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Taiwan Votes No on Marriage Equality

Taiwan’s recent ruling on whether same-gender marriage should say illegal is disappointing. Although 71 percent…

Department of Education Won’t Investigate Trans Bathroom Complaints

Disappointingly, but not surprisingly, the U.S. Department of Education announced they will not be investigating…

European Union Claims Countries Should Recognize Same-Sex Spouses

When a Romanian court refused to grant residency to a queer American married to a…

Connecticut Nominates First Openly Queer Supreme Court Justice

Out and celebrated queer politician Andrew J. McDonald was recently nominated to become a Supreme…

An Open Letter to Kevin Spacey

Dear Mr. Spacey, You truly outdid your multiple villainous roles when you took to Twitter…

Gays Against Guns Stage “Die In” to Protest Gun Violence

Following this weekend’s tragic church shooting in Texas, Gays Against Guns staged a die-in inside Hart Senate…

Major same-sex marriage case heads to federal court hearing in Denver

Utah’s landmark federal court case over same-sex marriage is on its way to Denver, where the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear the case at the Downtown Byron White courthouse in a process one legal expert said could take place in less than three months — and could potentially affect prospects for marriage equality in Colorado.

Downfall of DOMA paves path to citizenship

When the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a key section of the Defense of Marriage Act on June 26, nearly 40,000 LGBT binational couples were suddenly eligible to sponsor their spouses for U.S. residency and citizenship.

Speak Out: A father’s fear

Our nation was shaken to its core by the not guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman murder trial…My stomach lurched and cold fingers of fear grasped my throat when I imagined my dark son, dressed in a sweatshirt, running through the streets of our neighborhood. With a dry mouth and wet eyes, I angrily told him he could not go outside and play a simple childhood game.

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QUEER AMERICA: LGBT people and communities across the country

From around the nation come strikingly similar stories of fortitude despite discrimination – and a cautious optimism that more Americans are changing their views to favor equality.