Germany Sends Lesbian Refugee Back To Iran With a Little Advice: Pretend To Be Straight
Samira Ghorbani Danesh faces imprisonment and torture if German courts don’t reverse a recent decision.
Gay Rights Are Not Queer Liberation
“I’m not sorry we can now enter the military, and I’m not sorry that we can now marry. But frankly I come from a moment in time, and a radical vision in time, that never made marriage or the military my criteria of success.”
Marriage Equality Not the Same Thing As Divorce Equality for Gay Couples
What happens if you’re gay married but don’t want to be anymore? It might be incredibly difficult.
Navy Officer Actually Fired For Letting Anti-Gay Hazing Go On For Eight Months
In which there are actual consequences for the hazing and harassment of a gay sailor.
Here’s What’s Happening With Gay Marriage In The UK
David Cameron says yay, the church says nay, Parliament has the final say.
The Atlantic Tells Us Why Women Can’t “Have It All” and What We Should Do About It
Having a job, having a family, having feminist principles and having it all.
Lawsuit Challenges DOMA’s Almighty Power Over New York Law
A Westchester woman is suing her employer for denying her wife medical coverage.
GOProud’s Gay Lunkheads Endorse Mitt Romney
GOProud has endorsed Mitt Romney and remain obnoxiously short-sighted about what a Romney presidency would mean for the LGBT community.
Homophobic Michigan Mayor Up For Recall Proves Why She Should Be Recalled
As the citizens of Troy, MI prepare to vote out their infamous mayor, she digs herself deeper by comparing homosexuality to smoking, among other things.
Michigan Passes Bill Saying It’s OK to Not Treat Gay Clients, Because Religious Freedom
The Julea Ward Freedom Of Conscience Act says that students of counseling don’t have to provide any services that conflict with their religious beliefs, which can include treating gay clients.
Obama Speaks For LGBT Pride Month, Doesn’t Counsel Patience
“And as long as I have the privilege of being your President, I promise you, you won’t just have a friend in the White House, you will have a fellow advocate.”
Romney Nixed Anti-Bullying Manual For Using Scary Words Like “Bisexual” and “Transgender”
In 2006, then-governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney opposed the publication of an anti-bullying guide because it included the words “bisexual” and “transgender.” What a nice guy!
NOM Launches New Anti-Same-Sex-Parenting Propaganda Inspired By Sketchy Study
NOM was more than ready to misconstrue the findings of the latest study on gay families to make gay families look as bad as possible.
VIDEO: Hillary Clinton Celebrates Gay Pride With A Very Nice Statement
“Until full and equal rights are a reality for everyone, our work is not done.”
Charlotte Bunch Is Important: The Autostraddle Interview
“I mean, we would not have violence against women or any issues of women’s rights on the agenda if we had waited for the human rights boys to say it was time.”
VIDEO: Texas Baptist Pastor Defends Obama’s Gay Marriage Position, Suggests Anti-Gays “Take A Chill Pill”
“He swore to protect and uphold the constitution, not the Bible, but the Constitution of the United States. He is not the pastor of the United States, he’s the President of the United States.”
Kyrsten Sinema Wants To Be Arizona’s First Out Bisexual Congresswoman
Kyrsten Sinema is proof not everything in Arizona politics is bad. Now if we can just get the 9th District to make her the first out bisexual on Capitol Hill.
Edie Windsor Wins Lawsuit Against DOMA, Our Hearts
Edie Windsor successfully had DOMA declared unconstitutional by a federal court.
CeCe McDonald Sentenced to 41 Months in Jail for Surviving Transphobic and Racist Attack
CeCe McDonald will go to jail after agreeing to plead guilty to second-degree murder, although she maintains she acted in self-defense.
Romney’s Adviser Thinks Women’s Issues Just There To Distract Us From Actual Important Stuff
It turns out that what you thought were women’s issues are actually just “shiny objects!”