Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox to produce "It Gets Better" videos
Both the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox baseball teams have decided to take a stand against anti-gay bullying and homophobia and produce "It Gets Better" videos. The two teams…
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DJ Mister Cee pleads guilty to prostitution offence
In New York Criminal Court on June 1, hip hop DJ Mister Cee, a.k.a. Calvin Labrun, entered a guilty plea on charges of loitering for the purpose of engaging in…
Watch: San Francisco Giants "It Gets Better" video
On Wednesday, the San Francisco Giants became the first professional sports franchise to release a video for the It Gets Better Project. Featuring pitchers Barry Zito, Sergio Romo, and Matt…
Nepal census records third gender
In what is being hailed as a world first, the Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal has given official recognition to its third gender or Meti citizens. This means that…
Watch: French footballers against homophobia
Campaign against homophobia 2011 from Franck Annese on Vimeo.L'homophobie ne vous fera jamais gagner un match. Un jouer gai? Peut-être. (Homophobia will never help you win a match. A gay…
Watch from Russia: What would you do…?
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…
Watch Iran short documentary: Interrupted Lives
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.…
Equal human rights lacking in Bermuda
"It is obvious that we live in a society where we are not wanted."That's what Krystl Assan, a 23-year-old student in Bermuda said to a crowd of supporters in front…
Watch: George Takei vs. Tennessee
I'm not sure if it is ironic or fitting that Tennessee, the American state that is home to the National Civil Rights Museum built around the former Lorraine Motel in…
Watch: Steve Nash endorses marriage equality with video
"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…
Skoonheid (Beauty) wins Queer Palm at 64th Cannes Film Festival
Skoonheid (Beauty), the first Afrikaans film to be screened at the Cannes International Film Festival, won the 2011 Queer Palm award, which recognizes one film for its contributions to lesbian,…
Gay LAPD officer awarded USD $1.1 million in retaliation case
A jury on Thursday awarded $1.1 million to Los Angeles police sergeant and media relations spokesman, Ronald Crump (above left), who sued the city in 2010, alleging that his direct…
Former baseball player, Billy Bean, poses for equal rights
Former Major League Baseball player Billy Bean, who made news in 1999 when he came out openly as gay four years after he retired from the sport, has posed for…
Phoenix Suns President Rick Welts comes out; players featured in pro-gay PSA
The past few days have been momentous for American professional basketball fans, and, in particular, those of the Phoenix Suns, whose President and CEO Rick Welts bravely came out openly…
CNN’s Don Lemon comes out
"It’s about the worst thing you can be in black culture. You’re taught you have to be a man; you have to be masculine. In the black community they think…
Republican Party donors back New York marriage equality
"If they know us, they don’t vote against us." Harvey MilkOf course, there will always be exceptions to that assertion made by Mr. Milk way back in the 1970s, but…
Participate: 2011 Queer of the Year Contest
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…
Courage Unfolds Campaign promotes equal human rights in Asia
The Courage Unfolds Campaign and video highlight the challenges faced by LGBT people in Asia and promotes equal human rights through the use of the Yogyakarta Principles, which address the…