LGBTQ Rights
Equality for all, not just for some
What’s It Like To Be LGBT and Undocumented in America?
Discovering the obstacles the LGBT undocumented community faces.
Posted Tuesday, March 12, 2013 by Samantha Gonzalez
Columbia Students Obsessed With Nutella; FBI to Investigate Slew Of Racially Biased Incidents
News on higher education and campus politics across the United States.
Posted Monday, March 11, 2013 in Campus Informer by Christine Dickason
Why These Headliners Are Giving The Boy Scouts Jamboree The Cold Shoulder
Both Carly Rae Jepsen and Train have cancelled performances, in a win for LGBT activists and allies and BSA critics.
Posted Monday, March 11, 2013 by Molly Savard
Would You Work as Hard As This LGBT Activist For Equality?
After being discharged from the military under Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, Lt. Dan Choi took up the fight for LGBT equality. This March he’ll face trial for those efforts.
Posted Friday, March 8, 2013 by Anya Callahan
Orson Scott Card, Superman, and Re-imagining the American Way
DC Comic’s decision to bring a deeply homophobic writer on board highlights tension in the character’s evolving politics.
Posted Friday, March 8, 2013 by Pauline Holdsworth
Justice Department: ‘CA Should Recognize Gay Marriage’
The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to find Prop 8 unconstitutional, continuing a wave of bipartisan support for marriage equality from the U.S. Government.
Posted Tuesday, March 5, 2013 by Jenn Nowicki
Whatever Happened to The Indiana Teacher Who Wanted Gay Students Banned From Prom?
What they did was to protect the safety of the school.
Posted Thursday, February 28, 2013 by Dahlia Grossman-Heinze
Sex Ed for All: An Education Bill That Includes LGBT Students
The first of its kind, if this bill passes, sex education programs will see a new curriculum.
Posted Thursday, February 28, 2013 by Anya Callahan
White House: ‘DOMA Is Unconstitutional’
The Obama Administration urged the Supreme Court to find DOMA unconstitutional, giving the states back the power to define ‘marriage.’
Posted Thursday, February 28, 2013 by Jenn Nowicki
What Happens to Youth When The Anti-Gay Westboro Baptist Church Does The Raising
Two granddaughters of pastor Fred Phelps speak out on leaving the controversial, anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church.
Posted Tuesday, February 26, 2013 by Dahlia Grossman-Heinze
Marriage Equality Bill In The Works In Minnesota With Republican Sponsor
A state senator will propose legislation to legalize same-sex marriage in Minnesota very soon.
Posted Friday, February 22, 2013 by Anya Callahan
What Key LGBT Issue Did Obama Miss In State of the Union Address?
The executive and legislative branches still need to address workplace discrimination.
Posted Wednesday, February 13, 2013 by Anya Callahan
Indiana School Double Dares You to Bring Gay Date to the Prom
As prom is around the corner, members of an Indiana high school put forth efforts to ban gay students.
Posted Tuesday, February 12, 2013 by Julie Thompson
Seven Policies Young Americans Want To See Addressed In The Next Four Years
We asked Millennials to tell us what issues President Obama and Congress must tackle.
Posted Tuesday, February 12, 2013 by Naima Ramos-Chapman
What I Learned As a Gay Eagle Scout
Being morally straight sometimes means you lie about who you are to attain a rank you deserve.
Posted Thursday, February 7, 2013 by Colin Matthews*
More Than Healthcare: Transgender Prisoner Rights
The targeting of transgender people outside prison and the mistreatment of transgender prisoners will continue as long as gender nonconformity is demonized.
Posted Thursday, February 7, 2013 by Molly Savard
Zach Wahls Calls Boy Scouts Delayed Decision on Gay Ban an ‘Abdication of Responsibility’
Zach Wahls speaks to Campus Progress about the decision to delay.
Posted Wednesday, February 6, 2013 by Anya Callahan
UPDATE: Virginia Senate Gives Student Groups Green-light to Discriminate on Campus
A Virginia bill that passed through the state Senate yesterday could leave LGBT students facing discrimination by campus groups.
Posted Wednesday, February 6, 2013 by Anya Callahan
Two Senators Support Boy Scouts’ Policy Change
The former Eagle Scouts joined the call to urge the Boy Scouts to allow anyone, regardless of sexual orientation, to join the national organization.
Posted Tuesday, February 5, 2013 by Christine Dickason
Virginia Bill Could Allow for Open Discrimination by Student Groups
If HB1617 passes through the state Senate, LGBT students could face legal discrimination from student groups.
Posted Tuesday, February 5, 2013 by Anya Callahan
