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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.

12/01/09
UPDATE: Marriage Bill Passes First Vote in D.C. | 12/01/09

11/24/09
Jason Mattison, African American Gay Teen Murdered | 11/24/09

11/20/09
Media Focuses on Missing African-American Lesbian, Mitrice Richardson | 11/20/09

11/19/09
Art and Celebrities Shined at GLAAD’s 8th Annual OUTAuction NYC | 11/19/09

A huge thank you to everyone who attended the 8th Annual OUTAuction presented by Bud Light in New York City

11/18/09
Washington Post Misses the Mark With One-Sided Profile on Anti-Gay Bishop Harry Jackson | 11/18/09

In the November 18 edition of the

11/13/09
Mormons Voice Support for Salt Lake City Anti-discrimination Law | 11/13/09

11/04/09
Openly LGBT Candidates Win Elections Across the Country | 11/04/09

While Maine was a setback in the fight for equality, around the country local elections yielded encouraging results.

11/03/09
Update: Dallas Morning News Corrects Problematic Article Following GLAAD Outreach | 11/03/09

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Trans NH rep-elect withdraws
01/02/13

A New Hampshire Democrat who in November became the first openly transgender person elected to a state legislature in the country announced on Wednesday she has ended her campaign to run for the state House of Representatives.

Connecticut Gov. names first openly gay justice to high court
01/02/13

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, who took office two years ago pledging to make the courts as diverse as Connecticut's society, today nominated Andrew J. McDonald as the first openly gay justice of the state Supreme Court.

Illinois Lt. Gov., TV star support families formed by marriage equality
01/02/13

Jesse Tyler Ferguson, a star of ABC’s “Modern Family,” joined Lt. Governor Sheila Simon this morning in Chicago to advocate for gay marriage in Illinois.

San Diego Sheriff to reexamine treatment of transgender inmates
01/02/13

The only document resembling guidelines for handling transgender inmates in local jails was issued by the San Diego County Sheriff's Department more than five years ago.

The Incredible Story of What Happened When Two Gay Men Were Harassed While Waiting for Pizza
01/02/13

This past weekend I was a part of something incredible that happened in my community of Columbus, Ohio. After a fun night out in the Short North, my friend Ethan and I ventured down the street to a popular pizza truck called Mikey's Late Night Slice.

Sperm donor for lesbian couple’s baby ordered by court to pay child support, vows to fight ruling
01/02/13

A Kansas man who donated his sperm to help father a child for a lesbian couple has been ordered by the state to pay child support for the daughter he helped conceive.

Rep. Brian Sims is the first openly gay lawmaker elected to the Pennsylvania legislature
01/02/13

A Philadelphia lawyer made history on Tuesday when he was sworn in as the first openly gay lawmaker elected to the Pennsylvania legislature. Brian Sims, 34, ran unopposed in the November election after ousting longtime Rep. Babette Josephs in the Democratic primary in the Center City district.

Marriage equality law takes effect in Maine; couples tie the knot in the first hours of the new law
01/02/13

After waiting years and seeing marriage rights nearly awarded and then retracted, gay couples in Maine’s largest city didn’t have to wait a moment longer than necessary to wed, with licenses issued at the stroke of midnight as the law went into effect.

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