LGBTQ inclusion in health care,” according to Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin. Health care facilities across the U.S. are making “tremendous strides” toward LGBTQ-inclusive care, according to a new report by national LGBTQ advocacy group Human Rights Campaign.…
Pete Buttigieg could be the Democratic party’s golden ticket. Is America ready for Pete Buttigieg? The South Bend, Indiana mayor is reportedly preparing for the presidential race in 2020, which would make him the first major presidential candidate who’s openly gay. According to a new Politico profile, Buttigieg’s political action committee is…
Since coming out last fall, Olympic swimmer Mark Foster says “the response has been amazing.” The 47-year-old athlete-turned-TV-presenter was recently at the Stonewall Equality Dinner in London, where he connected with Gay Star News. “I’ve come to events like this celebrating the community before, but in the shadows. It’s much easier…
He’s created the #disabledjoy hashtag to help challenge perceptions around disability A tweet challenging people’s perceptions of disability has gone viral in the last 48 hours. Twitter user Andrew (@menajew) posted the following message on Sunday. ‘There’s a common misconception that you can’t be Disabled and happy. That you…