Illinois Will Start Teaching LGBT History in Public Schools
"We are excited to pass and enact the Inclusive Curriculum Law in 2019 [in] the 50th anniversary year of the Stonewall Riots," said Brian C. Johnson, CEO of Equality Illinois.
Sanders, Harris, Booker Visit Preacher Who Compares Gays to Child Molesters
Rev. Robert E. Fowler Sr of Victory Missionary Baptist Church has lumped homosexuality in with adultery and child molestation.
'GloboHomo Agenda': UW College Republicans Defend Controversial Tweet
Democrat and GOP state officials denounced a UW College Republicans tweet and the group president's warnings that conservatives—including President Donald Trump—are embracing the "cosmopolitan, GloboHomo agenda" of the left.
Rugby Star Israel Folau Fired After Claiming 'Hell Awaits' Homosexuals
The New South Wales Waratahs' center posted a message on Instagram claiming homosexuals would join "drunks... adulterers, liars, fornicators [and] thieves" in hell unless they repented.
Evangelicals Want to Remove LGBT Lynching Protections
"The old saying is, once that camel gets the nose in the tent, you can't stop them from coming the rest of the way in," the chairman of the Liberty Counsel said.
Trump Uses Trade Deal Footnote to Dodge LGBTQ Rights
The president signed the new trade deal with Mexico and Canada, but his administration used a 72-word footnote to avoid having to extend LGBTQ rights in America.
India's Supreme Court Legalizes Gay Sex
The historic ruling overturned a colonial-era law that made consensual gay sex punishable by up to 10 years in jail.
Anti-LGBT Posters Appear Before Jerusalem Pride
The parade follows huge protests against a controversial new law that bars gay men from surrogacy parenthood rights
$70K Raised For Gay Valedictorian To Attend College
Seth Owen, 18, left his family home after his parents tried to force him to attend a church that subjected him to conversion therapy.
Germany's Far-Right Youth Feels Unwelcome at LGBT Pride
The youth wing of the AfD—which opposes same-sex-marriage—is complaining about being excluded from Pride.
Gay Conversion Therapy to Be Banned in U.K.
A survey showed 2 percent of LGBT people had been through the 'treatment.'
This Picture Was Censored—Does It Offend You?
After posting the image on Instagram, I received homophobic abuse.
LGBTQ Activist Arrested Protesting At World Cup
Peter Tatchell was standing holding a sign in Moscow's Red Square that read: "Putin fails to act against Chechnya torture of gay people."
Gay Men Kissing At World Cup Will be Reported to Police
Volunteers from Russia's Cossack communities will help police during the tournament but will they interfere with gay fans?
Teen Wears Transgender Flag During Betsy DeVos Visit
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has rolled back protections for transgender students.
Gay Couple Ordered To Leave Lyft After Kissing: Report
The incident is the latest discrimination controversy to engulf ridesharing platforms.
China's Weibo Reverses Gay Ban After LGBT Outrage
Chinese LGBT activists took to social media to condemn the microblogging website, using #IAmGay and #IAmNotAPervert hashtags.
Gay Chechens Reveal Persecution
One year on from revelations about the torture of the LGBT community in Chechnya, two people who escaped persecution describe the threats they faced.
'Angels in America' a Drama Whose Time Has Come—Again
Starring Nathan Lane and Andrew Garfield, the Pulitzer-winning play tells the story of people coping with the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s.
11,000 Sign Petition Against Frozen's Elsa Being Gay
Signatories accused Disney of including "subtly pro-gay themes" in the first movie.
Irish Leader: Catholic Church 'An Empire of Misogyny'
May McAleese said: "We don't want to be what the Pope describes as 'the strawberry on the cake.'"
SC Republicans Want to Define Gay Marriage as 'Parody'
The GOP lawmakers argue same-sex marriages "fail to check out the human design."
India's Gay Prince Opening Palace Up as LGBT Sanctuary
Throughout his life, Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil has broken traditions, stereotypes and taboos.
Preserve the American Dream for Gay Immigrants
The U.S. is denying refuge to some of the world's most persecuted people.
Trump Renominates a Lesbian, Rankles Conservatives
The Trump administration renominated an openly lesbian leader of the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
SCOTUS Won't Hear LGBT Workplace Discrimination Case
In yet another temporary setback for LGBT rights, the court won't consider a workplace discrimination case.
Gay Scottish Men Who Had 'Illegal' Sex to Be Pardoned
Under Scottish law, consensual homosexual acts between men were considered a crime until 1981.
Russian Singer Vanishes Amid Reports of 'Gay Purge'
Chechen authorities deny all reports that they jail and torture gay men, but friends of a Russian singer fear for his life after he disappeared on a visit to the region.
Chechnya's 'Gay Purge': Alleged Victim Comes Forward
Entrepreneur Maxim Lapunov claims a group of Chechen men beat him to make him denounce other gay men, as allegations of a regional purge continue.
California LGBTQ Groups Demand More Inclusive Textbooks
The California LGBTQ community members await department of education's verdict on their demands for more inclusive textbooks.