WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Army announced today it is elevating authority to discharge transgender service members to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), the highest level at which that authority has ever been reserved. Prior to today’s announcement, local unit commanders were authorized to approve transgender soldiers’ separation orders. This…
Jimmy Somerville has released the new video for “Some Wonder” from his new album Homage – out in the U.S. March 10. The euphoric joy of disco has been one consistent thread, which has run through the diverse, illustrious thirty-year career of pop legend Jimmy Somerville. “Travesty”, written by Jimmy and produced by long-time producer…
When Adam Carolla stopped by HuffPost Live on Thursday, the comic responded to a viewer who asked for his take on Calling Out Carolla, a Tumblr blog that documents “anti-LGBT language” Carolla has used. Carolla: “Go find a politician or somebody who’s in charge and poke a popsicle stick up their butt. I’m a comedian. I’m done apologizing,…
Neil Patrick Harris doesn’t think he could host the Oscars again. He told Variety.com: “I don’t know that my family nor my soul could take it, “It’s a beast. It was fun to check off the list, but for the amount of time spent and the understandable opinionated response, I don’t know that it’s a delightful…
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday put on hold a federal judge’s ruling that would have allowed same-sex couples in Nebraska to marry starting on Monday. The Huffington Post reported that the order came hours after the U.S. Supreme Court said it would hear oral arguments on April 28 on the question of…
Do you like your men rough or perfectly manicured? That’s the question in the all-new episode of Steam Room Stories. Steam Room regulars Chris Reid and Josh Wise get into a debate over the appeal of lumbersexuals (that’s men with beards and muscles in case you don’t know) and metrosexuals. Their conversation escalates with both…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Sociological Association (ASA) filed an amicus curiae brief yesterday with the Supreme Court of the United States in the same-sex marriage cases currently pending before the court. The ASA’s brief highlights the social science consensus that children raised by same-sex parents fare just as well as children raised by different-sex…
Today, by a vote of 37-15, the Georgia Senate passed a bill allowing people to use their religion to challenge or opt out of various laws – including local laws in Atlanta and other cities – that protect LGBT people and other minorities from discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations. In practical terms, S.B….
Following withering criticism from the Human Rights Campaign and LGBT advocates across the country for his offensive suggestion that prison proves that sexual orientation is a choice, presidential hopeful Ben Carson has tried to “walk back” his rhetoric. HRC’s Fred Sainz released the following statement: “Ben Carson’s “apology” wasn’t particularly genuine, but what it does…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), Equality California (EQCA), and Transgender Law Center applaud the introduction of a California bill that prohibits state agencies from doing business with companies that discriminate against their employees based on gender identity, including by denying transgender workers the same benefits and health care coverage they offer…
