Politics

With the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's seat on the line—not to mention a couple others likely to open up over the next four to eight years—who fills that seat will almost certainly and profoundly impact...

But Don’t be fooled by the rhetoric, LGBT people ... we have bigger things at stake This morning the dust is settling on the Iowa caucus. Ted Cruz won big. Hillary and Bernie virtually tied. And now...

This week's round-up of news of consequence to the queer professional community: missives from The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Dot Gay, Grindr, Rentboy, and Indiana, Missouri, and Michigan. FAA removes “disorder” label from transgender pilots First, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)...

This news falls square into the category of "look how far we have come, America." Italy remains one of the very few Western countries that does not recognize marriage equality for same-sex couples. All that...

The LGBT news wrap up for January 23, 2016 Up this week: HRC endorses Hillary and the backlash. The Stonewall Workplace Equality Index releases rankings. And the Israeli controversy at the National LGBTQ Task Force’s...

There's not much chance the LGBT Equality Act will pass the current Republican-dominated Congress this year, but it's gaining momentum on Capital Hill. The act would expand existing civil right laws to ban discrimination...

The Human Rights Campaign's board of directors unanimously endorsed Hillary Clinton for President this week in recognition of "her robust agenda for advancing LGBT equality, strong record, and ability to win in November." Clinton will publicly accept...

Four of Boston's major league teams and the TD Garden rallied around state legislation this week that would include non-discrimination protections for transgender people in public places like sports stadiums, restaurants, shopping malls, and...

The brutal murder of a 15-year old Syrian boy thrown from the top of a building during the first weekend of the New Year in Deir ez-Zor, a Daesh (or ISIS/ISIL) stronghold, is but one...

Banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity may be added to an amended version of the landmark 1964 Civil Right Act if the Obama administration has its way. According to White House press...