Kentucky Teacher Fired After Coming Out As Bisexual

Kentucky Teacher Fired After Coming Out As Bisexual

A Kentucky teacher claims he was discriminated against after he publicly came out as bisexual on social media. Nicholas Breiner said he spent most of his life in the closet—hiding his orientation from his closest friends and family. He only decided to come out after a...
India’s Supreme Court Decriminalizes Gay Sex

India’s Supreme Court Decriminalizes Gay Sex

  Section 377 was a law enacted at the height of the British occupation in India during the 1850s. It outlawed “sodomy,” along with all other forms of consensual same-sex activity. Those who were found guilty of violating the law could incur...
Activist Group Reunites Gay Refugee Couple

Activist Group Reunites Gay Refugee Couple

  Alireza is Iranian. Kiran is from India. Together, they have traveled thousands of miles in the name of love. In 2011, Alireza fled Iran out of fear for his own safety. At the time, his country was both carrying out and condoning the executions of men like him:...
Portland Renames City Street After Harvey Milk

Portland Renames City Street After Harvey Milk

  Harvey Milk, the late City Supervisor of San Francisco, was one of the United States’ first openly gay politicians. He was elected as an out gay man in 1977, and was the force behind one of the earliest civil rights bills protecting the rights of LGBT...