The U.S Postal Service confirms that they will be issuing a commemorative U.S. Postage stamp in honor of Harvey Milk in 2014. Breaking the story, City Commissioner Nicole Murray Ramirez, national chair of the Harvey Milk National Stamp Campaign and Queen Mother I of the Americas, International Court Council said, ” The International Court Council…
Oct 11th, marks the 25th Anniversary of National Coming Out Day. Whether it’s for the first time ever or for the first time today, coming out and living openly as a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender person or a supportive ally is an act of bravery and authenticity. Coming out still matters. Catch the video and…
This week Equality Louisiana has launched an online week of action against bullying in Louisiana. In 2011 and 2012, three Louisiana students took their own lives as a result of the bullying and harassment they were subjected to. These three tragedies occurred in a span of less than twelve months. A spokesperson for Equality Louisiana…
Media Matters have responded to an op-ed in the conservative Washington Times that assailed the campaign for transgender equality, lamenting that “you no longer need lady bits to be a lady” and asserting that the LGBT movement is part of a broader left-wing effort to “dismantle” Western civilization. In an October 9 column, the Media Research Center’s Matt Philbin…
NEW YORK — PFLAG NYC (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays of New York City) has announced that Broadway producer, Daryl Roth, who has mounted a record seven Pulitzer Prize-winning plays and multiple Tony Award-winning shows, and Edie Windsor, the brave and outspoken plaintiff in United States v. Windsor, which brought federal recognition of same-sex marriage, will be featured honorees…
In a letter that has quickly become a viral sensation, a father has penned a heartfelt letter to his daughter after he learned that she kicked out her son out of the house simply because he is gay. The letter, which first appeared on the FCKH8.com’s Facebook page reads as follows: Dear Christine: I’m disappointed…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Woven LLC, the Oklahoma City-based company that provides resources to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community has announced that its Web site, livewoven.com, will launch Oct. 11. Woven founder and CEO Melinda Olbert, who chose Oct. 11 as the company’s launch date, said, “With October 11th being National Coming Out…
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—The Pacific Justice Institute is warning parents to take immediate action to prevent their children from being blindsided by explicit and highly objectionable material during LGBT History Month, which began Oct. 1. A patchwork of schools, districts, and individual teachers across the country are expected to promote LGBT History Month to students during October. The leading…
NEW YORK ― Marriage Equality USA (MEUSA) is launching the National Equality Action Team (NEAT), a coalition of almost 50 local, state and national organizations and individual organizers mobilizing volunteers to win the freedom to marry in states with active marriage equality campaigns. Volunteers are able to sign up on the NEAT website to join events near…
Judge Richard Stearns, of the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts, has entered judgment in favor of the same-sex married couples who challenged the laws that discriminated against them in the military. Plaintiffs in the case, McLaughlin v. Hagel, attacked the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act and spousal definitions in three other titles of…
