Cleveland Trans Advocate: "I Have To Bury Two More Women From My Community"
In the wake of violent murders of two transgender women within 24 hours, the transgender community is “overwhelmed and scared” — some afraid to leave their homes, a leading advocate said. Brittany...
View ArticleThe U.K.'s First Same-Sex Weddings Can Take Place From March 2014
Government has revealed timetable following the passing of the law this summer. Gay couples in England and Wales will be able to get married from March 29, 2014, it has been announced. A government...
View ArticleRaven-Symoné Is A Gift To Us All
It’s her birthday today, and she is the gift that won’t stop giving. OH SNAP, it's Raven-Symoné's birthday today. Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images beyhive-23.tumblr.com And over all the years she's been...
View ArticleTaystee And Poussey Went To A Jets Game Together
Okay fine, it was Danielle Brooks and Samira Wiley who went. Just. As. Adorable. In the latest edition of "OITNB Cast Being Adorable," Taystee and Poussey had some fun watching the New York Jets take...
View ArticleFor LGBT Donors, Russia Is The New Marriage
Can the strategies that turned the U.S. LGBT movement into a money machine work when the fight goes abroad? Melissa Etheridge headlined a celebrity fundraiser for a new coalition that hopes to make...
View ArticleIOC Announces "Protest Zone" At Olympics, Critics Decry Lack Of Focus On...
“It tells you a lot about [IOC] President Bach and the IOC’s commitment to human rights that they believe this issue should be easily compartmentalized into a protest zone,” one LGBT advocate says. A...
View ArticleTelevision May Be Embracing Gay Characters, But Where Is The Same-Sex Intimacy?
While LGBT representation went down slightly in 2013, the bigger problem is how LGBT characters were portrayed. With displays of same-sex affection so invisible, gay characters just aren’t on the same...
View ArticleIndia Supreme Court Upholds Sodomy Law
The top court in the world’s second-largest nation says it’s up to parliament to decide on undoing the law criminalizing same-sex intercourse. This is “a major setback to LGBT rights,” says the legal...
View Article24 Heartbreaking Responses To India's Ban On Same-Sex Intercourse
Yesterday, after a 12-year legal battle, India’s Supreme Court upheld Section 377 of the constitution, an old British law that criminalizes sodomy. Here are some poignant social media reactions from...
View ArticleThe 12 Days Of Internet Christmas
Instead of two dozen birds, here’s stuff you might actually want this holiday season. Press play and sing along. If you're in an office, sing especially loud. On the first day of Christmas, my true...
View ArticleOlympics Committee Still Won't Say How It Will Deal With "Propaganda" In Sochi
With activists calling for demonstrations of opposition to Russia’s anti-LGBT propaganda law in Sochi, the International Olympic Committee won’t specify how it will respond to violations of its own...
View ArticleIn Ohio, Advocates See A Long Haul For Marriage Equality
A coalition of LGBT organizations has hired a veteran political strategist to build public support. Carlo Allegri / Reuters A coalition of LBGT advocacy groups is working to build public support for...
View ArticleFirst Same-Sex Marriage Announcement At The Coast Guard Academy
Two women celebrate their engagement as the U.S. service academies begin to change following the repeal of DADT and end of DOMA. Kaitlin Ward (left) and Lauren Bloch (right) training in Cape Cod in...
View ArticleRed Carpet Chatter At Billboard's Women In Music Awards
Billboard honored Pink, Janelle Monáe, and dozens of other women at its Women in Music awards ceremony in New York, and this is what went down on the red carpet. What's your least favorite holiday...
View ArticleBritish Colonial Era Anti-Sodomy Laws Still Reign Around The World
India’s anti-sodomy law, which a court upheld yesterday, was first passed during British colonial rule — and they aren’t the only former colony to maintain the British-era bans. John Gara for BuzzFeed...
View Article26 Angry Reactions As Australia's High Court Throws Out Same-Sex Marriages
Outrage. So much outrage. On Saturday, 7 Dec., Australia's first official same-sex weddings happened in the Australian Capital Territory. facebook.com Many Australians were overjoyed. buzzfeed.com...
View ArticleWhat It Was Like For Lesbians To Watch Television In 2013
So many ladies, so many feelings — so little time in your TV watching schedule. View Entire List ›
View ArticleThe 34 Hottest Broadway Hunks Of 2013
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View Article6 Things More Likely To Happen Than Ellen DeGeneres And Portia De Rossi...
Divorce rumors were quickly shut down by DeGeneres this week, not that we were worried. This week on Ellen, DeGeneres swiftly shut down rumors concerning her marriage to actress Portia De Rossi....
View ArticleJohnny Weir's Manager Denies Any Involvement With Russian Consulate, Government
LGBT activists accuse out skater Johnny Weir and NBC Sports of a conflict of interest, saying he has worked with the Russian Consulate. Queer Nation protest in front of NBC's Today show holiday party...
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