Little is known about health issues affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in the United States according to a new report from the Institute of Medicine . The non-profit organization says if federally funded surveys collect sexual orientation and gender identity data routinely, much as race and ethnicity data is collected, it will [...]
With repeal of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy moving steadily forward, an LGBT organization has launched a new magazine for gay service members. The publication is being put together by OutServe, an organization that describes itself as an underground network of more than 2,900 LGBT military personnel. The bimonthly magazine will cover the [...]
Last Halloween, David Cooley, the founder of the Abbey, a sprawling gay bar here, got a phone call.Elizabeth Taylor was on the line, and she wanted to know if it was a good night to swing by. “I told her not to come,” he said. “It was too busy. And there were already a half [...]
Members of Westboro Baptist Church revealed plans on Wednesday to picket the funeral of Elizabeth Taylor, the silver screen legend who passed away this week at the age of 79. The Twitter stream of Margie Phelps, legal adviser and de facto spokesperson for the small Kansas-based congregation, was littered on Wednesday with messages disparaging the [...]
Hollywood, the arts, the gay community and the world-at-large lost a true superstar today. Elizabeth Taylor has died at the age of 79. The legendary actress, known for iconic films such as National Velvet, Little Women, Father of the Bride, Suddenly Last Summer, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Giant, Cleaopatra, Butterfield 8 and Who’s [...]
Daniel Radcliffe looks forward to a tolerant world where young people grow up unaffected by differences in sexual orientation. For his contribution, Radcliffe is being honored with the organization’s Hero Award at a ceremony in New York in June. “It’s fantastic,” Radcliffe told The Associated Press. “The fact that they think of what I’ve done [...]
Apple is under fire for approving a controversial iPhone app created by a religious organization that seeks to help gay individuals become heterosexual. The application, “Exodus International,” was created by a ministry of the same name that says its mission is to “[mobilize] the body of Christ to minister grace and truth to a world [...]
What would normally be a day of fun on Saturday — Fort Lauderdale’s St. Patrick’s Day parade and Broward’s Pridefest — has erupted into a furious war of words between Mayor Jack Seiler and organizers of Broward’s annual gay pride event. It started Thursday evening with an angry e-mail blast from the people who put [...]
With the Maryland House of Delegates set to vote on Friday whether to allow same-sex couples to marry, a Baltimore Ravens linebacker decided to weigh in on the subject. Brendon Ayanbadejo, who has written about his support for gay marriage before, teammed up with Equality Maryland and posted a video voicing his opinion on love [...]
“Born This Way” is Lady Gaga’s minority and gay rights anthem, and as such, she’s decided not to partner with a chain retailer known for its donations to anti-gay rights political candidates. Metro Weekly reports, citing sources close to the deal, that Lady Gaga has nixed her deal for an exclusive special edition of her [...]