http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/lgbt Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/zinnia-jones/what-peter-labarbera-will_b_1557839.html 2012-05-31T17:35:42Z 2012-05-31T17:35:42Z Zinnia Jones http://www.huffingtonpost.com/zinnia-jones/ Wildly hateful confabulations may serve to rile up the anti-gay base, but they are utterly repulsive to anyone who knows us. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/lgbt">Lgbt</a>, <a href="/tag/homophobia">Homophobia</a>, <a href="/tag/peter-labarbera">Peter Labarbera</a>, <a href="/tag/homosexuality">Homosexuality</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-rights">Gay Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/americans-for-truth-about-homosexuality">Americans for Truth About Homosexuality</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jody-huckaby/anti-bullying-school-safety_b_1557782.html 2012-05-31T14:00:14Z 2012-05-31T14:04:04Z Jody Huckaby http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jody-huckaby/ For too many of our children, attending school can be a frightening experience. As parents, families, friends, and allies we need to do something to make schools safer for ALL students. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/lgbt">Lgbt</a>, <a href="/tag/education">Education</a>, <a href="/tag/school-bullying">School Bullying</a>, <a href="/tag/bullying">Bullying</a>, <a href="/tag/safe-schools">Safe Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-rights">Gay Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-rights">LGBT Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/pflag">Pflag</a>, <a href="/tag/anti-bullying">Anti-Bullying</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/geoffrey-r-stone/same-sex-marriage-and-jud_b_1558014.html 2012-05-31T01:14:27Z 2012-05-31T01:14:27Z Geoffrey R. Stone http://www.huffingtonpost.com/geoffrey-r-stone/ Courts have no legal authority to deprive individual citizens of their fundamental constitutional rights until "the voters" decide to grant those rights on their own. Such an approach is incompatible with the very idea of constitutional freedoms. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/gay-rights">Gay Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/constitution">Constitution</a>, <a href="/tag/courts">Courts</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt">Lgbt</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-rights">LGBT Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/illinois-gay-marriage">Illinois Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/illinois">Illinois</a>, <a href="/tag/marriage-equality">Marriage Equality</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jenny-block/jcpenney-june-book-gay-dads_b_1556680.html 2012-05-30T15:28:44Z 2012-05-30T15:28:32Z Jenny Block http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jenny-block/ <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jenny-block/jcpenney-june-book-gay-dads_b_1556680.html" target="_hplink"><img alt="2012-05-30-pullquote.jpg" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2012-05-30-pullquote.jpg" width="300" height="80" /></a>JCPenney has put out another gorgeous ad featuring a same-sex couple, this time two dads and their two kids in honor of Father's Day. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/jcpenney">Jcpenney</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-dads">Gay Dads</a>, <a href="/tag/fathers-day-shopping">Father&#039;s Day Shopping</a>, <a href="/tag/gay">Gay</a>, <a href="/tag/fathers-day">Father&#039;s Day</a>, <a href="/tag/one-million-moms">One Million Moms</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/30/todd-glass-psa-for-gay-lesbian-straight-education-network_n_1556127.html 2012-05-30T11:13:55Z 2012-05-30T11:53:48Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ In January, comedian Todd Glass did what few entertainers are ever brave enough to do: He revealed to the world that he's gay, choosing to do so in a ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/lgbt">Lgbt</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/the-todd-glass-show">The Todd Glass Show</a>, <a href="/tag/todd-glass-glsen">Todd Glass GLSEN</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-lesbian-straight-education-network">Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network</a>, <a href="/tag/todd-glass-gay">Todd Glass Gay</a>, <a href="/tag/todd-glass-psa">Todd Glass Psa</a>, <a href="/tag/glsen">Glsen</a>, <a href="/tag/todd-glass">Todd Glass</a>, <a href="/comedy">Comedy News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/30/aint-no-homos-gonna-make-it-to-heaven_n_1555735.html 2012-05-30T10:16:00Z 2012-05-30T10:16:39Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Disturbing footage of what appears to be a young child's choral performance is going viral in the blogosphere. <br /> <br /> The congregation in the church, whi... