The Republican who took the long-standing Democratic seat previously held by Ted Kennedy in Massachusetts was ask point-blank his thoughts on repealing Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.
The guy obviously is a smooth politician. He refuses to come out and say he supports the ban on gays serving openly in the military, even though his scorecard from [...]

From Queer The Census:
We know it’s a little clichéd – but here’s what we want to tell the census: We’re here. We’re queer. And we want you to ask us about it.
It’s crazy – the U.S. Census Bureau wants an accurate count of everyone in the country – but there’s no question in the survey [...]

Courtesy of Democrats.org:

Today our nation will commemorate the life and work of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.
Over 40 years ago, Dr. King’s words inspired Rep. John Lewis to join the civil rights movement — and sparked an amazing journey.
This year, Rep. Lewis has recorded a short message about what Martin Luther King Day means to [...]

From 365Gay.com:
Portugal’s Socialist government has drawn up a proposal that would make Portugal the sixth European country to allow gay marriage.
The law is almost certain to pass, as the center-left Socialist government has the support of all left-of-center parties, who together have a majority in Parliament. Right-of-center parties oppose the measure.
The proposal changes Portuguese law [...]

Today, D.C.’s Council made it official and same-sex marriage is now legal in the district by a final vote of 11-2!
The victory for equal rights prompted public witnesses in the Council chambers to cheer and applaud.
The bill, which may be signed into law by D.C.’s mayor as early as tonight, will go before Congress for [...]

Here’s a simple, yet perhaps effective method of gaining equality. Visibility is key and the more people who realize they actually know (and maybe even love) someone who is LGBT, the faster acceptance and inclusion will come to our community.
According to a post on news-journalonline:
Experts estimate 5-10 percent of the population is gay.
Assuming that’s about [...]

Last Wednesday, as the New York State Senate voted down a bill that would have legalized same-sex marriage in New York, they were, in essence, voting to require discrimination in the State of New York. That they did it, in part, with the guiding hand of the Catholic Church–who called the defeat, incredibly, “a victory [...]

Openly gay New York Senator Tom Duane has become angry over the state senate’s “Not one Goddamn Republican voted for our right to married” – and wouldn’t say why because there is no reason! This is what I’m talking about. This is the kind of anger we all need to release. The anti-gay movement is [...]

From the NY Times:
An Argentine couple’s attempt to unite in Latin America’s first gay marriage was thwarted Tuesday when city officials decided to block the wedding because of conflicting judicial rulings.
Jose Maria Di Bello and Alex Freyre showed up at the Buenos Aires civil registry office despite a national judge’s ruling late Monday that overturned [...]

FOR LESBIAN, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Rhode Islanders, the law is a fickle creature.
While the state does not have a “defense of marriage” act on its books, it still does not grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples even though, according to a decision issued by Attorney General Patrick Lynch, marriages performed out-of-state are recognized [...]