5 Phenomenal Queer Couples Who Attended Prom in 2018
For as much hate as millennials get, one thing that they have gotten truly right is their ability to accept others for who they are. This could not be truer than the vast amount of queer couples who have attended prom this year, as they have been showcasing just…
Gay Teacher Files Lawsuit Against Co-Workers After Slamming Desire to Be Foster Parent
Joseph Longo III is seeking a jury trial on punitive grounds A gay teacher has filed a lawsuit against his co-workers after harassing him over his plan to become a foster parent. Joseph Longo III, a teacher from New Jersey, claims one of his colleagues told him to “get…
Mike Pence’s Anti-LGBTQ Record Exposed in HRC Campaign
“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…
Anti-LGBTQ Bills Are Failing in State Legislatures
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…
A Landmark Bill Could Ban Gay Conversion Therapy For Adults AND Kids
“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…
Teacher Says School Reprimanded Him After His Husband Sent Flowers
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…
This Powerful Visual Poem Shows The Horror of Homophobia and Power of Love
‘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…
Bisexual Man Claims Dating Men Is Better Than Women!
Is This The Ultimate Battle Of The Sexes? #FIGHT! Let’s speak of dating horror stories for a moment: Upon my arrival in Los Angeles, I had the cutest, slinkiest shorts which made my rear look phenomenal…then, I get into my date’s car. Immediately, he groans: He’d made a reservation…
Why I’m Doing the AIDS Walk: For My Mother and New York
Everyone has personal reasons for raising money for HIV causes. This is Alexander Cheves’s. Here’s my favorite childhood memory. I was about 10 years old. My mother and I were in New York City to see The Lion King on Broadway. I’m sure the show was fantastic, but I remember my…
Ram Dass Shares Golden Wisdom For LGBTQ Elders in Going Home
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…
Alaska Voters Shoot Down Anti-Transgender Bathroom Bill
Voters in Anchorage, Alaska, appear to have narrowly defeated an anti-transgender bill which would have blocked trans people from using their bathroom of choice. With around 85 percent of votes counted, LGBT campaigners have reported a nearly six percent lead for the ‘No’ side, prompting celebrations. Proposition 1, which sought to limit…
Hospitals Make ‘Tremendous Strides’ Toward LGBTQ-Inclusive Care, Report Finds
“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.…