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!”
Calling Someone Gay Isn’t Defamation, Just Anti-Gay, Rules NY Court
According to a New York mid-level appeals court, it’s not defamation to call someone gay, because being gay isn’t embarrassing.
VIDEO: Michelle Obama Questioned About Same-Sex Marriage, Answers Correctly
“For Barack and me, it really comes down to the values of fairness and equality that we want to pass down to our girls.”
The Last Thing I’m Ever Gonna Write About Dharun Ravi
Dharun Ravi has issued an apology in which he failed to actually apologize for anything, but maybe we need to look at the big picture and the scary numbers now, instead.
We Won A Thing: Massachusetts Federal Appeals Court Rules DOMA Unconstitutional
Now the constitutionality of DOMA will almost definitely head to the Supreme Court next year.
Anti-Gay and Gay Rights Leaders Will Soon Break Bread
What happens when a lesbian couple invites a homophobe to dinner? We’ll find out soon.
ACLU and Lambda Legal Back Lawsuit for Gay Marriage in Illinois
Because civil unions aren’t marriage, no matter what the state tries to tell you.
Latina Queer Democrat Mary Gonzalez Voted into Texas House of Representatives
Mary Gonzalez is a Latina Lesbian and Texans voted for her.
House Republicans Threaten to Defund Demographic Data, Because Ignorance Is Bliss
The long-form census might be on its way out thanks to a bill by a Representative who’s willing to accept ignorance in exchange for his privacy.