by admin | May 7, 2018 | Featured, News
$11,000 in restitution, 100 hours of community service, and six months in jail sounds like a sentence for property damage or maybe a drunk driving conviction. But it’s the sentence that a jury and judge handed down for the murder of Daniel Spencer, a gay...
by admin | Feb 28, 2018 | Featured, News
It seems like an inconsequential court case. In 2010, a skydiving instructor in New York lost his job and sued his employer over discrimination. Donald Zarda was fired, he contends, only days after mentioning his sexuality to his employer. The lawsuit is based...
by admin | Feb 8, 2018 | Featured, News
As legislative bills constantly rise and fall concerning the conflict between religious and LGBT rights, finding a place to call home for an LGBT individual or family can feel like walking a minefield. Only 22 out of 50 states have full legal protection for LGBT needs...
by admin | Dec 4, 2017 | Featured, News
Jenny Durkan is Seattle’s first woman mayor since Bertha Knight Landes in 1928. She was sworn in on November 28, 2017. She’s also Seattle’s first openly lesbian mayor. “Let’s get to work,” she said as she took her oath of office in the...
by admin | Nov 8, 2017 | Featured, News, Transgender
A year ago, Danica Roem was a metal vocalist and a newspaper reporter in Prince William County, Virginia. Now, she is a state legislator for that state, setting two firsts. One, she is the first state legislator in the nation with multiple metal albums out. Her...
by admin | Nov 3, 2017 | Civil Rights, Featured, Human Rights, News
Missouri is one of the majority of American states that lacks protections for LGBT citizens in employment or housing. Many people think that the fight for gay rights ended in 2015 with federal recognition of gay marriage. But all that means is that inviting...