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-rights">Gay Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/indiana">Indiana</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-youth">LGBT Youth</a>, <a href="/tag/apostolic-truth-tabernacle">Apostolic Truth Tabernacle</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-rights">LGBT Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/apostolic-truth-tabernacle-church">Apostolic Truth Tabernacle Church</a>, <a href="/tag/slideexpand">Slideexpand</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-youth">Gay Youth</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/courtney-odonnell/antilgbt-rights-governor-_b_1551679.html 2012-05-30T10:14:09Z 2012-05-30T10:14:15Z Courtney O'Donnell http://www.huffingtonpost.com/courtney-odonnell/ Gov. Daugaard is allowed his views and since he was duly elected by the people of South Dakota, I'm not going to second guess their decision. But it is fairly clear that Daugaard's view doesn't belong at the NAD conference. So why was he invited? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/asl">Asl</a>, <a href="/tag/governor-dennis-daugaard">Governor Dennis Daugaard</a>, <a href="/tag/equality">Equality</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/american-sign-language">American Sign Language</a>, <a href="/tag/nad">Nad</a>, <a href="/tag/national-association-of-the-deaf">National Association of the Deaf</a>, <a href="/tag/deaf">Deaf</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt">Lgbt</a>, <a href="/tag/transgender">Transgender</a>, <a href="/tag/nad-conference">NAD Conference</a>, <a href="/tag/gov-daugaard">Gov. Daugaard</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jessica-arevalo/you-say-marriage-i-say-jobs_b_1547359.html 2012-05-30T06:12:05Z 2012-05-30T07:08:07Z Jessica Arevalo http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jessica-arevalo/ Marriage equality is important, but I challenge the LGBTQ community to work together to prioritize legislation that encompasses a wider range of our community. Not everyone wants to get married. But everyone needs a job. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/lgbt">Lgbt</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/marriage-equality">Marriage Equality</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbtq">Lgbtq</a>, <a href="/tag/marriage">Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/unemployment">Unemployment</a>, <a href="/tag/economy">Economy</a>, <a href="/tag/employment">Employment</a>, <a href="/latino-voices">Latino Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/allison-hope/how-much-gay-sex-makes-you-gay_b_1550492.html 2012-05-29T17:54:00Z 2012-05-29T17:54:28Z Allison Hope http://www.huffingtonpost.com/allison-hope/ We'd be foolish to think that judgment wasn't placed on us by ourselves and others based on how we self-identify and how closely that aligns with our actual behaviors. Where is the line between fantasy, desire, bedroom behavior, and identity, and who gets to draw it? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/sexual-identity">Sexual Identity</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbtq-labels">LGBTQ Labels</a>, <a href="/tag/sexual-identity-labels">Sexual Identity Labels</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-identity">LGBT Identity</a>, <a href="/tag/sexual-orientation">Sexual Orientation</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbtq-identity">LGBTQ Identity</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-labels">Lgbt Labels</a>, <a href="/tag/sexual-labels">Sexual Labels</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-identity-labels">LGBT Identity Labels</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbtq-identity-labels">LGBTQ Identity Labels</a>, <a href="/tag/lesbian">Lesbian</a>, <a href="/tag/bisexual">Bisexual</a>, <a href="/tag/bisexuality">Bisexuality</a>, <a href="/tag/gay">Gay</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/29/gene-robinson-gay-anglican-bishop-birthday_n_1553993.html 2012-05-29T11:54:18Z 2012-05-29T17:24:44Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Today marks the sixty-fifth birthday of Bishop Vicky Gene Robinson, who, in 2003, became the first non-celibate openly gay Anglican bishop.<br /> <br /> Robinso... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/lgbt">Lgbt</a>, <a href="/tag/religion">Religion</a>, <a href="/tag/anglican-church">Anglican Church</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-bishops">Gay Bishops</a>, <a href="/tag/charles-worley">Charles Worley</a>, <a href="/tag/religion-and-sexuality">Religion and Sexuality</a>, <a href="/tag/gene-robinson-anglican-church">Gene-Robinson-Anglican-Church</a>, <a href="/tag/gay">Gay</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-religion">Lgbt Religion</a>, <a href="/tag/bishop-gene-robinson">Bishop Gene Robinson</a>, <a href="/tag/gene-robinson">Gene Robinson</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jacob-tobia/north-carolina-amendment-one_b_1550130.html 2012-05-29T11:57:20Z 2012-05-29T11:57:59Z Jacob Tobia http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jacob-tobia/ In the wake of Amendment One, you should feel proud, and perhaps a feeling of pride is easy to understand. In spite of the outcome, we can't forget the fact that hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians stood up for equality and justice. