LGBT Prison Employees to Get Representation
May 03 2012 9:36 PM ET

Federal Prisons to Address LGBT Workers' Concerns

Trudy Ring

There will now be an LGBT rep in the diversity program at every federal prison.

San Diego Judge Scolds Prosecutor Who Dismissed Gay Jurors
May 03 2012 7:29 PM ET

Judge: Gay People Can Rule on Gay Case

Neal Broverman

Superior Court judge Joan Weber (pictured) told San Diego's assistant city attorney that he erred when he struck gay jurors from a case involving people protesting California's Prop. 8. Six defendants remain charged for allegedly blocking operations at a county clerk's office during a 2010 protest against California's ban on same-sex marriage (three accepted a deal).

Judge Rules on Unfair Firing
May 02 2012 4:44 PM ET

Unfair Pink Slip

Michelle Garcia

A federal judge ruled in favor of an unfairly fired gay man working for a Kentucky state agency.  ---

Why LGBT People Are Often Booted from Juries
May 01 2012 2:56 PM ET

Ending LGBT Discrimination in Jury Boxes

Neal Broverman

It remains legal in most states to strike LGBT people from juries, though one legislator is working to change that.

Utah Vigil Being Held to Honor Memory of Gay Teen
April 28 2012 1:05 PM ET

Utah: Vigil Being Held to Honor Memory of Gay Teen

Josh Hinkle

The community of Ogden, Utah, is gathering to speak out against LGBT bullying and to hold a candlelight vigil in memory of Jack Reese, a recent LGBT teenage suicide.

Gay Vandals Attack Conservative Oregon Church
April 25 2012 6:20 PM ET

Gay Vandals Attack Conservative Oregon Church

Neal Broverman

Some gay activists see this as an opportunity to start a dialogue.

DADT Discharge Papers Still Invite Roadblocks Discrimination
April 25 2012 2:45 PM ET

DADT: Discharge Papers Still Invite Roadblocks, Discrimination 

Michelle Garcia

Senators Gillibrand, Lieberman, and Udall want the Department of Defense to expedite the process for altering veterans' discharge documents to omit information that they were discharged for being gay.

ACT UP 25 Years of Radical Action
April 25 2012 4:05 AM ET

ACT UP: 25 Years of Radical Action

Michelle Garcia

Act Up celebrates its 25th year of AIDS activism by—how else?— a march down to Wall Street. We look back at some of the group's most visual moments.

Landmark Employment Ruling Protects Against Anti Transgender Discrimination
April 24 2012 12:50 PM ET

Landmark Employment Ruling Protects Against Anti-Transgender Discrimination

Advocate.com Editors

In a decision described by one legal expert as “game-changing,” the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has ruled that existing federal law protects transgender individuals from sex discrimination on the basis of their gender identity.

Lesbian Army Captain Berated at Military Ball
April 23 2012 6:55 PM ET

Lesbian Army Captain Berated at Military Ball 

Michelle Garcia

A lesbian Army captain filed an official complaint with military police after being shoved and verbally assaulted by a squadron commander at a military ball.

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