Matthew Shepard Act

The New Gay Apartheid

Jim David | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics


Jim David

Whatever church those people do go to, they are taught hate and fear, not the Christian love I grew up with. They both hate gays and fear them.

Has Obama Lived Up To His Campaign Promises? (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics


Last November, the United States elected a president who campaigned on the promise of change. Critics called President Obama's rhetoric simultaneousl...

LGBT Rights: The Time Is Now

State Rep. Julie Hamos | Posted 10.29.2009 | Chicago


State Rep. Julie Hamos

I hope the abolition of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is immediate. But there is still one crucial step that this country needs to take: We must make civil marriage equality the law of the land.

Ending Hate Crime

Lee Fisher | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics


Lee Fisher

I am heartened that Congress has finally passed a bill that would strengthen the ability of governments at all levels to investigate and prosecute hate crime.

What If He Were Your Child?

Jennifer Evans Gardner | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living


Jennifer Evans Gardner

I pray that I don't have to read about any more citizens on any more streets in any more cities in this country being attacked for being who they are.

Senate GOPers: Loosen Gun Laws To Defend Gay Rights

Washington Independent | David Weigel | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics


One month after successfully tucking an amendment into the credit card reform bill that expanded gun rights, a small number of Senate Republicans are ...