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/lgbt">Lgbt</a>, <a href="/tag/duke-university">Duke University</a>, <a href="/tag/amendment-one">Amendment One</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina-amendment-one">North Carolina Amendment One</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/civil-unions">Civil Unions</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/21/whitney-joiner-aclu-chris-hampton-lgbt-bullying_n_1537090.html 2012-05-21T16:45:40Z 2012-05-29T09:41:47Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Earlier this year Gay Voices launched its Voice To Voice conversation series with a collection of interviews between lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/aclu">Aclu</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt">Lgbt</a>, <a href="/tag/voice-to-voice">Voice to Voice</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-bullying">Gay Bullying</a>, <a href="/tag/transgender">Transgender</a>, <a href="/tag/bullying">Bullying</a>, <a href="/tag/lesbian">Lesbian</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-bullying">Lgbt Bullying</a>, <a href="/tag/chris-hampton">Chris Hampton</a>, <a href="/tag/whitney-joiner">Whitney Joiner</a>, <a href="/tag/gay">Gay</a>, <a href="/tag/anti-bullying">Anti-Bullying</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michelangelo-signorile/the-new-gay-celebrity-com_b_1551497.html 2012-05-29T10:16:00Z 2012-05-29T09:31:52Z Michelangelo Signorile http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michelangelo-signorile/ Chalk it up to progress that some celebrities are now embarrassed to be thought of as having been in the closet, which increasingly seems like a relic from the last century (even as it still endures mightily). <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/anne-burrell">Anne Burrell</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-voices">Gay Voices</a>, <a href="/tag/ted-allen">Ted Allen</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-closet">Gay Closet</a>, <a href="/tag/entertainment-news">Entertainment News</a>, <a href="/tag/food-network">Food Network</a>, <a href="/tag/entertainment">Entertainment</a>, <a href="/tag/food">Food</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt">Lgbt</a>, <a href="/tag/anne-burrell-lesbian">Anne Burrell Lesbian</a>, <a href="/tag/anne-burrell-gay-rumors">Anne Burrell Gay Rumors</a>, <a href="/tag/anne-burrell-out">Anne Burrell Out</a>, <a href="/tag/tv-canada">TV Canada</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/28/gay-marriage-poll_n_1550571.html 2012-05-28T11:37:31Z 2012-05-28T11:37:31Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ NEW YORK -- Poll after poll shows public support for same-sex marriage steadily increasing, to the point where it's now a majority viewpoint. Yet in a... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/polls">Polls</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt">Lgbt</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage-polls">Gay Marriage Polls</a>, <a href="/tag/minnesota">Minnesota</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-issues">LGBT Issues</a>, <a href="/tag/washington">Washington</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-rights">LGBT Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/maryland">Maryland</a>, <a href="/tag/maine">Maine</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/28/zachery-gray-florida-teen-brain-damage-paralyzed-gay-bullying_n_1550440.html 2012-05-28T10:56:00Z 2012-05-28T10:56:33Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ A Florida teen is suffering from brain damage after attempting suicide a year ago -- a victim, his parents say, of being subjected to anti-gay bullyin... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/gay-bullying">Gay Bullying</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/high-school-bullying">High School Bullying</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-youth">LGBT Youth</a>, <a href="/tag/bullying">Bullying</a>, <a href="/tag/anti-gay">Anti-Gay</a>, <a href="/tag/zachery-gray-suicide">Zachery Gray Suicide</a>, <a href="/tag/teen-suicide">Teen Suicide</a>, <a href="/tag/zachery-gray">Zachery Gray</a>, <a href="/tag/slideexpand">Slideexpand</a>, <a href="/tag/anti-gay-bullying">Anti-Gay Bullying</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-youth">Gay Youth</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/warren-j-blumenfeld/lgbtq-pride-reflect-rejoi_b_1549527.html 2012-05-27T20:06:10Z 2012-05-27T20:06:06Z Warren J. Blumenfeld http://www.huffingtonpost.com/warren-j-blumenfeld/ As the truism advises, "Think globally, and act locally," my hope is that we can join together to create the world as be a place where everyone will celebrate their Pride safely and with integrity in ways that express their truest joys while showing their full humanity, freedom, and liberty. