LGBT News

According to a study of nearly 9,000 young adults published Monday in Pediatrics, one in ten kids display gender non-conformity before age 11 and, on average, are more likely to experience physical, psychological and sexual abuse and experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by early adulthood.

A spokeswoman for Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne on Tuesday said the office was opening investigation of allegations made by the ex-boyfriend of Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, who resigned as co-chairman of former Gov. Mitt Romney's (R-Mass.) presidential campaign after his former boyfriend claimed Babeu threatened to deport him if he publicly discuss their relationship.

A bill that would prevent teachers in Tennessee from mentioning LGBT people was delayed on Tuesday in the state House Education Committee.

The Baltimore County Council voted 5-2 on Tuesday to approve a transgender-inclusive non-discrimination measure.

Jon Stewart discusses New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's (R) veto of marriage equality legislation.

Reid Wilson writes about Democratic politicians and marriage equality. Wilson predicts, "When a new crop of Democrats run for the White House in 2016, the top contenders will likely all embrace same-sex marriage the way Republicans embrace a pro-life stand."

The highest court of the U.S. Presbyterian Church on Tuesday upheld the ecclesiastical rebuke levied against a lesbian minister for blessing same-sex weddings in California.

Charles Cooper, the lead attorney for the proponents of Proposition 8, tells Metro Weekly that the proponents of the California marriage amendment will be asking the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to review the three-judge panel decision issued on Feb. 7 holding that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional.

Frank Bruni writes about marriage equality and compares the positions of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) and Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D). Bruni says, "Both politicians were talking about family values, two words that have often been invoked in the argument against same-sex marriage. It’s time to turn the phrase around. What gay and lesbian couples are asking is to be recognized as families. And they’re just idealistic enough to hope that everyone realizes how much value there is in that."