By Alex Temblador This Sunday, June 26, 2016, is the first anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v Hodges, which allowed the LGBT community the right to marry in the United States. June 26 may not be a national holiday (though some are fighting for it to be), it’s still a significant day […]
By Alex Temblador Jeremy Jordan plays “Winn” in the TV series, Supergirl. And yet, it’s not his career that has this actor in the news right now — it’s his fight to save his cousin. Jordan recently set up a GoFundMe Campaign called, “Save Sarah.” Sarah is Jordan’s 17 year old cousin in Texas who […]
In their newest YouTube video, Brandy and Susan of The Next Family discuss the anti-trans bathroom laws in the U.S. and the fear mongering and hate that has arisen from it. They discuss a few of the arguments that people have made for anti-trans bathroom laws and the tactics used by certain groups to promote […]
Mississippi recently signed an anti-LGBT law that will allow people, based off their “religious” beliefs, to “deny LGBT people marriage, adoption or foster care services, refuse to employ them, and decline to rent or sell them property.” Yesterday, Ellen decided to address the law in her opening monologue. “This is not politics, this is human rights,” […]
Originally published on The Seattle Lesbian A coalition of LGBTQ organizations led by Equality North Carolina, Campus Pride, and One Million Kids For Equality is calling on Bank of America, BB&T (Branch Bank & Trust), Burt’s Bees, and it’s parent company Clorox to oppose the North Carolina legislature’s attempt to repeal Charlotte’s recently passed city […]
Park Cannon may be only 24, but she has her sights set on changing the world, starting with her own state, Georgia. Cannon was elected to the Georgian House of Representatives this week as a representative of District 58 in Atlanta. She replaces Representative Simone Bell who was the first African American lesbian in Georgia’s […]
Originally published on The Seattle Lesbian After years of “lying by omission,” actress Ellen Page is out and proud and gearing up to debut her latest project, Gaycation. Page and her “soul twin,” Ian Daniel, traveled around the world to see places where “coming out doesn’t win you a standing ovation.” Page and Daniel go […]
Currently in Arizona, the law states that judges should give homes with a man and a woman preference in adoption cases over same-sex couples or single individuals. However, Senator Steve Farley introduced a bill that would change the law and effectively drop the “mother and father” aspect of the adoption law, making adoption an equal playing field […]
Yesterday, antigay chief justice of Alabama, Roy Moore, sent out an order for the state’s probate judges to stop issuing marriage licenses for same-sex couples. His reasoning behind his order is that he’s not convinced that the ruling from Obergefell V. Hodges applied to Alabama. His administrative order reads: “Until further decision by the Alabama […]
By Alex Temblador Australia has yet to legalize same-sex marriage, but one filmmaker hopes that 2016 will be the year in which the country stands up for love. Laura Ngay created a beautiful short film called, “We Will” that promotes marriage equality in Australia. The short film follows two women who fall in love, the […]
