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LONDON, United-Kingdom, February 14, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- A Ugandan cabinet minister today raided a workshop being run by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) activists in Entebbe, prompting Amnesty International to call on ...  

Last week, the Human Rights Campaign, the organization that advocates for equal rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, announced that Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein will be its first “national corporate spokesman for same ...  

by Matt Comer "It Gets Better" was the message syndicated columnist Dan Savage broadcast on YouTube in September 2010. Meant primarily to soothe the wounds of vulnerable lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth, it is no less a powerful message for Charlotte.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]  

WASHINGTON, D.C. FEBRUARY 9, 2012 Our community is now at a crossroads. Our lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth are calling out to us. This is the moment we make it unequivocally clear that we are here, we are listening and we are ready to ...  

The San Francisco Police Department has become the nation’s first law enforcement agency to assure lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual young people that yes, it does get better. The uniformed officers spoke directly to the camera, talking ...  

Bob Sferra considers himself lucky. The 48-year-old president of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center of Greater Cleveland does not have to hide his sexual orientation. He is self-employed, and his partner of 17 years works at a ...  

Building on protections placed by President Bill Clinton in the 1990s, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton closed the book on a legacy of internal targeting of LGBT personnel when she took charge of the agency in 2009. Now advocates and scholars say she has ...  

If you are between the ages of 13 and 18 years, and identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender (LGBT for short), or you are questioning or unsure whether you are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender then read on! While some people may be of the opinion ...  

Some LGBT people have very straightforward social experiences, perhaps even dating their high school's star quarterback on the sly and later coming out to little resistance. Other times, one might experience a more difficult time of things, be it related to being LGBT or not, and it could be helpful to find someone to talk to. Unfortunately, not only are many counselors unprofessional, there are many individuals and organizations that try to...  

Marshall University Amnesty International hosted an open forum Tuesday night about human rights issues for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities around the world. More than 30 students and community members filled an auditorium ...  

Prudential’s in-house group is the first corporate law department to offer an internship specifically to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students, said the association’s executive director D’Arcy Kemnitz, and the profession should ...  

Nearly 200 students and community members laced up their ice skates at the University’s Ice Arena on Saturday evening for the third annual “Gays on Ice” event. The free ice skating, sponsored by the Illini Union Board and the LGBT Resource Center ...  

When we saw that a Brit named Ben Cohen made an It Gets Better video, we automatically assumed it was the gay-friendly rugby player, who has already done so much to help combat LGBT bullying. Actually it’s Benjamin Cohen, a correspondent for the UK’s Channel 4 News and the founder of the international LGBT outlet PinkNews [...]  

Photos via qPDX and FlickrTwo of the city's biggest LGBT groups are joining forces: The North Mississippi-based Q Center confirmed today that it's merging with the Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center (SMYRC), a nonprofit that provides counseling, events, and a drop-in center for queer-identified folks age 12 to 23. While it was prompted in part by bureaucratic necessity, the move segues with a larger societal awareness of queer...  

MyFox Washington DCBen Jealous: LGBT and Civil Rights Groups Must Work TogetherThe RootBridging the gap between LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) and civil rights organizations was the overarching motif as NAACP President and CEO Ben Jealous helped kick off the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's Creating Change, ...NAACP president says group supports extending rights to transgender residents ...Washington PostLGBT Rights...