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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.

10/26/10
US Dept of Ed; Schools and Communities Around the Country Work to Strengthen Initiatives Against Bullying | 10/26/10

10/22/10
New Hampshire Union Leader Refuses to Print Gay Couple's Wedding Announcement | 10/22/10

10/22/10
President Obama Speaks Out on Anti-Gay Bullying | 10/22/10

Many national media outlets have been picking up on recent efforts by the LGBT community to draw attention to the st

10/20/10
Spirit Day Brings Sad News of Yet Another Young Gay Man's Suicide | 10/20/10

As Spirit Day winds down, we read of sad news about why days like today

10/19/10
Ken Buck Must Retract his "Meet the Press" Comments | 10/19/10

While debating his opponent for US Senate, Colorado’s Ken Buck made some troubling comments on NBC’s Meet the Press

10/15/10
UPDATE: GLAAD Provides Media Training to Joel Burns; See All Media Coverage | 10/15/10

10/14/10
Fort Worth City Councilman Joel Burns Very Movingly Says: "It Gets Better" | 10/14/10

10/14/10
UPDATE: Philadelphia Daily News Improves Coverage of Transgender Woman's Murder | 10/14/10

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D.C. Police mum about suspect in theft of LGBT newspapers
01/17/13

D.C. police have so far declined to confirm whether they have tracked down the license plate number of a car driven by a suspect that multiple witnesses have said is systematically removing bundles of the Washington Blade and Metro Weekly magazine from distribution boxes throughout the city.

Mayor Emanuel signs Illinois marriage equality petition
01/17/13

The Midwest Regional Office of Lambda Legal, an LGBT law and civil rights group, announced Wednesday Mayor Rahm Emanuel has signed the organization’s petition to support the fight for same-sex marriage rights in Illinois.

LGBT community flourishes in Lynn, MA
01/17/13

Though it has long been seen as a mecca for gays and lesbians north of Boston, in recent years Lynn has seen a wave of new residents who seem determined to bring an even further sense of tolerance while helping to be part of the downtown’s renaissance.

Christine Quinn Endorsed by New York State Gay Group
01/17/13

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who aspires to be New York City's first openly gay and first female mayor, will pick up on Thursday the endorsement of the Empire State Pride Agenda, New York's statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocacy group.

Irondale, AL man says he was attacked for being gay
01/17/13

Right now, the hate crimes on the books in Alabama only cover race, religion, and disabilities. Sexual orientation and gender identity aren't a part of the hate crime laws.

Mass. groups to hold transgender awareness day
01/17/13

Transgender groups will host a community action day at the State House to push for public accommodation protections for transgender youth, adults and family.

Brooklyn Man Says Cops Beat Him in His Home While Hurling Gay Slurs
01/17/13

A Brooklyn man has filed papers to sue the city over an alleged hate crime committed by the NYPD. The Daily News reports that on Sunday night around 2:50 a.m., two officers came to Jabbar Campbell's Crown Heights apartment following a noise complaint.

Law unclear on judges’ obligation to officiate at gay couples' weddings
01/17/13

Washington’s amended marriage law exempts pastors, rabbis, Imams and other clergy from having to perform same-sex weddings if they aren’t so moved. But for judges, justices and some court commissioners, who are also authorized to marry people in this state, the law is much less clear.

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