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New Federal Rule Makes LGBT Housing Discrimination Illegal
by Jorge Rivas on January 30 2012, 11:04AM
The Obama Administration announced historic new federal rules that will strengthen housing discrimination protections for transgender and other LGBT people.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, Now
Young Activists Plot the Future of the LGBT Rights Movement
by Shani O. Hilton on January 30 2012, 9:00AM
Over 2,000 people showed up at the annual Creating Change conference in Baltimore to talk about building an inclusive agenda for queer activists and allies.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality
‘Pariah’ Director Dee Rees and Kim Wayans Talk With Colorlines.com
by Jorge Rivas on January 5 2012, 9:24AM
“We’d go to pitch meetings and the moment we said ‘black, lesbian, coming of age,’ they would turn around, validate our parking and hand us a bottle of water,” Rees tells Colorlines.com in reflecting on her feature-film directorial debut. Watch the interview.
Topics: 'Pariah', Arts & Culture, Gender & Sexuality
All Families Can Love Their LGBT Kids—Really, There’s Data to Prove It
by MIchael Lavers on November 7 2011, 9:40AM
A unique research project followed LGBT youth from teens to adulthood to document how families from specific racial, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds dealt with their coming out—and to develop targeted tools to help other families.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality
Showtime and Lee Daniels Developing Drama Series Set in NYC Ball Scene
by Jorge Rivas on October 14 2011, 6:00PM
Lee Daniels, the man behind the film “Precious,” is developing a new drama series centered around New York City’s house and ball scene.
Topics: Arts & Culture, Gender & Sexuality
Former Marine Evelyn Thomas on the Fight to End Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
by MIchael Lavers on September 27 2011, 9:34AM
Thomas was among a disproportionate number of black women who were kicked out of the military for being lesbian or bisexual. But she joined the fight that, last week, finally put an end to the practice.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, National Security
The Unapologetic Homophobia of ‘Tyler, The Creator’
by Jorge Rivas on August 31 2011, 3:11PM
MTV’s Best New Artist hurls hundreds of anti-gay slurs on his new album. “I’m not homophobic,” he has explained. “Gay just means you’re stupid.”
Topics: Arts & Culture, Media
Ghana’s Growing Gay Pride Faces Now-Familiar Evangelical Backlash
by Frankie Edozien on August 30 2011, 9:43AM
Throughout sub-Saharan Africa, evangelical Christianity’s growth has prompted political leaders and media to incite fear of increasingly open gay communities. Ghana’s burgeoning community is the latest target.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, Global Affairs
Federal Health Officials Push ‘Strength Through Affirmation’ of Black Gay Men
by Kyle Bella on August 19 2011, 9:34AM
“We wanted to show black gay couples who are loving and supportive and, at the same time, we wanted to document a diverse range of strong men in community,” says CDC’s Richard Wolitski. Kyle Bella reports on the new campaign.
Topics: HIV/AIDS at 30, Health
Rep. Michael Honda: This Can Be a Tipping Point For Equality, If We Push
by Congressman Michael Honda on July 22 2011, 9:50AM
The vice-chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus says New York and California have taken historic steps toward equal rights this month. Now, he argues, we must push for full equality, including immigration rights for same-sex couples.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, Politics
70 Percent of Anti-LGBT Murder Victims Are People of Color
by MIchael Lavers on July 18 2011, 9:29AM
A new report finds shocking levels of violence against LGBT people of color, and particularly transgender women. Local-level organizers say the solution lies in building communities.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality
A Snapshot of Global LGBT Rights, From New York to the United Nations
by Michelle Chen, Stokely Baksh on June 27 2011, 10:34AM
New York’s not the only place where equality is spreading—but being gay is punishable by imprisonment in dozens of nations.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, Global Justice, LGBT Pride 2011
Eddie Long and the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Pall Over the Black Church
by Rod McCullom on June 24 2011, 10:20AM
Many in the black LGBT community hoped Long’s sexual-abuse controversy would prompt a much-needed real conversation about sexuality in the church. It didn’t.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, LGBT Pride 2011
by Kai Wright on June 23 2011, 1:18PM
It’s all about living “the honest life,” as my father puts it.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, Kai Wright, LGBT Pride 2011
18 Killed in Wave of Homophobic Violence in Puerto Rico
by Jamilah King on June 10 2011, 1:41PM
After three more murders in one week, activists charge hateful rhetoric from the governor and religious leaders is spurring violence.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality
People.com Editor Janet Mock Tells Her Story: ‘I Was Born a Boy’
by Julianne Hing on May 20 2011, 2:40PM
In a video for the “It Gets Better” campaign, the writer opens up about the pain, ridicule and isolation she endured before her transition.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, Media
CNN Anchor Don Lemon Talks About Being Gay, Black and on TV
by Akiba Solomon on May 16 2011, 11:30AM
He told the Times that he couldn’t write a feel-good black memoir without being honest and challenging what he says is one of the community’s biggest taboos.
Topics: Akiba Solomon, Gender & Sexuality, Media
Uganda’s ‘Kill the Gays’ Bill Stumbles, But Still Not Off the Table
by Channing Kennedy on May 13 2011, 3:06PM
After international outcry, parliamentary session ends without a vote on the bill.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, Global Affairs
Eight Openly Queer Rappers Worth Your Headphones
by Jamilah King on May 11 2011, 9:26AM
From Mister Cee to Lil’ B, hip-hop’s struggles with homophobia have made headlines this spring. We figured it’s time to talk about some unambiguously LGBT artists.
Topics: Arts & Culture, Gender & Sexuality, Hip-Hop & LGBT
Weighing Solutions to Hate Crime After Brutal Baltimore Attack
by Jamilah King on April 27 2011, 2:09PM
Reina Gossett of the Sylvia Rivera Law Project argues hate crime prosecution is part of the problem, rather than the solution for queer communities of color.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality
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