Monthly Archives: February 2013

A transgender advocacy group announced it has filed a complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights Division on behalf of a 6-year-old girl who has been barred from using the girls’ restrooms at her elementary school. According to the complaint filed … Continue reading →

An Istanbul court ruled on Monday that consensual sex between two men is natural. The landmark ruling contradicts rulings made in the past by the country’s Supreme Court, Gay Star News reports. The ruling involved a merchant who was caught … Continue reading →

More than 60 U.S. corporations — including Apple, eBay, Facebook, Intel, Nike and Morgan Stanley — have signed on to an amicus brief in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court challenge to Proposition 8, California’s voter approved ban on same-sex marriage. … Continue reading →

Same-sex marriage has been legalized in nine states and the District of Columbia, while President Barack Obama has thrown his political weight behind the cause. But even more significant, say some experts: Madison Avenue is taking up the issue. This … Continue reading →

Two new polls out today show that support for marriage equality and rejection of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) are on the rise. President Obama hasn’t said whether same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry. Yet an … Continue reading →

A gay couple in Fort Worth, Texas said that a local meeting and party facility has refused to lease them space for their upcoming wedding reception because they are gay. Ben Allen and Justin Hudgins told KXAS-TV that after eight … Continue reading →

The American Bar Association has honored Mary Bonauto, a civil rights attorney in Portland, for her work advancing the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. The American Bar Association Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity presented Bonauto … Continue reading →

Oregon United for Marriage, a broad coalition working to legalize same-sex marriage in Oregon, submitted 2,000 sponsorship signatures to the Secretary of State Elections Office on Tuesday, twice the number needed to move move into the ballot title process. The … Continue reading →

A gay teen from Florida says vandals spray-painted anti-gay graffiti on his mobile home and the authorities are calling the incident a hate crime, the Pensacola (Fla.) News Journal reports. When Jesse Jeffers, 18, of Pace, Fla., (in the Florida … Continue reading →