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Faith groups react to the Boy Scouts vote to drop the ban on gay Scouts
Thursday, May 23, 2013
8:08pm

Within moments of the announcement that, by a 61% margin, the Boy Scouts of America would be dropping its ban on gay scouts, denominations and faith groups offered their reactions.

09/28/11
Trans Youth Leading the Conversation | 09/28/11

A closer look at a wonderful piece CNN aired on transgender youth.

09/26/11
Lady Gaga Takes Bullying to National Stage | 09/26/11

Lady Gaga spoke with President Obama about bullying, a day after she dedicated a song to a 14 year-old who died by suicide.

09/26/11
American Federation of Teachers works with GLAAD to prevent anti-LGBT bullying | 09/26/11

Many young people are bullied daily in classrooms and school communities around the country.

09/15/11
Join Dustin Lance Black, Neil Giuliano: Sharing Their Stories with the Homecoming Project | 09/15/11

An invitation to share your story with the Homecoming Project where LGBT role models return to their high schools to speak with students.

09/07/11
Los Angeles Times Publishes Moving Story About the Friendship Between Catholic Nun and Transgender Woman | 09/07/11

09/07/11
Carl Siciliano Speaks with Sojourners about LGBT Youth and Homelessness | 09/07/11

09/02/11
GLAAD Reviews ABC's "My (Extra)Ordinary Family: Transgender" | 09/02/11

On Wednesday night, ABC's Primetime Nightline

09/02/11
"Two Spirits, One Heart": A Mother's Memoir About Unconditionally Loving Her Transgender Son | 09/02/11

Earlier this week, I had the chance to speak with Marsha Aizu

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Arizona Lawmaker Now Wants To Enshrine Transgender Discrimination Into Law
03/26/13

Last week, Arizona state Rep. John Kavanagh (R) introduced a new bill that would have prosecuted transgender people with a class 1 misdemeanor for using the appropriate bathroom according to their gender.

Ore. High School Opens Unisex Bathrooms to Accommodate Transgender Students
03/26/13

An Oregon high school installed separate unisex bathrooms, giving a "third option" to its students, including those who identify as transgender, a school official said.

The Plight of Gay and Transgender Women Seeking Asylum
03/26/13

March is Women’s History Month—a time not only to celebrate women’s contributions to history and society, but also to reflect on the injustices and persecution that too many women continue to face across the globe.

Gay Parents Are Judged More Severely than Straight Parents
03/26/13

Gay parents are judged more harshly. A key theme of the campaign to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act is the act's effect on gay parents, who under current law cannot be legally recognized by the federal government.

OPINION: What Comes After Marriage Equality?
03/26/13

For various reasons, gender identity struggles don't have as much social cachet as something like gay marriage, though in many ways they are more urgent and fundamental. Though a certain type of queer person might soon enjoy what begins to look like full equality and acceptance, there are many others who are still deeply embattled.

Five R.I. mayors back marriage equality
03/26/13

Five Rhode Island mayors called on the state Senate Monday to pass legislation allowing gays and lesbians to marry, joining a growing list of those backing the effort to join the rest of New England in allowing same-sex wedlock.

COLUMN: On marriage, what a difference eight years makes
03/26/13

On November 14, 2004, just a few days after the election, the New York Times ran a story headlined “Groups Vow Not To Let Losses Dash Gay Rights.”

A$AP Rocky On Gay Rights: 'I Treat Everybody Equal'
03/26/13

A$AP Rocky has a simple life motto: "treat everybody equal."

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