Wal-Mart, the largest private employer in the United States with some 1.3 million full and part-time workers (more than half of whom are covered by the company‘s health benefits), has decided to extend said benefits to same-sex partners to comply…
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For gay and lesbian couples, history has shown great resistance when it comes to change. While these couples live together in harmony, their unions have not always been considered legal in many states. That battle still rages on today, as…
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The importance of teaching gay history is that while it may deal with people or some topics which make some people uncomfortable it is still history and an important part of societal and cultural development. Over the past forty years…
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Imagine that your son or daughter comes home to you one day and says that they have something to talk to you about. They seem more nervous than you have ever seen them before; flustered and stammering, it is obvious…
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Sydney? Gay? No… Really? Yes! Sydney really does have a permanent GLBT community, not just one that shows up for the gay and lesbian Mardi Gras festival and the free food. There’s not really all that much free food. Sydney’s…
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A while back, Barbara Walters aired a special interview about transgender children on ABC. The show made a huge impact on the feelings of parents both “pro” and against the topic. It was an amazing reality wake-up call and highly…
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The professional wrestling industry was in both shock and in celebratory fashion in August 2013 when World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) superstar Darren Young confirmed to a TMZ cameraman that he is gay. According to a video that has made the…
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Welcome to the 21st century. During the last few years, more and more personal issues have been made political. Some may say that it’s not our elected officials’ business. In some cases though, even if it isn’t their business, it…
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The history of the Gay Pride Festival is fairly easy to trace as many of the people alive for the first one are still alive today and have managed to relate stories documenting its evolution for future generations. The sad…
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As a parent you think you are prepared for everything and know just what to do and say as well as how you will react to almost anything your child does or says. The reality is that in many cases…
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Asking how a lesbian recognizes another lesbian is a tricky question. To assume a certain character trait or style defines a woman as gay or straight is a dangerous assumption and often inaccurate as well. Stereotypes and generalizations are often mistaken as the…
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Finding a gay friendly doctor is an issue people within the LGBT community all too often struggle with. while it would be nice to believe that all doctors are more than willing to treat each patient equally the sad fact…
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While gay men almost certainly now enjoy far more freedom than in any time in the past, this has brought with it a series of issues that may not have been addressed before. More old-fashioned, less liberal views on homosexuality…
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Often when people think of the major events that have shaped the gay rights movement and the process of LGBT persons that made the transition from the figurative closet to the forefront of society there is one specific event that…
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The rainbow became the symbol for Gay Pride in 1978 after Gilbert Baker was asked to design something that could serve as a community symbol by Harvey Milk. Originally the idea was this would serve as a symbol for the…
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Michelangelo Signorile has made quite a name for himself over the years at the expense of other people’s names. Signorile is a member of the all important media. Rather than making his bones in the industry by covering politics, entertainment…
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