Category Archives: GLBT

Court Says Company Was Right to Fire Anti-Gay Counselor

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Carrie

An federal appeals court in Georgia recently affirmed the lower court’s dismissal of the case of Marcia Walden, a counselor employed by contract with the Centers for Disease Control, saying she did not have a valid free exercise claim against the … Continue reading →

Posted in General, GLBT, Lawsuits | 79 Comments

Short Stories of Coming Out

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Hemant Mehta

After that last article, I need to read something less gut-wrenching. Thankfully, reader Lauren pointed me to a more inspirational website. It’s a series of short responses to the prompt “When I came out…” Some of them are funny. Some … Continue reading →

Posted in General, GLBT | 5 Comments

Sure, Gay Teens Are Killing Themselves, but What About the Christians?!

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Hemant Mehta

There’s a heartbreaking story in Rolling Stone by Sabrina Rubin Erdely about anti-gay bullying, the resulting suicides, the teachers who didn’t (or, arguably, couldn’t) do anything about it, the district administrators who sat back and watched it happen, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, General, GLBT | 155 Comments

Swan Pride

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Hemant Mehta

Here’s a terrific music video with an even better message: Support marriage equality. The band, Bye June, conveys the message via shadow puppets and swans. The obstacle to the swans’ love? Not a surprise… The lead singer/songwriter, Gil Kline, said … Continue reading →

Posted in General, GLBT, Love, Pop Culture | 3 Comments

Former Survivor Contestant Rupert Speaks Out in Favor of Marriage Equality During Gubernatorial Bid

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Hemant Mehta

I feel like such a fair-weather Survivor fan for saying this, but I had no idea popular contestant Rupert Boneham was running to become the Governor of Indiana (as a Libertarian): He recently released this video promising to fight against … Continue reading →

Posted in General, GLBT, Politics, Pop Culture | 7 Comments

For Those of You Who Don’t Think You Can Be Activists…

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Hemant Mehta

Kate at Suburban Sweetheart has an awesome story of why she supports LGBT rights and how her support inspired her to act when an injustice took place in her hometown: As easily as that, I began to identify as an … Continue reading →

Posted in General, GLBT, Politics | 4 Comments

The Inspiring Story of Oral Roberts’ Grandson

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Bentley Owen

Randy R. Potts comes from a famous family. His grandfather was the pioneering televangelist Oral Roberts. His uncle, Richard Roberts, ran the conservative Christian university that bears Oral’s name until 2007, when a scandal forced him to resign. Richard continues … Continue reading →

Posted in General, GLBT | 8 Comments

‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Returns to Tennessee

Posted on January 25, 2012 by katied

The bill that didn’t have success last year is unfortunately back… It has been called the “Don’t Say Gay” bill because it would ban teachers from discussing homosexuality in public school classes in kindergarten through 8th grade. The House ran … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, General, GLBT, Politics | 37 Comments

Pepperdine University Should Accept Proposal to Start Gay-Straight Alliance Group

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Hemant Mehta

Pepperdine University is a private school in Malibu, California that has an affiliation with the Churches of Christ. Despite the Christian influence, there are a lot of gay students who go there and some of them are trying to start … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, General, GLBT | 14 Comments

Why Don’t They Ever Say Nice Things About Us?

Posted on January 10, 2012 by M J Shepherd

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Posted in General, GLBT, Humor | 4 Comments