Utah Advertising Companies Reject "God Loves Gays" Billboards
The companies told BuzzFeed News the decisions were made to avoid controversy over sensitive subjects. Two major billboard advertising companies in Utah have declined requests by LGBT advocates...
View ArticleWhen Will The Obama Administration Tell The Supreme Court What It Thinks...
The justices could — and would have good reasons to — ask for the administration’s top Supreme Court lawyer to weigh in on the same-sex marriage cases. Gary Cameron / Reuters WASHINGTON — When it...
View Article22 Of The Realest Lesbian Problems
You’ve got 99 problems, but an unplanned pregnancy certainly isn’t one. Suffering through a bad movie in order to watch that three-minute (even just slightly) gay scene....
View ArticleSt. Petersburg Lawmaker Leads Mob Attack On LGBT Festival
Several participants fell ill after hooligans sprayed them with a “putrid gas” in a disruption led by local lawmaker Vitaly Milonov. Polina Andrianova of the St. Petersburg LGBT organization Coming...
View ArticleBrazilian Students Wear Skirts To School In Protest After A Trans Student Was...
“I am really happy about the way my classmates supported me and I hope it serves as an example to others to feel encouraged to do the right thing. I was always taught at school to accept who you are,...
View Article24 Completely True Facts About Bisexuality According To Twitter
“Not all bisexuals are vampires, but all vampires are bisexuals.” #bisexualfacts is happening (again) on Twitter and it’s glorious. View Entire List ›
View ArticleGay Party Organizers Shamed For Using Mock ISIS-Inspired Imagery
“We are trying to react to current events… But we reject violence in any form.” English language Israeli news website Ynetnews reports that one of Tel Aviv's most popular gay party organisers, Drek,...
View ArticlePennsylvania Governor Condemns Philly Anti-Gay Attack, But Mum On Push To...
Democratic lawmakers are renewing their calls to pass legislation that would add LGBT protections to the state’s hate crimes law. Move comes after a gay couple was brutally beaten in Philadelphia this...
View ArticleLouisiana Judge Rules Same-Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional, Clashing With...
In a case brought by a same-sex couple married in California, a Louisiana state judge grants their adoption claim, and strikes down a ban for similar couples wishing to marry in Louisiana. WASHINGTON...
View ArticleNonprofits Team Up To Get Computers To Underprivileged LGBT Teens
“Without the internet, I have no idea where I would be.” BuzzFeed News has an exclusive look the Power On campaign, aiming to provide technology to at-risk LGBTQ youth. A series of video testimonials...
View ArticleLGBT Egyptians Go Into Hiding As Regime Cracks Down
“The targeting of gay persons in Egypt happens when someone, on the senior level, chooses for it to happen,” an Interior Ministry official told BuzzFeed News. Defendants in a courtroom cage during the...
View ArticleKey & Peele Give "Gay Wedding Advice" For Straight People
“When in the ceremony do we sing ‘Over The Rainbow’?” In a new Key & Peele sketch, a family enlists the help of a gay friend/coworker to help with the "particulars of a gay wedding," like......
View ArticleReport Finds Bisexual Youth Face Greater Challenges Than Gay And Lesbian Peers
According to the report, 40% of over 10,000 LGBT youth identified as bisexual, but remain disconnected from the larger LGBT community and face more discrimination and harassment than their peers....
View ArticleYou Have To Read This Man's Coming Out Letter To His Ex-Marine Father
Jack Freedman published a letter he wrote to his father 22 years ago on his Facebook, hoping to inspire others to come out themselves. H/T: Queerty. 22 years ago, Jack Freedman came out to his father,...
View ArticleIn Speech Calling For LGBT Hate Crimes Protections, Pennsylvania State...
“I’m gay, get over it. It’s a great life.” Sen. Jim Ferlo speaking at the press conference. Equality Pennsylvania / Via ow.ly Pennsylvania State Sen. Jim Ferlo came out as gay Tuesday during a press...
View ArticleSouth Carolina Mayor Becomes 500th To Join Coalition Supporting Marriage...
Columbia, South Carolina Mayor Steve Benjamin said supporting marriage equality for same-sex couples is “the right thing to do.” Columbia, South Carolina Mayor Steve Benjamin Rod Lamkey Jr. / MCT...
View ArticleACLU Sues Defense Secretary Hagel, Others Over Chelsea Manning's Gender...
“Such clear disregard of well-established medical protocols constitutes cruel and unusual punishment,” Manning’s attorneys say in statement. The Associated Press The American Civil Liberties Union...
View Article"I'm A Guy"
Lauren Hennessy identifies as male, but chooses not to pass. And his fiancé is just fine with that. This is a story about love, identity and podcasts. youtube.com
View ArticleAlison Bechdel Is The Ultimate Genius "Dyke To Watch Out For"
The day after winning a $625,000 grant from the MacArthur Foundation, author and illustrator Alison Bechdel spoke to BuzzFeed News about what happens when you’re no longer an underground sensation....
View ArticlePhiladelphia District Attorney Approves Arrest Warrants For Three In...
The three individuals will face multiple assault charges and will be arrested by police, according to the district attorney’s office. Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams AP Photo/Matt Rourke...
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