303 Creative SCOTUS Ruling Is Signal to Keep Fighting, Activists Say
The Supreme Court's ruling is narrow in scope but sets the stage for more chipping away at antidiscrimination law.
June 30, 2023
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Urvashi Vaid, Legendary Activist for LGBTQ+ Civil Rights, Dies at 63
Vaid was a leader in several LGBTQ+ and other social justice organizations as well as an award-winning author.
May 14, 2022
Who was James Baldwin? A look at the Black gay writer and civil rights activist's life and legacy
James Baldwin's work remains relevant today, on what would have been his one-hundredth birthday.
August 2, 2024
Pauli Murray Will Be First Black Queer Person on U.S. Currency
The nonbinary civil rights activist, lawyer, poet, and priest will appear on a quarter.
February 10, 2023
Jim Obergefell reflects on 9th anniversary of Supreme Court marriage equality ruling
The legendary civil rights activist will attend a White House Pride celebration on the day of the anniversary.
June 26, 2024
Nebraska GOP Governor Signs Restrictions on Abortion and Trans Care
Lawmakers overcame a filibuster to pass the measure. Civil rights activists are outraged and may sue.
May 23, 2023
Legendary Poet Maya Angelou Dies at 86
The award-winning author and civil rights activist died Wednesday at her home in Winston-Salem, N.C.
May 28, 2014
Pete Buttigieg Talks Being 'The Other' With Rev. Al Sharpton
"I represent 'the other,'" the gay presidential candidate told the civil rights activist and commentator over lunch.
April 29, 2019
Pauli Murray Doc Examining the Nonbinary Activist’s Life Wins Peabody
The film highlights the Black nonbinary civil rights activist and lawyer who was one of the 20th century's most influential thinkers.
June 7, 2022
Calif. Reps Seek to Posthumously Pardon Gay Activist Bayard Rustin
The civil rights activist was a close confidante to Martin Luther King, Jr. before he was forced to register as a sex offender for being gay.
January 21, 2020
Brazilian Politician Soldiers On After Murder of Senator
Following the death of civil rights activist and spokeswoman Marielle Franco, fellow councillor Taliria Petrone says she refuses to give in to fear.
March 23, 2018
Sharpton urges black churches not to be swayed by antigay religious right
Prominent black civil rights activist the Reverend Al Sharpton on Tuesday criticized the Christian right for focusing too much political discussion on abortion and same-sex marriage.
November 1, 2006
'I Am Not Your Negro' Director on What We're Facing Today
Raoul Peck speaks about how his Academy Award-nominated documentary on gay writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin could not be more contemporary.
February 21, 2017
Legendary Love: Bayard Rustin and Walter Naegle
As we continue to pay tribute in our own way to upcoming Valentine's Day, the partner of the gay civil rights activist and organizer of the March on Washington shares his side of the story.
February 12, 2014
Kentucky lawmakers seek to criminalize 'disruptive conduct' after LGBTQ+ protest
After 19 protesters were arrested when the legislature passed a sweeping anti-LGBTQ+ bill, lawmakers are considering new punishments — which civil rights activists say could limit free speech.
March 18, 2024
What’s in the Jena 6 Case for 'Us'? Nothing
The six black Louisiana youths known as the Jena 6 have become a cause celebre for many civil rights activists, including the LGBT movement, who say the teens have been wronged. But are they really worthy of our support?
September 27, 2007
NCIS Star Pauley Perrette Takes On Prop 8
NCIS star Pauley Perrette calls herself a "Christian, churchgoing, Bible-quoting, praying, thinking civil rights activist" -- which might explain the actress's passionate letter and grassroots efforts urging Californians to vote no on Prop. 8.
October 27, 2008
'Rustin' Writer Julian Breece On Bringing a Black Gay Hero to the Screen
The biopic of unsung civil rights leader Bayard Rustin starts streaming on Netflix today.
November 17, 2023
Director George C. Wolfe Opens Up About His Netflix Biopic 'Rustin'
“We all have a responsibility to do something, whatever it is, for those who are in need, and I think [Bayard Rustin] embodied that,” Wolfe said in a recent interview.
August 10, 2023
Our Martin Luther King Jr.
People who struggle for LGBT equality always want to know what civil rights leader will be the Martin Luther King Jr. for our cause. But the question contains its own answer.
July 7, 2006
Award Stripped From Lesbian Civil Rights Icon Angela Davis
The scholar says the award from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute was rescinded because of her support for Palestinian rights.
January 9, 2019