Belize’s highest court decriminalizes same-sex activity

Today, the highest court in Belize, a country in Central America issued a verdict that found the law criminalizing male same-sex sexual activity to be unconstitutional and ordered the law to be amended, a much-anticipated move hailed by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of the United States’ largest civil rights organization for lesbian, gay,…

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Colton Haynes lifts the veil on his ‘picture-perfect’ life in OUT magazine interview

NEW YORK — Colton Haynes, the 28-year-old actor and newly out heartthrob, sat down with OUT magazine’s R. Kurt Osenlund to lift the veil on what many perceive as his picture-perfect life.  Haynes, hailing from a small town in Kansas with a population of fewer than 1,000, has experienced a full fledge Hollywood rollercoaster since…

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Watch: Greg Louganis lends his wisdom to LGBT athletes

Earlier this week in Rio, LGBT Olympic analyst, Charley Walters sat down with Olympian and LGBT advocate, Greg Louganis to discuss the pitfalls and pleasures of coming out, his Wheaties box cover and posing for the ESPN body issue. The out Olympic legend dispenses his considerable wisdom on the coming-out process for athletes. Watch the…

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Petition calls for Wheaties to put Chris Mosier, first openly transgender Team USA athlete, on its cereal box

A Care2 petition is asking General Mills’ Wheaties breakfast cereal to put Chris Mosier, the first openly transgender athlete to qualify for a U.S. national team, on its iconic box. The petition has gathered nearly 4,000 signatures. View the Care2 Petition here: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/722/790/427/ If Mosier snags a spot on the Wheaties box, he’d be the…

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LGBTQ advocates plan rally to end hate at Trump/Rubio event in Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. – On the eve of the two-month anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub massacre, presidential candidate Donald Trump will join U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio at a radical anti-LGBTQ event in Orlando. Equality Florida, joined by community partners and individuals directly impacted by the shooting, will gather Thursday, Aug. 11 for a peaceful rally and press…

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