Though the Westboro Baptist Church vowed to picket Whitney Houston’s funeral this weekend, the group was a no-show at the Newark-based memorial for the deceased singer. But that didn’t stop Margie J. Phelps, daughter of the church’s founder, from virtually picketing the funeral with what appears to be Photoshopped image of the church rally, although…
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia – The anti-gay draft law, prohibiting the so-called propaganda of “sodomy, lesbianism, bisexualism and transgenderism” as well as pedophilia to minors, has passed in its second reading in St. Petersburg, Russia. Five activists who protested in front of the city parliament building were arrested and are still being detained. St. Petersburg, the…
Mention civil rights movements to most people and thoughts of old black and white news footage of marches, school bussing protests and Martin Luther King Jr. speeches come to the minds of many. Others think of Latino immigration and social-equality demonstrations, while still others highlight the LGBT struggles to overturn “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and…
Dick Cheney is said to be a major participant in a lobbying campaign to push same-sex marriage legislation in Maryland according to reports at The Baltimore Sun. The former vice president has been vocal in his support for gay and lesbian marriage and his support for the LGBT community has since increased since leaving his…
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…
WASHINGTON – (From a White House briefing) We now face a make-or-break moment for the middle class and those trying to reach it. After decades of eroding middle-class security as those at the very top saw their incomes rise as never before and after a historic recession that plunged our economy into a crisis from…
From contraception to same-sex marriage, the past two weeks have been a bit of a whirlwind in progressive politics on a variety of levels. Rather than the wins and losses, I’d like to take on a few potentially dangerous myths before they fester into facts. President Obama planned to force religious entities to fund contraception…
The Virginia Senate passed two anti-abortion bills Tuesday that would aim to squelch women’s rights in the state by implementing one of the nation’s strictest anti-abortion laws. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is urging LGBT allies and activists to speak out against the pending legislation which will inevitably affect LGBT families and prospective parents because…
