LGBT News

David Kato Honored as 'Fallen Hero' for Fighting Uganda's Anti-Gay Death Penalty Bill

2011-02-02T11:47:00.004+02:00

U.S. Religious Leaders Urge National Prayer Breakfast to Pray for Slain Gay Rights ActivistNew York, February 2, 2011 /LGBT News/ Key religious leaders are calling for 'A Prayer for David Kato' on...

The Hospice Foundation of America Focuses on Aging and End-of-Life Challenges in the LGBT Community

2011-02-01T13:44:00.006+02:00

Washington, February 1, 2011 /LGBT News/ The Hospice Foundation of America yesteray released "Aging and End-of-Life Challenges in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Community," a...

Illinois Governor Signs Historic Law, Extends a Measure of Fairness to All Couples

2011-01-31T20:05:00.004+02:00

Chicago, January 31, 2011 /LGBT News/ Governor Pat Quinn today signed into law the Illinois Religious Freedom and Protection and Civil Union Act, making civil unions available for same-sex couples...

European Parliament Urges Lithuania To Drop Anti-Gay Law

2011-01-20T14:55:00.005+02:00

January 20, 2011 /LGBT News/ The European Parliament (EP) yesterday called on Lithuanian MPs to reject an amendment to the Lithuanian Code of Administrative Offences. The proposed amendment,...

VIDEO: Gay Couple Wins Discrimination Case Against Christian Hotel Owners

2011-01-18T21:01:00.008+02:00

January 18, 2011 /LGBT News/ A British court has awarded a gay couple £3,600 (5,800 dollars, 4,300 euros) in a lawsuit against Christian hotel owners who refused to let them stay in a double...

Life Works: Free Lecture on LGBT Issues in Addictions and Recovery - 25th Jan., London

2011-01-13T09:14:00.004+02:00

Gays, Lesbians, Bi-sexuals, and Transgendered persons experience addictions just as those who don't identify as a sexual minority. Some studies suggest that addiction rates are higher in these...

Wording Revised in New Gender Neutral Passports

2011-01-12T19:05:00.010+02:00

Washington, DC, January 12, 2011 /LGBT News/ In a switch intended to expand recognition of different family models, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has ordered the State Department to amend...

McDonald's Labeled Homophobic For Blocking Gay Websites

2011-01-10T18:48:00.004+02:00

January 10, 2011 /LGBT News/ McDonald's New Zealand is under pressure to change the internet access policies at its restaurants after news site GayNZ.com reported their website and several other...

Police Warn Gay Men After Dating-Site-Related Robberies

2011-01-07T21:23:00.005+02:00

Halifax, Canada, January 7, 2011 /LGBT News/ Police in Halifax are warning people -- especially gay men -- to be careful using online dating sites following two recent robberies that officers are...

Congress Gets 4th Openly Gay Member -- Rep. David Cicilline

2011-01-06T18:04:00.004+02:00

January 6, 2011 /LGBT News/ Rhode Island's David Cicilline, 49, the former mayor of Providence, has become the fourth openly gay member of Congress. He was sworn in at 2:17 p.m. Wednesday as the new...

New Rhode Island Governor Calls On Lawmakers To Legalize Gay Marriage

2011-01-05T18:44:00.004+02:00

January 5, 2011 /LGBT News/ Lincoln Chafee completed his political comeback Tuesday, being sworn in as Rhode Island's first independent governor four years after losing the U.S. Senate seat he held...

“Raise a Child” Ad Campaign “Puts a Real Face” on Gay Parenting

2011-01-04T18:53:00.006+02:00

Pop Luck Club launches an ad campaign featuring its member families in order to reduce stigma around gay parenting. Los Angeles, CA, January 4, 2011 /LGBT News/ The Pop Luck Club, a non-profit ...

Historic Lesbian Marriage Unites Top Clergy of Episcopal Church

2011-01-03T17:24:00.007+02:00

The historic marriage of Episcopal Divinity School, dean and president, the Very Reverend Katherine Hancock Ragsdale and Mally Lloyd, Canon to the Ordinary, took place yesterday at the Cathedral ...

VIDEO: Captain Produced Homophobic Videos. Navy Orders Investigation.

2011-01-02T17:49:00.006+02:00

January 2, 2011 /LGBT News/ Owen Honors, Captain of the Norfolk-based USS Enterprise, was revealed as the producer of a series of "raunchy" videos made aboard the Navy carrier several years ago in...

LGBT Youth Targeted for National Suicide Prevention Efforts

2011-01-01T16:00:00.004+02:00

Washington, January 1, 2011 /LGBT News/ The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention added three new task forces to address suicide prevention efforts within high-risk populations: youth...

VIDEO: 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repealed‎ With Obama's Signature

2010-12-22T18:13:00.006+02:00

December 22, 2010 /LGBT News/ Obama signed into law the repeal of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy today, fulfilling a campaign promise and marking a historic step forward for gay...

Comments of Senator Patrick Leahy on the Senate's Failure Again to End the Filibuster on Legislation to Repeal DADT

2010-12-10T19:48:00.005+02:00

Washington, December 10, 2010 /LGBT News/ On Thursday afternoon the U.S. Senate again failed to secure a supermajority vote needed to break a filibuster preventing a debate and vote on the Defense...

Family Acceptance of LGBT Adolescents Protects Against Depression, Substance Abuse and Suicidal Behavior

2010-12-09T12:49:00.005+02:00

“…our findings that family acceptance protects against suicidal thoughts and behaviors, depression and substance abuse offer a gateway to hope for LGBT youth and families that struggle with how to...

Gays Targeted for Hate Crimes Far More Than Any Other Minority in America

2010-11-23T11:20:00.000+02:00

Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 23, 2010 /LGBT News/ Homosexuals are far more likely to be victims of a violent hate crime than any other minority group in the United States, according to a new analysis of...

Fattah Commends Senate Leader for Advancing DADT Repeal and DREAM Act

2010-11-19T14:48:00.003+02:00

Washington, November 19, 2010 /LGBT News/ Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), who co-sponsored and voted in the House of Representatives this year to end the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy and to...

Pelosi Statement on New Rules on Equal Visitation Rights for All Hospital Patients

2010-11-18T14:17:00.002+02:00

Washington, November 18, 2010 /LGBT News/ Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement yesterday on the new rules issued by Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and the...

0% of Adolescents Raised by Lesbians Have Been Physically or Sexually Abused by Parents

2010-11-10T14:11:00.005+02:00

Paper published yesterday in the Archives of Sexual Behavior reveals that abuse is a nonexistent problem November 10, 2010 /LGBT News/ The Williams Institute, a research center on sexual orientation...

Right Out TV Official Launch

2010-11-03T22:50:00.003+02:00

New LGBT Music Video TV Channel streaming 24-7 on the webwww.livestream.com/rightouttvFinally a place where the global LGBTQ community can view a constant stream of music videos from “out” artists...

'Left Out In America: Legislating Love, Life and LGBT' Reveals Civil Rights Inequalities in America Today

2010-11-02T10:55:00.003+02:00

New York, November 2, 2010 /LGBT News/ Star 50 Creative is pleased to announce the release of its documentary, "Left Out In America: Legislating Life, Love and LGBT." Executive Producer Joseph...

Russia: European Court Rules Gay Pride Ban Unlawful

2010-10-22T18:44:00.002+03:00

Russia Should Allow March and Guarantee Freedom of AssemblyOctober 22, 2010 /LGBT News - HRW/ In a stinging ruling issued against Russia, the European Court of Human Rights rebuked the Moscow...