The hit TV show Modern Family has always been at the forefront of displaying modern types of families, from blended families, to two-dad families, to even families created by adoption. We were too happy to hear that they will also make history this week by casting TVs first transgender child actor to appear on the show. […]
WATCH: Trailer for “Loving” Shows an Interracial Family Fighting For the Right to Love
Focus Features released the first trailer of Loving, a film that documents the story of the Loving family who fought for the right for people of different races to marry. This clip is especially moving as we witness others try to strip away Richard and Mildred Loving’s right to be together, to be married, and […]
National Fossil Day
It’s National Fossil Day, and the Natural History Museum is the perfect place to celebrate. Fossils are among the most important sources of information for our Earth’s history. This is your chance to meet curators at the museum and share a glimpse of the amazing specimens and artifacts you won’t get to see on a routine […]
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Interracial & Same-Sex Marriage Equality Photo History
By Alex Temblador History seems to have a way of repeating itself. Almost half a century ago, interracial marriage was legalized. Recently, the fight for same-sex marriage ended with a SCOTUS victory decision. It took two movements separated by almost fifty years for the United States to welcome in a true era of marriage equality. A quick […]
New York Chosen As National LGBT Museum Site
The Board of Directors of the National LGBT Museum has voted to base the museum in New York City. Longtime LGBT activist Kevin Jennings has been elected as co-chair. Founded in 2008 by Board Co-Chair Tim Gold, the National LGBT Museum engaged in an extensive visioning process (details of which can be found at nationallgbtmuseum.org), examined […]
Twenty Years
By: Tanya Ward Goodman On the day the riots broke out in Los Angeles, I was eating lunch at a Thai restaurant on Larchmont Boulevard just down the street from the television production company where I worked. We didn’t usually all eat together. Mindful of my tiny paycheck, I usually scrounged left over bagels in […]