by admin | Apr 24, 2019 | Featured, Politics
Running for president as a marginalized person takes guts—the kind of guts Obama had when he ran for president as the nation’s first black candidate. His courage to challenge the status quo has inspired other minorities, like Pete Buttigieg, to do the same. Earlier...
by admin | Oct 16, 2015 | LGBTQIA+, News
A United States government report, backed by the Obama administration, says that the practice of “conversion therapy”—efforts to “convert” LGBT youth to heterosexuality—must stop. The therapy is dangerous and poses significant risk and harm to LGBT-identified youth...
by admin | Aug 28, 2015 | Equality, LGBTQIA+
President Barack Obama lectured Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta about his country’s rights record. Under Kenyan law, sexual activity between men is illegal and punishable with a maximum imprisonment of 14 years. Many Kenyan leaders had encouraged Obama not to discuss...
by admin | May 20, 2014 | Equality, LGBTQIA+, News
May 17th, 2014 marked the 10th annual International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT), a day to reflect on the progress that equal rights activists have made, and the work that still needs to be done to ensure safety, dignity, and equal rights for all...
by admin | May 13, 2013 | Articles, News, Power LGBT, Resources & Info
Last week was a big week for NBA player Jason Collins. He publicly announced he was gay, and now he is slated to headline the Democratic National Committee’s LGBT Leadership Council Gala on May 29th. Collins is the first ever active male player in one of the four...