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/the-talmud">The Talmud</a>, <a href="/tag/civil-rights">Civil Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/lesbian">Lesbian</a>, <a href="/tag/violence">Violence</a>, <a href="/tag/united-states">United States</a>, <a href="/tag/gay">Gay</a>, <a href="/tag/transgender">Transgender</a>, <a href="/tag/human-rights">Human Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-pride">LGBT Pride</a>, <a href="/tag/bisexual">Bisexual</a>, <a href="/tag/martin-luther-king-jr">Martin Luther King Jr.</a>, <a href="/tag/oppression">Oppression</a>, <a href="/tag/ukraine">Ukraine</a>, <a href="/tag/russia">Russia</a>, <a href="/tag/hillary-clinton">Hillary Clinton</a>, <a href="/tag/discrimination">Discrimination</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/27/military-gay-students-graduation_n_1548880.html 2012-05-27T11:00:00Z 2012-05-27T11:00:52Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ ANNAPOLIS, Md. &mdash; Gay students at America's military service academies are wrapping up the first year when they no longer had to hide their sexua... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/dont-ask-dont-tell">Don&#039;t Ask Don&#039;t Tell</a>, <a href="/tag/gays-in-the-military">Gays in the Military</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-rights">Gay Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/military">Military</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-youth">LGBT Youth</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-cadets">Gay Cadets</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-rights">LGBT Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/us-naval-academy">U.S. Naval Academy</a>, <a href="/tag/air-force">Air Force</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-youth">Gay Youth</a>, <a href="/tag/west-point">West Point</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/27/prom-2012-gay-students-same-sex-dates_n_1548475.html 2012-05-27T09:00:00Z 2012-05-27T09:00:21Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ For high school students nationwide, the prom is more than just the most exciting night of the year -- it's become a bonafide rite-of-passage. <br /> <br /> How... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/gay-prom">Gay Prom</a>, <a href="/tag/slideadbigshot">Slideadbigshot</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-bullying">Gay Bullying</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-high-school">Gay High School</a>, <a href="/tag/proms">Proms</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-youth">LGBT Youth</a>, <a href="/tag/bullying">Bullying</a>, <a href="/tag/prom">Prom</a>, <a href="/tag/anti-gay-bullying">Anti-Gay Bullying</a>, <a href="/tag/lesbian-youth">Lesbian Youth</a>, <a href="/tag/school-bullying">School Bullying</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-youth">Gay Youth</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/allen-frances/spitzer-recants-why-cant-_b_1548027.html 2012-05-26T17:22:05Z 2012-05-26T17:22:33Z Allen Frances http://www.huffingtonpost.com/allen-frances/ If a legendary figure like Bob Spitzer can correct his mistakes, surely the American Psychiatric Association can do the same -- for the sake of protecting our patients and keeping the mental health field united. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/american-psychiatric-association">American Psychiatric Association</a>, <a href="/tag/psychosis-risk">Psychosis Risk</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-rights">Gay Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/dsm-5">Dsm-5</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-issues">Gay Issues</a>, <a href="/tag/dsm-5-petition">DSM 5 Petition</a>, <a href="/tag/bob-spitzer">Bob-Spitzer</a>, <a href="/tag/dsm-5">Dsm 5</a>, <a href="/tag/apa-dsm-5">APA DSM 5</a>, <a href="/tag/dsm-5-apa">DSM 5 APA</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/25/queer-is-community-center_n_1544000.html 2012-05-25T17:21:51Z 2012-05-26T10:14:08Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ A coalition of Chicago activists, artists and writers have organized an event in response to a contentious community blog, which some members of the L... