Following the lead taken by the San Francisco Giants, the Chicago Cubs on Monday became the second professional sports team to join the "It Gets Better" campaign, a project intended to raise awareness of and call for an end to anti-LGBT bullying and harassment. The clip features team manager Mike… Read full post »

In a landmark moment in American history, the New York State Senate voted 33-29 Friday night to pass a state bill (Bill 5045) legalizing marriage equality. Thirty-two votes were needed for the passage of the law, which contains critical protections for the rights of religious and not-for-profit… Read full post »

In a referendum on June 17 and Jun 19, voters in Liechtenstein overwhelmingly backed a new law that gives gay and lesbian couples the right to formally register their partnerships. The Lebenspartnerschaftsgesetz (registered partnership act) had been already approved by the country's parliament in
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Michael Strahan, the former National Football League defensive end who played his entire career for the New York Giants, last week became the third professional athlete, after New York Rangers winger Sean Avery and Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash, to star in a video for the Human Rights Campaign'… Read full post »

Lady Gaga concluded EuroPride celebrations Saturday in Rome with a call to international governments to defend gay rights, and an acoustic performance of her Born This Way and The Edge of Glory. Whether or not you are a fan of the pop queen, Ms. Gaga, a.k.a. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, has… Read full post »

As most of you have probably already heard, violence erupted in Moscow on May 28, when gay rights activists and their hateful far right opponents clashed at the sixth straight attempt to hold a gay pride parade in the Russian capital. Among the tens of people detained were openly gay US… Read full post »

Since the Iranian Revolution (also known as the Islamic Revolution) of 1979, at least 1600 students have been executed in Iran for their ideas, thoughts, speech, beliefs, and social activism. Interrupted Lives is a 20 minute documentary created by the Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation (ABF) to illumin… Read full post »

"A growing number of professional athletes are speaking out in support of gay and lesbian couples getting married. I'm proud to be one of them. Join me and the super-majority of New Yorkers who support marriage equality."

Steve Nash, Canadian professional basketball player who pla… Read full post »

Holly Elle is a Canadian independent recording artist based out of Nashville, Tennessee, who in 2010 became extremely disturbed by the media coverage of one teen suicide after another in the United States. As she wrote to me, "It consumed my thoughts daily, the idea that a kid could feel so… Read full post »

"If they know us, they don’t vote against us." Harvey Milk

Of course, there will always be exceptions to that assertion made by Mr. Milk way back in the 1970s, but for the most part, I think it's true that if someone personally knows a gay, lesbian, bisexual, or/…

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For some light-hearted fun with serious prizes to be won, consider entering the 2011 Queer of the Year Contest, an annual international competition open to anyone in the world, of all genders and sexual orientations, who has personality, talent, a healthy lifestyle, community spirit, and even a bit o… Read full post »

Nic Harris, linebacker for the Carolina Panthers, has come out in support of equal rights by participating in the NOH8 Campaign, which is a photographic silent protest created by Adam Bouska and partner Jeff Parshley in direct response to the discriminatory Proposition 8, the amendment that bans s/…

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People are not provoked by those who are different. What is more provoking is our insecurity: When you say, “I am so sorry but I am different.” That’s much more provoking than saying “I am different,” or “I have something to tell you, I can see something… Read full post »

Today, May 5, 2011, in the United Kingdom is election day (in England, local council elections; in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, assembly elections), which includes the referendum on whether or not to switch to an "Alternative Vote" system for parliamentary elections, an electoral structure t… Read full post »

Leadnow.ca has organized a social networking campaign for Canadians to hold Prime Minister Stephen Harper accountable and to push for electoral reform. In our federal election Monday, our archaic electoral system awarded 40% of voters 54% of the seats in Parliament, while awarding 60% of voters 4/…

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When all seemed to be going in the wrong direction in Monday's Canadian federal election, a definitive ray of hope shone, above the darkness of an antiquated, unfair, and disproportional voting system, on the Saanich—Gulf Islands electoral district in British Columbia, where Elizabeth… Read full post »

This non-fiction book deals with core issues in the discourse of gender policing and the criminalization of LGBTQ human beings. While the geographic scope of the essays in Queer (In)justice is limited to the United States, the implications of each well-articulated piece transcend America'/…

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A long time ago a friend said to me, "I would love to go to Taiwan because I love Thai food." It was an innocent mistake made by someone with little global knowledge but lots of good intentions. Sooner than later, she learned more about the world, including/…

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For L'HOMO, a special edition of Linda magazine, high-profile Dutch sportsmen discuss their support for gay athletes, and one of the men featured, gymnast Jeffrey Wammes, took the opportunity to reveal that he is gay.

Born in Utrecht in 1987, Mr. Wammes is one of the biggest talents in… Read full post »

In Tokyo on Sunday, Taiga Ishikawa became the first openly gay politician in Japan to win an election. He told AFP that his victory was a huge step for the rights and well-being of sexual minorities in the country:

"I hope my election victory will help our fellows nationwide to have/…

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As millions of people across the globe look forward to witnessing the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, a giant card was presented to the couple Monday at Buckingham Palace and says:

"Congratulations William and Kate on your Wedding Day. We wish you a happy life together. You can/…

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Good for Germany, where authorities on Wednesday ordered the expulsion of Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips, a hardline Islamic preacher who has in the past claimed that gay people should be sentenced to death. German law allows for the expulsion of any visitor who incites hatred against certain factions… Read full post »

The Fondation Émergence has put together an interesting campaign for 2011 that is geared directly towards addressing the relationships between homophobia, culture, and ethnicity in Quebec by reaching out specifically to the families of the LGBT community. Launched at the end of March, 2011… Read full post »