Rev. Dr. Nancy Wilson

What no one thought was possible is coming together and moving the whole nation into a new era of respect for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. In one week the president of the United States and the board of directors of the historic NAACP gave their support to...

President Obama rocked the country yesterday by announcing his support for marriage for all loving couples. This came just a day after North Carolina became the 30th state to pass a constitutional amendment to ban marriage for loving same-gender couples.

President Obama knows that a

Our nation marked April 3 as a tragic day in our country's history, when one of our most historic leaders, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on a Memphis hotel balcony. We mark the day; we do not celebrate it. But we dare not forget that this country's pattern...

Trayvon Martin walked to the store and was gunned down by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watchman who ignored police directives not to follow Trayvon. Instead, he cornered Trayvon, shot him in the chest, and claimed it was self-defense under Florida's "stand your ground" law.

Trayvon's heart stopped, and a nation's...

Dear Mr. President:

As a member of the White House Faith Council, I was waiting with anticipation to hear your comments at the National Prayer Breakfast. I was deeply moved by the mutuality of your prayer with Billie Graham. You reached out to this icon of American religion...

One year ago we lost a hero: David Kato was murdered in his home in Uganda. David did not become a hero because he died as an advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people; he was a hero because he lived for equality, despite death threats...

Mic check! Mic check!

Spread the word! Occupy queer rights around the globe!

Global human rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people are finally gaining recognition. The first-ever United Nations report on our lives revealed...

Arab Spring! Euro Spring! U.S.A. Spring! Finally, people are standing up and saying, "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore!"

But this is Wall Street, and resistance to exploitation will only be tolerated as long as it can be discounted as a group of...

Metropolitan Community Churches are proud to support the 800-plus Methodist clergy and laity in New York and Connecticut who are vowing to perform same-sex weddings despite church prohibitions. These United Methodists can no longer stay silent, or on the sidelines, while members of their churches who are legally entitled to...

A brave soul transitioned last week. Dr. Frank Kameny, a pioneer for the dignity and full humanity of gay people, left us on National Coming Out Day, Oct. 11, 2011. Coming Out Day is when we in the U.S.A. support each other in telling our truth.

Dr. Kameny...

Catholic leaders are pulling out all the stops. The U.S. Council of Bishops want President Obama to "hit the restart button" on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Catholic bishops in Minnesota claim that bisexuals are going to marry both a man and a woman at...