Immigration officers found that the nine had “credible fear of persecution or torture in their birth country” of Mexico, and therefore could not be removed from the US.
In the most recent sign that the ex-gay movement is dying, an attempted “Ex-Gay Pride Month” was a massive flop after only 10 people showed up in Washington, DC.
It’s been a big summer for South and Southeast Asia when it comes to LGBT/queer news. The most important aspect of this news, however, is that it was reported at all.
It has become increasingly difficult to defend my home state with our governor saying dumb things left and right, like his brief on marriage equality. Are you ready for a headdesk the size of a Jersey hairdo?
Reactionary conservatism stands in the way of the Southeast Asian nation’s first state-based transgender welfare committee, but change could still happen with its first out trans political appointee.
A Philadelphia judge rules that the same-sex widow of a lawyer, is entitled to her benefits plan after a legal battle with her spouse’s family.
Every state needs a Wendy Davis. Every person has a story.
“If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?” Francis remarked in Italian. “We shouldn’t marginalize people for this. They must be integrated into society.”
Flawed attempts to make the internet a safe space could be compromising actual safe spaces with an indiscriminate default-on porn filter.
“A phrase that often arises in this movement is “ni de aqui, ni de alla,” (neither from here nor there), and it speaks to the ability we seek as queer immigrants to define home as we choose, whether in a geographic sense, within our communities, or a gendered sense, within our bodies.”
Homophobic legislation escalates and expands in Russia, despite the international attention for the 2014 Olympic Games. Four Dutch immigrants were recently arrested for filming a LGBT themed documentary.
Tumblr’s quest to track adult content is taking down some innocent bystanders. Queer bloggers are calling BS — and rightfully so.
On what Obama said (and didn’t say) this morning when he surprised everybody with a speech expanding on his thoughts about the Trayvon Martin ruling.
“We do not know who killed Eric [Lembembe], or why . . . but his friends suspect that in killing him, someone wanted to kill a movement. “
“HB2 outlaws abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, shuts down all but five abortion clinics in the state and tightens guidelines when it comes to abortion drugs. It’s a law that undoubtedly affects so many in the state: low-income, working class, people of color.”
The Queen makes it official by signing off on gay marriage in England!
“We know something now that we didn’t always know before: we are not alone.”
“Every person, regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity, must be able to walk the streets without fear for their safety.”
Some things we read and saw on the internet on #trayvon and race in America.
A jury found George Zimmerman guilty of absolutely nothing in the murder of Trayvon Martin.