Marriage Equality Makes Progress in U.K.
Approval by the House of Commons moves the marriage bill forward. BY TRUDY RING from advocate.com The United Kingdom is moving closer to marriage equality, with the House of Commons…
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7 Gay Bashings in 30 Days
New York City has seen a number of attacks, all appearing to be hate crimes against the LGBT community in the past several weeks. Nick Porto, 27, and his partner,…
Psychiatrists’ Group Names First Out Gay Leader
Saul Levin has been named to the APA’s top post. BY TRUDY RING from advocate.com Forty years after declaring that homosexuality is not a mental disorder, the American Psychiatric Association…
Jason Collins Changes the Face of Sports Forever By Coming Out
“I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay.” These are the words NBA center Jason Collins chose to start his historic coming-out essay which appears in the May 6 issue of Sports…
Truth, Justice and the American Way: Superman and Homophobia
By Nathaniel Zane It all started when DC Comics recently decided to run an anthology for Superman featuring different authors for each story that would begin in digital format, then head…
Inside the Supreme Court: The Case for Marriage Equality and Oral Argument
AFER Blog Post from 3/23/2013: Click to view larger> The Cases The U.S. Supreme Court is considering two cases that deal with marriage equality for gay and lesbian Americans. On…
Sheriff: No Hate Crime Investigation for Slain Gay Candidate
The family of 33-year-old Marco McMillian want the county sheriff’s department to investigate his death as a hate crime, but sheriffs say they will not. BY MICHELLE GARCIA-www.advocate.com The family…
Wealthy Gay Couples Seen Paying More If Unions Legalized
Shannon Stapleton -Pool/Getty Images–A same-sex couple embrace after being married at the Manhattan City Clerk’s office on the first day New York State’s Marriage Equality Act in this file photo….
Researcher Reports It Gets Better For Gay Teens
A new study reports that gay teens face less bullying after they leave high school, proving that the sentiment behind the It Gets Better campaign is more than just a…
Breaking: Military to Extend Some Benefits for Gay Partners
Leon Panetta’s last week as Defense Secretary will extend some partner benefits to gay personnel. BY MICHELLE GARCI-ADVOCATE.COM As one of his final acts as secretary of defense, is expected…
