News

Stories of real people being reported on by journalistic outlets, or voices that deserve amplifying

Latest Update on News

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.

04/13/09

Esquire Magazine Issues Apology After Publishing Anti-Gay Slur | 04/13/09

04/06/09

Media Spotlight Lesbian Mom’s Fight To Stay in America | 04/06/09

GLAAD is partnering with Immigration Equality on i

03/30/09

Rush Limbaugh Uses North Dakota Flooding Tragedy To Make Gratuitous Jokes | 03/30/09

Last week syndicated radio host Rush Limbaugh used the dire flooding situation on the Red River in Fargo, North Dako

03/26/09

Gay Couple's Honor Defended in Sports Bar | 03/26/09

03/18/09

U.S. Will Support UN Statement on "Human Right, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity" | 03/18/09

In an official statement today, U.S. State Department affirmed that the Obama administration-led U.S.

03/17/09

For the New York Post, Help Should Begin at Home | 03/17/09

Originally posted at

03/06/09

NPR Prop 8 Segment Stirs Community Response | 03/06/09

03/04/09

Media Spotlights ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ as Congresswoman Reintroduces Legislation to Lift the Ban | 03/04/09

This week U.S. Representative Ellen O.

Pages

March 17 was the 100th Birthday of Visionary and Civil Rights Leader Bayard Rustin

03/17/12

March 17 marks the 100th anniversary of the day civil rights organizer Bayard Rustin was born.

Indiana Youth Group Loses Specialty License Plates After 20 Senators Complain

03/16/12

For months now, the Indiana General Assembly has been trying to rescind a specialty license plate that benefits the

Obama Opposes North Carolina's Proposed Amendment One

03/16/12

His campaign issued a statement saying the amendment was discriminatory:

L.A. Attorney Confirmed As State's First Openly Gay Federal Judge

03/16/12

The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted 91 to 6 to confirm Los Angeles attorney Michael W. Fitzgerald to a seat on the federal court for Central California

Senate Democrats Dare Republicans to Block Bill on Violence Against Women

03/16/12

This year’s update has run into opposition from Republicans who object to new provisions, such as one that includes

Suspects in Manhattan Killing Arrested

03/16/12

The two suspects wanted for the murder of a Chelsea businessman were nabbed earlier today on the lam in Florida, The

MassEquality Loses Parade March Bid

03/16/12

Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender groups will not be marching in the annual South Boston St.

Ex-Rutgers student guilty of bias intimidation, invasion of privacy

03/16/12

A jury has convicted an ex-Rutgers student of hate crime and invasion of privacy in a webcam spying case of a gay ro

Pages