Shane L. Windmeyer

Sundays to many of us represent a day for worship, a day for family, and a day for love. Since May 18, 2003, every Sunday has meant something different for me and my family. The nine-year anniversary this May 18 marked the day when I heard my father was killed.

"I just wanted to defend my family."

Simply stated, this is why Zach Wahls stood before the Iowa House Judiciary Committee on Jan. 31, 2011 and gave his testimony about being the son of a lesbian couple. Zach had no idea that his impassioned speech about "what makes...

This Tuesday, May 8 North Carolina became the 30th state to adopt a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. I grew up in the Midwest, so I am no stranger to religious-based bigotry and conservative politics. The South is not much different.

Fear and ignorance are powerful motivators. This constitutional amendment...

Still today, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) college students are invisible. If you ask a college to identify its LGBT students, they usually mention the students in their club or campus group, or possibly select leaders on campus who are out. The assumption, which is wrong, is that all...

Safety for transgender college students needs to be a priority. According to Campus Pride's 2010 State of Higher Education for LGBT People, less than 7 percent of institutions of higher education have inclusive nondiscrimination polices with regard to gender identity and expression of transgender students, faculty, and staff....

University of Notre Dame college students demand action by the private Catholic campus with a new national video, sending the message loud and clear: "It Needs to Get Better."

On Tuesday, Feb. 28, campus community members of the University of Notre Dame released a video on YouTube called "It Needs...

Young adult leaders across the country are making change, speaking out, and taking the reins of leadership on their campuses and in their communities. Campus Pride this past week recognized three outstanding LGBT and ally college students who are doing just that.

Marco Flores, Tovah Leibowitz, and Jacob...

Recently, advocates from around the country gathered in Baltimore for the annual Creating Change conference, hosted by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. At the 24th national conference on LGBT equality, the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) and the National Education Association's Office of Minority Community Outreach partnered to...

Yes, indeed, we are everywhere. And, yes, we are even at private religious colleges like Pepperdine University and University of Notre Dame -- and why shouldn't we?

This week Pepperdine University once again denied a request by its LGBT students to create a support group called "ReachOUT." This...

Every time I read about another hate crime or hear of another LGBT youth suicide, I get angry. As the executive director of Campus Pride, a national nonprofit that supports LGBT youth, I am reminded on a daily basis how cruel the world still is for our young...