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.

7 Things To Know About The Day of Silence
April 20 2012 2:30 PM ET

7 Things To Know About The Day of Silence 

Michelle Garcia

A record 8,000 schools are participating in the Day of Silence today, to give a voice to those who have been silenced due to bullying and harassment in schools.

Oped How the Jesuits Dance With LGBT Students
April 20 2012 10:07 AM ET

Op-ed: How the Jesuits Dance With LGBT Students

Jeffrey Hartinger

Zach Wahls was supposed to speak at Canisius College in New York, but the careful line its administration walks on LGBT issues stopped that from happening, says an alumnus.

Lesbian Lobbyist Activist Bettie Naylor Dies at 84
April 19 2012 6:06 PM ET

Lesbian Lobbyist, Activist Bettie Naylor Dies at 84

Michelle Garcia

Texas activist Bettie Naylor, who worked with several organizations like the Human Rights Campaign, Planned Parenthood and Annie's List died Thursday at age 84.

Scouts Booted Lesbian Den Leader Solely for Sexual Orientation
April 18 2012 5:49 PM ET

Scouts Booted Lesbian Den Leader Solely for Sexual Orientation

Michelle Garcia

A regional leader of the Boy Scouts of America said the group ejected a den leader solely because she is a lesbian.

Airman to Return to Air Force After DADT Dismissal
April 17 2012 5:12 PM ET

Airman to Return to Air Force After DADT Dismissal

Michelle Garcia

An Air Force staff sergeant who was discharged under "don't ask, don't tell" in 2008 will get his old job back this May.

Trans Activist Boston Police Abusive at Protest
April 16 2012 3:13 PM ET

Trans Activist: Boston Police Abusive at Protest

Trudy Ring

An activist with Occupy Boston's LGBT group says she and others were treated roughly at a Tea Party rally, where they were protesting antigay speakers.

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