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5 year old LGBT advocate takes anti-gay lemons and makes pink lemonade for peace
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.

04/15/09
Media Coverage of the Angie Zapata Murder Trial | 04/15/09

As the trial in the murder of Angie Zapata begins, GLAAD will be monitoring local and national media for coverage of

04/15/09
GLAAD Reports from the Angie Zapata Murder Trial | 04/15/09

GLAAD Media Field Strategist Adam Bass is in Greeley, Colo.

04/06/09
Report from Iowa | 04/06/09

As the historic Iowa Supreme Court decision was handed down, GLAAD's Media Field Strategist Sarah Kennedy was on th

03/27/09
GLAAD Educates Future Journalists about LGBT Issues | 03/27/09

03/27/09
One Step Closer to Marriage in New Hampshire! | 03/27/09
03/25/09
Gainesville, FL Voters Turn Down Discriminatory Measure | 03/25/09
03/20/09
Local Activists Respond to Anti-Gay Assault in Cincinnati | 03/20/09
03/17/09
Call to Action: Demand that Colorado Radio Host Trevor Carey Disavow Remarks Condoning Violence Against Transgender People | 03/17/09

Earlier today, GLAAD issued a Call to Action

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Gay-themed group denied charter and Point Loma Nazarene University
12/12/12

Some students at Point Loma Nazarene University are calling for change after a failed attempt to form a gay-themed s

Lesbian Wife Denied Membership To Military Spouses Group
12/12/12

A group for military spouses in North Carolina is facing questions of exclusion and discrimination after telling a female servicemember's lesbian wife that she wasn't allowed to join the group.

Syracuse mayor signs law protecting gender expression
12/12/12

Mayor Stephanie Miner today signed a new local law that extends civil rights to all people regardless of gender expression. The law, which passed the city council 7-1 last month, prohibits discrimination based on a person’s “actual or perceived sex, or their gender identity or expression.”

LGBT group denied charter at Point Loma Nazarene University
12/12/12

Point Loma Nazarene senior Sean Lewis, who is openly gay, said he and others often feel unwelcome on campus...To lessen that angst among gay students, Lewis recently spearheaded a campaign to begin a gay-themed discussion group.

N.J. Senate president says he will not allow ballot vote on marriage
12/11/12

New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney: "I have firmly stated before and will say again now that I do not believe you put civil rights on the ballot, period. It is the job of elected officials to ensure that everyone is provided equal protection and equal rights under the law."

LGBT, civil rights groups to hold town hall on new Chicago Police transgender policy
12/11/12

A handful of LGBT and civl rights organizations will host a discussion and town hall meeting this week to build community awareness of the Chicago Police Department’s new policy that outlines how police interact with transgender and gender nonconforming detainees.

Transgender Player Gabrielle Ludwig Mocked By ESPN Radio Hosts; Outlet Calls For Their Suspension
12/11/12

A gay sports outlet has called for the suspension of ESPN Radio/Washington D.C.

EMU to pay $75,000 to counseling student Julea Ward who refused to counsel gay client
12/11/12

Eastern Michigan University announced this afternoon it has settled a lawsuit filed by a former student who was dismissed from the master’s degree counseling program after she refused to counsel a gay client because of her religious beliefs.

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