Day: February 28, 2013

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House Passes LGBT-Inclusive Violence Against Women Act
Today the U.S. House passed the Senate-approved version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that includes important protections for LGBT people.

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Oscar winner urges NatGeo Channel to denounce Boy Scouts’ ban; over 120k speak out
GLAAD, U.S lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, today renewed its call for National Geographic Channel to denounce the Boy Scouts of America’s (BSA) ban on gay scouts and leaders and call for a national policy of non-discrimination.

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Leading U.S. Companies to Supreme Court: End Marriage Discrimination
More than 300 leading American companies and employers have joined “friend of the court” briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court in either one or both landmark marriage equality cases.

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Oscar winner urges NatGeo Channel to denounce Boy Scouts’ ban; over 120k speak out
GLAAD, America’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organisation, today renewed its call for National Geographic Channel to denounce the Boy Scouts of America’s (BSA) ban on gay scouts and leaders and call for a national policy of non-discrimination.

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Levi Kreis – So Much Better
From Sun Studios To Studio 54, Broadway’s womanizing Jerry Lee Lewis offers new music that embodies the most important era of gay history, with a powerful message of self love.

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Group fights ‘gay cure’ bus ad ban
A Christian group has launched a High Court “battle for free speech” after its advert suggesting that gay people can be “cured” was banned from the sides of London buses.