Jun 24 Stonewall Inn officially becomes first national monument for gay rights By Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Barack Obama is designating New York's Stonewall Inn as a national monument — the first to honor gay rights. Continue reading
Mar 07 Supreme Court overturns Alabama ruling against lesbian mother’s adoption By Mark Sherman and Phillip Lucas, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Alabama's top court went too far when it tried to upend a lesbian mother's adoption of her partner's children. Continue reading
Sep 23 I was at the Stonewall riots. The movie ‘Stonewall’ gets everything wrong By Mark Segal I’m not sure who “Stonewall” was made for. It wasn’t made for young LGBT people seeking good LGBT history, nor for a community who wishes to see its history portrayed with dignity and respect, and without perpetuating stereotypes and old… Continue reading
Sep 14 Defiant Kentucky clerk returns to work, promises not to interfere with gay marriage licenses By Joshua Barajas Kim Davis, the defiant Kentucky clerk who was jailed for refusing to provide marriage licenses to same-sex couples, returned to work Monday morning. Continue reading
Jul 26 Obama in Kenya says country at ‘crossroads’ By Julie Pace, Associated Press Declaring Kenya at a "crossroads" between promise and peril, President Barack Obama on Sunday pressed the nation of his father's birth to root out corruption, treat women and minorities as equal citizens, and take responsibility for its future. Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch 2:46 When the government could destroy your life for being gay By PBS News Hour Today, gay rights activists celebrate a major milestone, as the Supreme Court declared that bans on same-sex marriage are unconstitutional. The federal government’s treatment of gays and lesbians has not always been accepting, however. In a new Yahoo! documentary, “Uniquely… Continue watching
Apr 26 What’s the status of same-sex marriage across the country? By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The number of states allowing same-sex marriage has grown rapidly. As recently as October, just over one-third of the states permitted same-sex marriage. Now, same-sex couples can marry in 36 states and the District of Columbia. A look at what… Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch 7:30 How Barney Frank used government to fight inequality By PBS News Hour For more than half a century, Barney Frank was one of America's loudest voices for progressive policies, both financial and social. Economics correspondent Paul Solman spends a day in Boston with the famous former lawmaker and financial reformer to discuss… Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch 20:18 Alex Myers on how a label can empower the transgender community By Joshua Barajas Continue watching
Apr 23 ‘If there are no words for who you are, then you feel invisible’ By Joshua Barajas Before there was a "T" for transgender in LGBT, Alex Myers had to fight for visibility. At a time when the gay rights abbreviation has expanded to recognize identities beyond lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, Myers said his community, historically,… Continue reading