SLDN, Freedom to Marry Join Forces in New Campaign
Two LGBT advocacy groups are joining forces to combat the federal Defense of Marriage Act and its effect on gay military families.
Top GOP Pollster’s Advice: Drop Anti-Gay Stances
A prominent Republican pollster is urging the party to jump aboard the gay equality bandwagon before it’s too late.
EEOC Rules Anti-Trans Workplace Bias Violates Civil Rights Act
In what advocates are calling a “game-changing decision,” a federal law enforcement agency has ruled that the nation’s sex discrimination law protects transgender employees from workplace bias.
GetEQUAL to Protest Obama Re-election Offices Over Exec Order
Gay rights advocates say they’re “upping the ante” to get President Obama to reconsider his decision NOT to sign an executive order barring federal contractors from discriminating against LGBT workers.
Air Force Staff Sergeant Reinstated Post-DADT Repeal
An LGBT military advocacy group has announced that one of its clients will become the SECOND servicemember reinstated to active duty since the repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’ That means he’ll return to the exact same position he had BEFORE his dismissal, as if his career was never interrupted.
Former NY Catholic Charities Member Launches Gay Youth Petition
A former board member of New York’s Catholic Charities organization is urging Cardinal Timothy Dolan to meet with gay rights advocates and homeless LGBT youth after initially avoiding a request to do so.
FL won’t give license to MA gay under his married name
A new Florida resident says the local DMV office in Naples refused to issue him a new drivers license for that state because he earlier changed his name when marrying another man in Massachusetts.
GLAAD STUDY: Pro-Gay Religious Voices Scarce in Media
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has found that national news media outlets rely far more heavily on ANTI-gay religious voices than PRO-gay clergy, in stories about LGBT equality.
