Category: GLBT News

By John Mack Freeman The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has approved same sex marriage in the church’s constitution. The organization has approximately 1.8 million members in 10,000 congregations, making it the largest Christian Protestant denomination to officially support same sex marriage. Though the organization had approved same sex marriage at its legislative assembly last year, it […]

By John Mack Freeman A new map published by the HRC highlights the wave of anti-LGBT bills that are under consideration in state houses across the country. 85 separate bills have been filed in 26 states. Texas currently leads the pack with 8 under consideration. You can view the full report here.

By John Mack Freeman This week, Switzerland has voted for a law that would protect GLBT people from discrimination. By a vote of 103-73, the parliament approved a measure that would ban discrimination and hate speech based on gender identity and sexual orientation. Further, progress is being made on same sex unions with 54% of Swiss people […]

By John Mack Freeman It seems like every week I read a new handful of stories about how ill-informed and short-sighted legislators around the country are trying to make it harder for trans people to use the restroom. In response to this, a long-running hashtag #WeJustNeedToPee blew up on social media this week as trans […]

By John Mack Freeman This week, the European Parliament declared that same sex marriage was a “civil and human right.” Via Gazetta del Sud: The European Parliament on Thursday called on EU member states to recognise civil unions and same-sex marriage as a civil and human right and urged governments and EU institutions to contribute […]

By John Mack Freeman Two new GLBT-related laws were proposed in Oklahoma this week. The first proposed to remove Oklahoma from the marriage business altogether. Clerks would no longer issue marriage licenses. Instead, those performing marriages would register the union with a clerk of court after the fact. The goal of the law is to […]

By John Mack Freeman Gay Star News: This short film captures exactly what it is like to be a trans teen Advocate.com: WATCH: Ad Council’s Touching PSA Knows ‘Love Has No Gender’ Joe. My. God.: Slovenia Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage Pink News: Obama files legal brief calling for equal marriage in all 50 states LGBTQ Nation: All-women’s […]

By John Mack Freeman The last week has not been good for GLBT rights in the Deep South. In Alabama, the state Supreme Court has halted same-sex marriages. They said in a decision that they did not agree that a federal court had jurisdiction to overturn an amendment to the Alabama Constitution that restricted marriage to a man […]

By John Mack Freeman Psychology Today has agreed to stop accepting ads from therapists that offer “reparative,” “conversion,” or “ex-gay” therapy. The move came after the HRC sent a letter to the publication’s management. Although initially the publication resisted making the change, stating that they did not maintain editorial control over those listings, they changed their […]

By John Mack Freeman This week, the Supreme Court announced that they will hear oral arguments on whether states can ban same-sex marriages on April 28th. The Court will hear 2 1/2 hours of oral debate on the issue, and the transcripts will be released the next day. There is no plan at this time […]