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/chicago-events">Chicago Events</a>, <a href="/tag/center-on-halsted">Center on Halsted</a>, <a href="/tag/queer-is-community-event">Queer Is Community Event</a>, <a href="/tag/when-in-boystown-blog">When in Boystown Blog</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-chicago">Gay Chicago</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-chicago">Lgbt Chicago</a>, <a href="/tag/queer-is-community">Queer Is Community</a>, <a href="/tag/when-in-boystown">When in Boystown</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago-around-town">Chicago Around Town</a>, <a href="/chicago">Chicago News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josh-a-goodman/tyler-clementi-dharun-ravi_b_1541678.html 2012-05-26T04:25:00Z 2012-05-26T04:25:44Z Josh A. Goodman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josh-a-goodman/ Ravi's Twitter posts, webcam spying, and homophobic attitude were stigmatizing, and it is possible that these pushed Clementi to a tipping point. But Clementi's suicide did not happen in a bubble with only him and Ravi; it took place in a society in which homophobia is still rampant. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/internlized-homophobia">Internlized Homophobia</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt">Lgbt</a>, <a href="/tag/social-support">Social Support</a>, <a href="/tag/mental-health">Mental Health</a>, <a href="/tag/bisexual">Bisexual</a>, <a href="/tag/lesbian">Lesbian</a>, <a href="/tag/gender-identity">Gender Identity</a>, <a href="/tag/sexual-orientation">Sexual Orientation</a>, <a href="/tag/dharun-ravi">Dharun Ravi</a>, <a href="/tag/suicide">Suicide</a>, <a href="/tag/twitter">Twitter</a>, <a href="/tag/suicidality">Suicidality</a>, <a href="/tag/gay">Gay</a>, <a href="/tag/tyler-clementi">Tyler Clementi</a>, <a href="/tag/glsen">Glsen</a>, <a href="/tag/tracy-morgan">Tracy Morgan</a>, <a href="/tag/modern-family">Modern Family</a>, <a href="/tag/rutgers-webcam-case">Rutgers Webcam Case</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cassandra-jackson/homophobia-in-the-black-c_b_1547100.html 2012-05-25T18:48:43Z 2012-05-25T19:22:57Z Cassandra Jackson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cassandra-jackson/ Black women should treat the black church the same way they would treat a patriarchal, self-serving, preachy boyfriend, and let their feet do the talking. If they ever do, patriarchy and homophobia in black churches will fall by the way side. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/black-churches">Black Churches</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-rights">Gay Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-issues">Gay Issues</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/black-church">Black Church</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robyn-harper/coming-out_b_1533928.html 2012-05-25T18:50:00Z 2012-05-25T18:50:42Z Robyn Harper http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robyn-harper/ I got to thinking: LGBT teenagers need to be shown the bigger picture. They need to know they're not alone. They need to know that it does get better. They need to be shown the future, <em>especially their own</em>. So I wrote a letter. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/lgbt-youth">LGBT Youth</a>, <a href="/tag/coming-out">Coming Out</a>, <a href="/tag/blogging">Blogging</a>, <a href="/tag/life-purpose">Life Purpose</a>, <a href="/tag/finding-your-passion">Finding Your Passion</a>, <a href="/tag/finding-your-purpose">Finding Your Purpose</a>, <a href="/tag/finding-your-life-purpose">Finding Your Life Purpose</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/25/know-thine-enemy-anti-gay-moments-may-20_n_1547715.html 2012-05-25T17:10:10Z 2012-05-25T17:10:10Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Every weekend we bring you a round up of either the best lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender moments from the week before -- our Something To Celeb... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/lgbt">Lgbt</a>, <a href="/tag/know-thine-enemy">Know Thine Enemy</a>, <a href="/tag/conversion-therapy">Conversion Therapy</a>, <a href="/tag/lesbian">Lesbian</a>, <a href="/tag/waffle-house">Waffle House</a>, <a href="/tag/charles-worley">Charles Worley</a>, <a href="/tag/gay">Gay</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/tag/marriage-equality">Marriage Equality</a>, <a href="/tag/x-men">X-Men</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/25/defense-of-marriage-act-unconstitutional-_n_1545884.html 2012-05-25T12:05:50Z 2012-05-25T12:05:42Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ OAKLAND, Calif. -- A second federal judge in California has struck down a law denying benefits to partners in a gay marriage.<br /> <br /> U.S. District Judge C... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/california">California</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-issues">LGBT Issues</a>, <a href="/tag/doma">Doma</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-rights">LGBT Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/anti-gay-marriage">Anti-Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/defense-of-marriage-act">Defense of Marriage Act</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p>