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Tuesday, June 18, 2013
5:46pm

"A little lemonade can go a long way," and that's exactly what happened when 5 and a half year old Jayden Sink decided to sell her Pink Lemonade for Peace this weekend. Her stand was located in front of the beautifully-painted rainbow Equality House that is located across from the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church.

03/21/13

#girlslikeus, the hashtag created by trans activist and writer Janet Mock, has reached its one-year anniversary!

03/21/13

Join GLAAD and Google+ on a series of hangouts starting tomorrow to talk about why marriage equality is so important for America.

03/20/13

When the Phoenix City Council approved a local LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance in a 5-3 vote last month, Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton affirmed, "This is the right thing to do for our city." State Representative John Kavanagh disagrees.

03/20/13

While thousands of people gather in Washington DC and across the country to rally for marriage equality, a significant number of those will be gathering for interfaith rallies and prayer vigils. Join GLAAD in DC and at any of the events around the country.

03/20/13

Daniel, son of two dads, has posted a video on behalf of his family to Supreme Court Justice John Roberts. Hannah Moch explains that this type of advocacy is something that many children of same-sex couples are inspired to do.

03/18/13

The latest poll from ABC News/Washington Post shows that 58% of Americans now support marriage equality, the highest total ever seen in a mainstream national poll.

03/18/13

Recently obtained documents reveal that anti-gay activists had big plans for the so-called "study" that claimed that kids of gay couples fare worse than their peers; they were going to try to use it to sway the Supreme Court.

03/18/13

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton today joined the chorus of Americans calling for marriage equality for all as a part of the Americans for Marriage Equality series, a public engagement campaign featuring prominent Americans who support committed gay and lesbian couples getting married.

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05/31/13

Democratic lawmakers have introduced a bill outlawing discrimination in Delaware based on gender identity.

05/31/13

In a new survey of people who have undergone a controversial treatment seeking to change their sexual orientation, a gay man described his eight-year marriage to a woman as a "scam."

05/31/13

A federal judge Thursday ruled in favor of a Lake County eighth-grader who was stymied for months in her effort to start a gay-straight club at Carver Middle School in Leesburg.

05/31/13

It's becoming a busy time for financial advisers with same-sex clients.

05/31/13

The taunts have followed Mayor Mike Rawlings for more than a year. This time, protesters stood beyond the country club walls, waving rainbow flags, and shouting, “Mr. Mayor, do you hear us?”

05/31/13

A Jamaican court is considering more arguments in a landmark case where Jamaican TV stations are refusing to broadcast a pro-gay advert.

05/31/13

The clock is ticking for those who hope Illinois will become the 13th state to legalize same-sex marriage.

05/31/13

President Barack Obama’s trip to Africa next month may result in a stark juxtaposition between the growing power of the gay rights movement in the U.S. and the criminalization of homosexuality throughout the African continent.

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