A warrior for change. A lightning rod for controversy.
Gloria Allred has devoted 40 years to asserting and protecting the rights of women, overcoming personal trauma, media scrutiny, and powerful men.

Female to Male Transsexual Paige Elliot Phoenix performs "Never Tear Us Apart" on The X Factor. Song starts 2:59 after we hear part of his story.

Four out of 10 people worldwide don't have a safe way to poop. Find out why we need a toilet revolution. We need new ideas to help reduce disease and find find new ways to turn crap into valuable stuff, like fuel, fertilizer, and fresh water.

“SELMA” is the story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s historic struggle to secure voting rights for all people – a dangerous and terrifying campaign that culminated with the epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, and led to President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

New York City - Community of Lights, LLC (COFL) received two Honorable Mentions as a finalist in the Awareness Campaign: Health Initiatives; and, Human Rights Campaign Categories for the on going multimedia campaign "Tapestry: The Faces of AIDS" produced and developed in collaboration with the World...

Tel Aviv Pride (גאווה תל אביבית) celebrates the rights and lives of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) in a week-long series of events that lead tothe biggest pride event in Israel and in Asia, Tel Aviv Pride Parade. The Pride Parade event starts off in Meir Park in central Tel Aviv with a

Transparent is the winner of the Golden Globes 2015 in the category of Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy. Creator: Jill Soloway Starring: Jeffrey Tambor, Gaby Hoffmann, Amy Landecker An LA family with serious boundary issues have their past and future unravel when a dramatic admission causes...

n May, 2014 Colorado became the first state to pass a so-called 'right to try' law, allowing terminal patients access to experimental drugs without FDA approval -- and Missouri is about to follow suit. NewsHour Weekend examines the issue by speaking with the Missouri bill's sponsor and his daughter,...

Gay rights, including marriage, have become increasingly relevant with countries stepping up to legalize same-sex marriage. So where is same-sex marriage legal?

The 1993 AIDS musical Zero Patience, however, breaks the mold completely, in the best possible way. If you don’t often feel seen by the movies you watch (at least, not in a good way) but from the moment I pressed play on John Greyson’s offbeat masterpiece I described it as “one of the most Henry mov