NEW YORK – The nation’s inability to effectively address HIV infections among Black gay men is one of the greatest failures of the U.S. HIV/AIDS response, according to a new report released today by amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research. Despite their disproportionate risk, the report finds that efforts to address the HIV epidemic among…
Viciously anti-gay activist Scott Lively has announced he is considering running for Congress. Right Wing Watch reports Lively wants to challenge Democratic Rep. Richard Neal and intends to do so in order to stand in defense of Russia inside our government. Lively has long been a vocal supporter of Russia’s harsh anti-gay crackdown, declaring the…
While not quite an overnight phenomenon, today’s young gay Vietnamese are coming out earlier, facing far fewer social stigmas, and are finding an increasing number of social support networks according to a poll released by ISC, reports Voice of America. The survey, while hindered somewhat by its online methodology, shows that, among its many findings,…
Faith 2 Action’s Janet Porter has brought together a who’s who of hardline anti-gay activists, members of Congress, and presidential hopefuls for her film entitled “Light Wins: How To Overcome The Criminalization Of Christianity,”reports Right Wing Watch. Among the participants are Rep. Steve King, Rep. Trent Franks, Rep. Louie Gohmert, Rep. Tim Huelskamp, Sen. Rand…
For months supermarket tabloids have speculated on Bruce Jenner’s appearance with one even publishing a crudely Photoshopped picture of Jenner as a woman. Now in an interview with AP Bruce Jenner’s mother, Esther Jenner, 88, has confirmed her son’s transition to a woman. Pink News reported that when asked whether Bruce had raised their gender…
Taja Gabrielle DeJesus, a transgender woman living in San Francisco who volunteered at a shelter for transgender people, was brutally murdered on Sunday morning. Her death and the deaths of three other trans women of color this month are a stark and horrifying reminder that for trans people, discrimination, violence and prejudice are all too…
When seated next to one of Russia’s most anti-gay pundits a lesbian couple decided to take a selfie of themselves kissing, reports The Huffington Post. The couple had wound up next to Russian councilman Vitaly Milonov, the man behind St. Petersburg’s infamous “homosexual propaganda” law, on a flight from Moscow to St. Petersburg. They shared…
In a move to promote a culture that embraced diversity, the Australian bank chain ANZ has unveiled four “GAYTMs” in Auckland and Wellington to celebrate diversity and inclusion for New Zealand’s LGBT community. The concept originally appeared last year when ANZ in Australia introduced GAYTMs to celebrate Sydney Mardi Gras. Dripping with rhinestones, the customized…
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has made revisions to the state’s certificate of marriage, which allows loving, committed LGBT couples to marry in the state. According to published news reports, the forms will also enable the state to track and record how many LGBT couples marry. Despite statements and arguments by the Attorney…
WASHINGTON—The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has announced its support for an ethics complaint with the Judicial Inquiry Commission of Alabama seeking the removal of Chief Justice Roy Moore from the state supreme court for violating the obligations of his office. “Chief Justice Roy Moore is lawlessly disregarding the binding ruling of a federal judge, and…
