by admin | Feb 21, 2013 | Articles, News
“People are hurting out there, and for various reasons, members of the nation’s LGBT community are close to the top of the hurt list,” said Fred Sainz of the Human Rights Campaign. “We view the executive order to be a fundamental part of getting our nation back...
by admin | Feb 20, 2013 | Articles
A poll completed by Gallup in all 50 states and the District of Columbia has found that Washington, D.C. has the highest percentage of openly LGBT people in the nation. Ten percent of Washington, D.C.’s residents identify themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual or...
by admin | Feb 19, 2013 | Articles, News
February is here, and we’re celebrating Black History Month. It’s a struggle to be LGBT in today’s society, but it’s even more so for people who are both gay and African American. Add “woman” to that list, and you’ve got yourself a triple minority. We’ll let that last...
by admin | Feb 14, 2013 | Articles, News
Stacey Campfield is out to ruin every LGBT person’s day. The Tennessee senator is infamous for his repeatedly proposed “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which at one point sought to ban discussion of any sexuality other than heterosexuality in schools through the eighth grade....
by admin | Feb 11, 2013 | Articles
Last week, the U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced that the military would no longer be banning women from combat. Up to this point in time, the U.S.’s policy had been to keep women off of the front lines and therefore combat roles. And while this lifting of...