LONDON — Tom Robinson, the gay musician and longtime activist, has performed his song “Glad to be Gay” with updated lyrics to mark the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalization of homosexuality in England and Wales. Gay Star News interviewed Robinson about his experiences, where he premiered his updated version of the song. In the…
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — National LGBTQ Task Force Deputy Executive Director Russell Roybal has announced the Task Force would donate $300,000, the largest donation to date, to the GLBT Community Projects Fund at The Miami Foundation. Over 200 business leaders, LGBTQ activists and local community advocates welcomed the news with wild applause at the annual…
Trans woman and Retired Army Officer Veronica Zerrer, Major, USA (Ret) offers a perspective on President Trump’s statements on banning Transgender men and women from military service. President Trump says that Transgender people serving in the military will distract the force from fighting and winning wars. He says people like me are a burden that…
NEW YORK – GLAAD today released the following audio of Tony Perkins, the president of anti-LGBTQ hate group Family Research Council (FRC), claiming that the Trump administration is set to reveal additional executive orders next week that could allow people to use “religious exemptions” as an excuse to openly use a violent and discriminatory agenda…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Justice Department filed a brief Wednesday arguing that LGBT people are not protected from discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. HUFFPost reported tha DOJ lawyers, arguing under Attorney General Jeff Sessions, submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in which they…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The presidents of the San Diego Democrats for Equality, Veterans Democratic Club of San Diego and the San Diego Progressive Democratic Club each a veteran of the United States military add their voices to the bipartisan outrage over the discriminatory ban on transgender military service proposed by President Donald Trump. “The…
