The split over gay clergy within the largest Lutheran denomination in the U.S. has prompted a conservative faction to begin forming a new church body separate from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Tampa is the latest city in Florida to add "gender identity" to its human rights ordinance that bans discrimination in housing, employment and public accommodation.
The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) joins the national and international LGBTQ and anti-violence communities and allies as we mourn the loss of two youth to hate violence within the last ten days.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - The slaying of a gay teenager whose decapitated, partially burned body was found along a road in Puerto Rico last week is under investigation as a possible hate crime, a police official said Nov.
Pronto!, a gay-owned restaurant and bakery in Royal Oak, has committed 10 percent of all food, drink and carry-out sales on Dec.
On a visit to her son's high school GSA meeting, in which he was active, she found that though he no longer talked about being bullied, he still experienced problems as an out gay youth.
It's not the only group of its kind on the popular social networking site, nor is it the only way the word gay is misused.
"Rachel is a she-ro in the trans community and I wouldn't be here today if it weren't for her and being able to find Transgender Michigan when I got involved six years ago.
The recorded message on the Washington Blade's phone Monday gives no hint at what happened. It still says "thank you for calling the nation's most trusted gay newspaper, serving the community since 1969.
"All the details have not been worked out, but we are definitely planning to move from downtown Lansing to Old Town," Schwartz divulged.
The president of Malta, George Abela, met with the executive board and staff members of the European Region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (aka ILGA-Europe) Oct.
"After more than a decade of opposition and delay," said Obama at the 2:30 ceremony, "we've passed inclusive hate crimes legislation to help protect our citizens from violence based on what they look like, who they love, how they pray, or who they are.
Friday, Oct. 30 - President Obama announced today that his administration will end the long-standing policy at Health and Human Services that banned immigration by people with HIV infection.
"She truly understands the need to speak up and not stand idly by when civil liberties are in jeopardy.
"They were threatening us to turn it off. We tried paying that as much as we could, but that was just the payment agreement amount, topped with our regular bill.
In denying the Reject 71 campaign's motion, the judge said, "The state has a real and vital interest in showing the money trail.
"We need somebody who will not only not behave like that, but who will lead with compassion," Pugh said.
We at Between The Lines, while not formally endorsing a full city council ballot for Detroit or other races, support Charles Pugh.
An almost herculean task for a young fashion photographer, Avedon succeeded beyond all expectations to revitalize Paris in its traditional domain.
For two days in Detroit, an ambitious group of African Americans - gay, straight, bisexual and transgender - will use group-process therapy to create a unique kind of dialogue about how race, gender, attractionality, stereotypes and social justice affect individuals in the black community.