The law known as House Bill 1523 provides government employees and others the opportunity to back out of performing services they say conflict with their religious beliefs. The services include licenses, accommodations and other services related to same-sex marriage.
Longtime activist and winner of the 2017 Lambda Literary Award for his memoir, “When We Rise: My Life in the Movement,” Cleve Jones reflects on 1970’s San Francisco and working with Harvey Milk. And regarding the future of LGBTQ advocacy, he has a few suggestions.
The anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church clan plans to picket the funeral of a lesbian soldier killed on Oct. 1 in Afghanistan. The funeral of Sgt. Donna Johnson, 29, of Raeford, N.C., takes place on Saturday.
For the last 29 years, members of the LGBT community and its allies have celebrated National Coming Out Day on the anniversary of the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.
Today, Celebrity Cruises announced that same-sex marriages performed onboard are now legally recognized, marking a historic first for the modern luxury brand. The motion follows a transformative vote in Malta, where a majority of the Celebrity fleet is registered, which passed the country’s parliament 66-1.
A newly launched super PAC is seeking to make gains for Democrats in state legislatures, and the operation is run by an openly gay former Barack Obama campaign official who helped propel him to victory in 2008.
Michelle Suarez became Uruguay’s first transgender senator on Tuesday, October 10. The 34-year-old lawmaker, who was sworn in as a senator for the Communist party, hopes to pass an anti-discrimination law that would expand and protect the rights of transgender people. In 2013, Suarez helped draft a same-sex marriage bill that later legalized gay marriage.
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