The cat’s out of the bag, and everybody’s talking about it — U.S. district court judge Virginia Phillips has ordered the suspension of all investigations, discharges, and other such activities conducted under the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law. Fears are thick...

Catherine Opie (born 1961) is an American artist specializing in issues within documentary photography. Throughout her work she has investigated aspects of community, making portraits of many groups including the LGBT community; surfers; and most recently high school football players. She’s also...

(AP) – Support and other resources for gay young people are out there, sometimes only a click or a phone call away, but advocates said the recent suicide of Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi and other teens who were believed to have been victims of anti-gay bullying point to the need for even...

On Friday, October 8, 2010, a student-organized community rally will take place on the East Steps of the Capital Building in Lansing, Michigan. BE THERE! WE NEED YOU! WE NEED YOUR VOICES! This state-wide rally aims to demonstrate the clear message that the members and allies of Michigan’s LGBTQ community...

A national Christian organization will stop sponsoring an annual event that encourages school students to “counter the promotion of homosexual behavior” because the event has become too divisive and confrontational, the group’s president told CNN on Wednesday. “All the recent...

David Sedaris (b. December 26, 1956) is a Grammy Award-nominated American humorist, writer, comedian, bestselling author, and radio contributor. Sedaris was first publicly recognized in 1992 when National Public Radio broadcast his essay “SantaLand Diaries”. He published his first collection...

Annise Danette Parker (b. May 17, 1956) is an American politician and the mayor of Houston since January 2, 2010. She served as an at-large member of the Houston City Council from 1997 to 2003 and city controller from 2004 to 2009. Parker is Houston’s second female mayor, and the first openly gay...

Today’s “Know Your History” actually comes from an amazing story I found recently on The New Civil Rights Movement’s blog. Since I’ve already ranted and raved about how amazing this site is, I won’t repeat myself, but I will encourage you to read the story in full....

The following statement was found via the GLSEN blog: This week, we sadly lost two young men who took their own lives for one unacceptable reason: they were being bullied and harassed because they were openly gay or believed to be gay. These unnecessary tragedies come on the heels of at least three...

In 1972, Jeanne Manford was watching a news report on a gay rights protest taking place in New York City when she witnessed her son being tossed down an escalator with NYPD standing nearby, doing nothing. Later, Manford marched with her gay son, Morty, in New York City’s Christopher Street Liberation...