Ahead of international anti-LGBT summit, HRC takes a stand for diverse families

SALT LAKE CITY –  On the eve of an international summit at which thousands of anti-LGBT activists will gather from around the world, the Human Rights Campaign, (HRC) is standing up for LGBT Americans and their families, and against the World Congress of Families (WCF) and its network of affiliates exporting anti-LGBT hate across the…

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Lambda Legal sues U.S. State Department on behalf of intersex citizen denied passport

DENVER, Colo. – Lambda Legal today filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. State Department on behalf of an intersex client, Dana Zzyym, denied a U.S. passport because Dana could not accurately choose either male or female on the passport application form, and the form does not provide any other gender marker designation. Though…

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New advice column, ‘Ask Pastor Jones,’ launches to address faith and sexuality in the LGBT community

“You can be a lot of things in the Black church, but Lord, do not be gay.”  — Iyanla Vanzant LOS ANGELES  — Truer words were never spoken by talk show host and self-help guru Iyanla Vanzant: “You can be a lot of things in the Black church, but Lord, do not be gay.” Although society is becoming…

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