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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.

08/08/11
David Blair: Remembering and Celebrating the Life of a Gay Black Renaissance Man | 08/08/11

On July 23, the world lost a multi-talented writer, musician, performer, educator and advocate when David Blair (com

08/08/11
Kathy Baldock: Straight Evangelical Christian Ally Speaking Out in Support of the Transgender Community | 08/08/11
08/08/11
The GLAAD Daily: Pawlenty Signs NOM Pledge, Gov. Perry's "The Response," Some Missouri Schools Lift Filters | 08/08/11

08/05/11
Gay-Straight Alliance Founded by Nikki Peet Allowed to Remain at Flour Bluff High School | 08/05/11
08/05/11
The GLAAD Daily: Flour Bluff Independent School District, McDonald's Attacker Pleads Guilty and More | 08/05/11

08/04/11
GLAAD, Other LGBT Organizations Condemn Murder of NYC Transgender Woman Camila Guzman | 08/04/11

08/04/11
The GLAAD Daily: APA Supports Marriage Equality, Another Marriage Pledge, Rudolf Brazda, and More | 08/04/11

08/03/11
Story to Watch: GLAAD Corrects Misrepresentation of Nebraska Transgender Woman | 08/03/11

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Phoenix may ban anti-gay discrimination
02/13/13

Twenty years after Phoenix shot down a proposal to broadly outlaw discrimination against gay and lesbian residents, city leaders are set to vote on the issue again.

Sullivan High School's Students, Staff Distance Themselves From Anti-Gay Prom Plan Frenzy
02/13/13

Students and staff at an Indiana-based high school are trying to quickly distance themselves from the international media frenzy over one local group's plea for an "traditional" prom that would ban gay teens.

Local Texas YMCA changes membership policy after lesbian couple’s complaint
02/12/13

The Tyler YMCA quickly changed it membership policies after receiving a complaint from a lesbian couple that was refused a family membership.

Historic campaign for trans benefits kicks off in California
02/12/13

A group of LGBT labor activists is launching a nationwide campaign to push unions to bargain for transgender health benefits for their members.

Gay men murdered in Queens
02/12/13

A New York City lawmaker is warning gay men that a killer may be targeting them.

Senator files bill to legalize civil unions
02/12/13

Same sex couples would have access to many of the benefits and legal protections afforded to heterosexual married couples if a bill and several resolutions filed in the Texas Legislature gain approval.

Health care hard to come by for transgender people outside California's urban areas
02/12/13

Nick McDaniel lives within a couple of miles of the sites of some of his worst memories. Growing up in the farming community of Salinas, McDaniel, a transgender man, survived sexual assault and years of severe depression, multiple attempts at suicide, and many months spent in county psychiatric wards.

Lake School Board urged to allow gay-straight student group at middle school
02/12/13

Educators, service-club leaders and a local pastor were adamant before the Lake County SchoolBoard Monday that members not move forward with rules that would keep a 'gay-straight' student club from forming.

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