A California woman is suing FedEx, where her late wife worked for 26 years, for refusing to pay $400,000 in spousal benefits because it would not recognize their marriage. The Daily Kos reports that Lesly Taboada-Hall, who was a driver for the company, died of uterine cancer June 20, 2013. Six days later, the Supreme…
In a new telephone survey conducted Jan. 5-8, Gallup has revealed that a slight majority of Americans (53%) say they are satisfied with the acceptance of gays and lesbians in the U.S. This level is the same as last year but remains higher than those Gallup has measured over the past decade. Acceptance of gays…
KANSAS CITY – Today, the Human Rights Campaign announced that Michael Sam, who made history as America’s first openly-gay professional football player, will keynote the organization’s 2nd Annual Kansas City Equality Brunch Sunday, Feb. 15. “We are thrilled that Michael Sam will be keynoting our Kansas City event,” said Angela Cottrell, Kansas City member of…
Anderson Cooper has responded to right-wing evangelist Larry Tomczak’s Jan. 8 Christian Post Op-Ed titled, Are You Aware of the Avalanche of Gay Programming Assaulting Your Home? in The Ridiculist segment of his show. Tomczak asserts that we are “Being Bombarded” by gay programing and among the many reasons he cites how Hollywood is promoting…
World News Videos | ABC World News ABC News’ “20/20.” recently aired a special about Bianca and Nick Bowser, a transgender couple who are the parents of two boys. The Bowser children are 3 years old and 17 months. They live in Louisville, Kentucky, in virtual obscurity until now. “We fit … the basic definition…
A new YouTube video attacks the practice of ‘conversion therapy’ aimed at gay and trans youths, after the death of Leelah Alcorn, who committed suicide last month, after citing her parent’s refusal to accept her trans status and attempts to ‘cure’ her gender identity. The video by Laci Green of channel Sex+ speaks out against the practice….
A disturbing message advocating for violence against LGBT people has been spray-painted in big letters on the wall of a building in downtown Jackson, Miss. The shocking statement, “NO 2 GAY MARRAGE [sic] KILL THEM,” has disturbing echoes for LGBT people in a state where they are disproportionately likely to face discrimination and harassment. In…
WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Supreme Court granted petitions for writ of certiorari in cases from four states regarding state bans on marriage for same-sex couples. In due time, the highest court in the land will be asked to decide whether the U.S. Constitution allows for states to discriminate against gay and lesbian couples by…
Fox News Sunday will host a debate on same-sex marriage featuring a anti-gay hate group leader who’s known for peddling lies and smears about the LGBT community, reports Media Matters for America. Jan. 18, Fox News Sunday is scheduled to host a debate on same-sex marriage featuring Ted Olson, a prominent pro-equality attorney, and Tony Perkins, president of…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has condemned the decision by the chief executive of Saks Fifth Avenue’s parent company to decline to renounce Saks’ claim that transgender Americans are not protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In an interview with the New York Times, Gerald L. Storch of…
