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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.

07/08/09
Fort Worth Police Raid of Rainbow Lounge: An Update | 07/08/09
07/03/09
UPDATE: Fresno Rebuffs Anti-Gay Informercial with LGBT Faith Documentary | 07/03/09

For the past several months, my colleagues and I have been responding to the anti-gay infomercial Speechless: Si

07/02/09
Sean Kennedy's Killer to be Released Early | 07/02/09
06/30/09
Anti-Gay Group Targets LGBT Prom and Exploits Youth. | 06/30/09

06/12/09
UPDATE: National Media Coverage of KRXQ Hosts' Apologies | 06/12/09

Two weeks after mobilizing GLAAD supporters, Sacramento radio hosts Rob Williams and Arnie States apologized yesterd

06/11/09
GLAAD Update on Today's KRXQ Broadcast | 06/11/09

Since June 1st, GLAAD has been actively mobilizing its supporters to take action against a highly offensive

06/10/09
KRXQ UPDATE: Tomorrow's Show and More Advertiser Statements | 06/10/09

As many know already from reading our previous

06/09/09
UPDATE: Sleep Train and Others Clarify Record on KRXQ Advertising | 06/09/09

GLAAD has received a few updates about KRXQ and their advertisers.

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El pueblo de Puerto Rico y todos los latinos merecen algo mejor
12/19/12

[In English] A young man is kidnapped, robbed then beaten to death and his body burned.

O.C. reverses course, recognizes Harvey Milk Day
12/19/12

In addition to Constitution Week, Cyber Security Awareness Month and Wear Red for Women Day, Harvey Milk Day will now be officially recognized by Orange County supervisors.

Columbus Hits Business With Lawsuit Over Treatment Of Trans Woman
12/19/12

About two years ago, 53-year-old Savanna DeLong changed her name and let people know she was making the physical transition from a man to a woman. DeLong said that most everyone was sympathetic, except one business where she said she worked.

Same-sex married couples won’t be allowed to file joint tax returns in Md.
12/19/12

The Maryland comptroller’s office says same-sex married couples will not be permitted to file joint tax returns in the state.

$10,000 donated in search of missing transgender teen in VA
12/19/12

$10,000 is the amount of money an anonymous donor just gave to help find a missing Charlottesville man. Nobody has seen Dashad Smith for about a month now as investigators continue to focus on an landfill in Henrico County.

Ex-university official in Ohio loses firing appeal over anti-gay op-ed
12/19/12

A former University of Toledo administrator has lost an appeal over her firing for an opinion piece she wrote that a court said implied that gay people don’t deserve the same rights as black people.

Equality Virginia Pushes Antidiscrimination Bill
12/18/12

LGBT rights groups, led by Equality Virginia, the largest such group in the state, are rallying around an antidiscrimination bill ahead of the 2013 legislative session - just 30-days long, starting Jan. 9.

Utah family hopes son's suicide buries bullying
12/18/12

Inside their Taylorsville home, the family discussed for the first time the last moments of their youngest son’s life and what they hope his legacy will be: helping gay students, especially those from minority cultures, handle bullying and better training for educators in dealing with gay youths.

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