PHOENIX – An Arizona high school student, who was bullied, followed home and threatened for being gay, has become the youngest advocate on loan in the Phoenix Mayor’s Office. Caleb Laieski, 17, will work as a youth and diversity liaison, to raise awareness about bullying and diversity and serve as a point of contact for…
WASHINGTON – More than 15,000 people are calling on Mitt Romney to fire his National Finance Chair, Frank VanderSloot, for his extensive activities aimed at demonizing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. The petition, launched by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) last week, calls on people to demand Romney fire VanderSloot and return the money…
A few years ago, I came to the realization that trans people are considered ‘super-gays’ by the religious right. For example, Dr. Sander Breiner, in his National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) article entitled TranssexualityExplained stated the following: “There are a significant number of male homosexuals who would like to be a…
The ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill advances in Tennessee today following its approval in the state House subcommittee. The bill, if passed, would prohibit the discussion of LGBT issues within the confines of a public school classroom including any subject pertaining to LGBT sexual education. The pending bill would give supporters parental control over how to…
DALLAS – Mayor Mike Rawlings has refused to sign the “Mayors for the Freedom to Marry” pledge, which has been signed by more than 100 mayors from cities around the nation, including Texas mayors in San Antonio, Austin, Houston, Shavano Park and Castle Hills. Despite having been supportive in the past of the right for…
Russian lawmakers in St. Petersburg passed a bill Wednesday with a 31-6 vote that would allow officials to fine LGBT activists and allies on the merit of “advocating” gay and lesbian relationships in public. The bill also aims to institute fines for promoting pedophilia. The bill ban events such as gay pride parades and any…
BUDAPEST, Hungary – Gábor Vona, the leader of Hungary’s minority Jobbik nationalist party has described the gay EuroGames being held in Budapest this summer as “the end of the world.” The LGBT EuroGames are an annual European sporting event governed by the European Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation (EGLSF). It is the biggest athletic event…
