LGBT Pride

International lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights advocates are crying foul after the Russian city of St. Petersburg yesterday approved a bill that will impose fines for the "promotion of homosexuality." As RIA Novosti is reporting, the legislation, which effectively outlaws any gay pride events, follows similar bans in the southern Astrakhan and central Ryazan and Kostroma regions in Russia. Debate on the bill had been postponed last November after a disagreement over "legal...Read Full Story

As the head of MCC, the oldest and largest denomination in the world that welcomes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, I was hoping for a friendly word from you, and I want to say it was there -- in the direction of your speech. Read More... More on Barack ObamaRead Full Story

A year ago today at approximately 2:20 PM I lost my wonderful mother. Not surprisingly, it will be a rough day today. I had lost my father in the fall of 2006 and at times I still find it hard to believe that they are both gone. They were certainly the glue that had held the family together and that void has yet to be filled. I have spoken often about how lucky I was compared to so many to have parents who never flinched from fully supporting me when I came out to them in August, 2002. Their...Read Full Story

The not-so-secret gay history of one of New York City's most revered urban reclamation projects is being revealed in both a new book and discussion. The High Line, a park built atop an elevated rail structure on Manhattan's West Side, passes through several of the city's neighborhoods which are, or at least were, home to predominately lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) residents. As part of their new book, " High Line: The Inside Story Of New York's Park in the Sky ," Robert...Read Full Story

Dealing with gay students, bullying in very different ways By Chris Welch , CNN updated 6:22 PM EST, Wed October 12, 2011 Minneapolis Public School District has taken many steps to address the issue of bullying targeting LGBT students Editor's note: Tune in all this week for a special series devoted to bullying and its damaging effects on children on "AC360º" at 8 p.m. ET. Then tune in Friday night at 8 ET for "Bullying: It Stops Here," a special town hall discussion led by Anderson Cooper...Read Full Story

  Obama tells US officials to use overseas aid to promote gay rights This article titled “Obama tells US officials to use overseas aid to promote gay rights” was written by Karen McVeigh in New York, for The Guardian on Wednesday 7th December 2011 04.32 Asia/Kuala_Lumpur Hillary Clinton told an audience in Geneva: 'It should never be a crime to be gay.' Photograph: Sebastien Feval/AFP/Getty Images President Barack Obama has told US officials to consider how countries treat its gay and...Read Full Story

United States President, Barack Obama , on Tuesday, issued a memo ordering US diplomats abroad to advance the rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Persons (LGBT). The memo, which was personally signed by Obama, was issued a day after a group of Nigerian gays staged a protest against the newly passed anti-same sex bill by the Senate in front of Nigerian House in Manhattan, New York. In the presidential memorandum, which had as its subject:, ‘International Initiatives to Advance...Read Full Story

Yes B of A is one of them. Can you believe it? Forbes magazine just released its annual ‘Best Big American Companies For LGBT Employees.’  We call the list the best companies where teh gays who like to be obnoxiously gay anywhere and everywhere can tell obnoxiously gay jokes proud and loud ad nauseum at work to their grossed out hetero and gay co-workers. Kinda like these guys:  Gawd, we loved Best In Show .  Didn’t you? All jokes aside the companies featured on the Forbes list should...Read Full Story

Minneapolis Public School District has taken many steps to address the issue of bullying targeting LGBT students STORY HIGHLIGHTS Jared Pettingill's parents wanted to make sure he wasn't bullied for being gay They enrolled him in a public school that has taken steps to teach LGBT tolerance A few miles away, another district is under scrutiny for its "neutrality" policy That policy bars teachers from taking a position on homosexuality in the classroom Editor's note: Tune in...Read Full Story

Minneapolis Public School District has taken many steps to address the issue of bullying targeting LGBT students STORY HIGHLIGHTS Jared Pettingill's parents wanted to make sure he wasn't bullied for being gay They enrolled him in a public school that has taken steps to teach LGBT tolerance A few miles away, another district is under scrutiny for its "neutrality" policy That policy bars teachers from taking a position on homosexuality in the classroom Editor's note: Tune in...Read Full Story