Editors' note: Sharon Stapel is the executive director of the NYC Anti Violence Project.
The New York City Anti-Violence Project is honoring four LGBT Blogs - Bilerico, Joe.My.God, Pam's House Blend, and Towleroad - at our 13th Annual Courage Awards on Monday Novemeber 9. AVP's Courage Awards honor those who have made a tremendous impact on the lives of lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual (LGBT) and HIV-affected people here in New York City and across the nation. This year we acknowledge and celebrate the significant contributions that LGBT blogs have made to raising awareness about anti-LGBT violence. Full story...
This year the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) lists 162 trans people killed. That's over 3 a week.
This Sunday in Oakland, Bay Area queers and allies will gather near Lake Merritt for a candlelight vigil and open mic to mourn Jorge Steven López-Mercado and Jason Mattison Jr.
I applaud the filing of the Competitive Workforce bill in the Florida House of Representative. House bill 391, filed by Rep.
Rev. Ken Hutcherson made an appearance at Microsoft's annual shareholder's meeting on Tuesday. As usual, Hutcherson was there representing the interests of Thomas Strohbar, founder of numerous anti-birth control, anti-choice, and anti-gay financial organizations.
"While we are grateful to the local law enforcement officials for their swift work to apprehend the suspect in this terrible crime, we remain deeply saddened that yet another family should have to suffer the pain of such a tragedy, and that such breathtaking violence continues to be directed at gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people who are simply trying to live their lives honestly and openly.
Chaz Bono's interview on Good Morning America.
Brian Molko of alternative rock band Placebo announced a long time ago that he was bisexual, but now he regrets it.
The title of Irene Vilar's new memoir, Impossible Motherhood: Testimony of an Abortion Addict, is a bit misleading.
Maybe the folks working to end DADT ought to draw attention to the folks who abuse DADT. This is from a lesbian in the military:
Looking for a way out of the service isn't a new idea.
TThis is part two of an interview with Rea Carey, the Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
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