Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.), who's gay, delivers a passionate speech on the House floor in opposition to the anti-LGBT provision in the FY-17 NDAA. Rep. Maloney spoke on the floor against the Russell Amendment on May 18, 2016. “The anti-LGBT provision in NDAA is not about supporting our tr

At Broadway Backwards 2023, Les Misérables‘ inspiring anthem “One Day More” was set among a modern-day, ragtag group of activists preparing for an equality march in Washington. Philippe Arroyo, Bradley Dean, Jeigh Madjus, Ellyn Marie Marsh, Chris McCarrell, Turner Riley, Alexandra Silber and Paul C.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has been diametrically opposed to homosexuality since its inception, in recent years throwing millions of dollars at the campaign to pass Proposition 8, and continuing to excommunicate critics of its policies and supporters of same-sex marriage. So it

Elton "felt obligated to perform in Russia: 'As a gay man, I can't leave these people on their own.' "ohn posted a transcript of his statement on his Facebook account. It reads in part: "...I am deeply saddened and shocked over the current legislation that is now in place against the LGBT community

Meet Britton Majure, a 17-year-old varsity soccer player and member of the track team at Keller High in Keller, Texas. In a new essay with OutSports, Majure details his road to coming out, and why he chose to start a gay-straight alliance in his high school.“Around the time I entered the fifth grade

President Obama called for equality for gay and lesbian Americans in his inaugural address: Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law – for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as w

U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and a University of San Diego law professor got into heated debate over transgender rights during a House Judiciary Committee hearing this week about federal regulations. The law professor, Gail Heriot, was on hand to challenge the U.S. Department of Education Office of

n London, wealthy Margot Mary Wendice had a brief love affair with the American writer Mark Halliday while her husband and professional tennis player Tony Wendice was on a tennis tour. Tony quits playing to dedicate to his wife and finds a regular job. She decides to give him a second chance for the...

June 28, 1969: NYC police raided a Greenwich Village Mafia-run gay bar, The Stonewall Inn. For the first time, patrons refuse to be led into paddy wagons, setting off a 3-day riot that launches the Gay Rights Movement. Told by Stonewall patrons, Village Voice reporters and the cop who led the raid, ...

From the moment of her engagement to Prince Charles in 1981 until her untimely death in 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, was arguably the most famous woman in the world. She was an enigma: the most pre-eminent female celebrity of her generation, a fashion icon, an image of feminine beauty, but also a...