May 25 2012 5:23 PM ET
Protest Against Homophobic N.C. Pastor Will Go On
Catawba County officials have decided to permit a protest against the Reverend Charles Worley, who called for placing gay people in a concentration camp–like setting.
May 25 2012 4:11 PM ET
Antibullying Viral Video Leads to Suspension
A high school student who was suspended for an antibullying video that went viral was told Thursday that she could return to classes.
May 25 2012 9:43 AM ET
WeHo Gay Bar Bans Bachelorette Parties
May 24 2012 3:40 PM ET
America's Gayest Cities Show Their Pride: Fort Lauderdale
The Advocate's Gayest Cities of 2012 share some images of their Pride festivals, parades, and events. Kicking off this series: Fort Lauderdale.
May 23 2012 4:28 PM ET
Out Rapper Y-Love: It Got Better
Rapper Y-Love came out earlier this month to Out. What did Orthodox Jews say around the Shabbat table?
May 23 2012 3:44 PM ET
Lesbian, Former Worley Church Goer Speaks Out
A lesbian who has attended multiple sermons at Rev. Charles Worley's church in North Carolina since the 1980s said that the antigay pastor's violent words are typical of his views. "I recall, as a younger person, listening to those kind of comments on an occasion or two," she told journalist David Pakman. She added, "I'm saddened but I'm not surprised." After coming out, the woman said stopped attending services, but still has family members who frequent the Providence Road Baptist Church.
May 23 2012 12:32 PM ET
Ill. Senators Fear Antibullying Bill is Too Gay
Illinois legislators rejected an antibullying bill after conservatives expressed fears that the proposed law was too "pro-homosexual." The initiative, which would have held school administrators more accountable for handling bullying incidents and preventing harassment, fell one vote short of passing in the state Senate on Tuesday, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
May 22 2012 6:57 PM ET
Surprised? Antigay Pastor Was a Homophobe In 1978, Too
Decades before antigay pastor Charles Worley said lesbians and "queers and the homosexuals" should be rounded up, placed in camps surrounded by electric fences and left to die "so the won't reproduce," the pastor described other violently homophobic acts against gay people during a sermon.
May 22 2012 4:07 PM ET
How Are You Celebrating Harvey Milk Day?
Eighty-two years ago today, a legend of gay rights and politics was born. Harvey Milk became the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. His short time in office during the 1970s was groundbreaking, and inspiring to his peers and the many people who came after him. All across California and around the world, people celebrate the life of the late gay political icon.
May 21 2012 10:06 PM ET
Law Protecting Trans Employees Went Into Effect Monday
