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Robbie Rogers May Return to Pro Soccer

Filed by John M. Becker | May 23, 2013 12:00 PM | 0 comments

Robbie Rogers, the courageous (and gorgeous!) 25-year-old U.S. national soccer star who came out and retired from the sport earlier this year, may be returning to the field.Read More

Harvey Milk Day - Never Forget

Filed by John M. Becker | May 22, 2013 2:00 PM | 0 comments

We can never forget that we've come as far as we have because heroes like Harvey Milk and so many others stood up first, came out first, fought back first, suffered the beatings first, took the bullets first. For us.Read More

LGBT History and Hispanic Heritage Month: Two Puerto Rican AIDS Activists

Filed by Patricia Nell Warren | May 17, 2013 10:00 AM | 0 comments

Venerable activist José Fernando Colón died of AIDS this week. In memoriam for José, we honor his long battle to end the sickening political and administrative corruption around AIDS funding and treatment in Puerto Rico.Read More

Let Alan Turing's Conviction For Homosexuality Stand

Filed by E. Winter Tashlin | May 14, 2013 10:00 AM | 0 comments

As distasteful as we may find Alan Turing's trial, conviction, and chemical castration, his treatment is a vital part, not only of his history, but of the history of the struggle for LGBT equality. Read More

Matthew Shepard Lives

Filed by Guest Blogger | April 30, 2013 3:00 PM | 0 comments

Yesterday we learned that Jason Collins chose the number 98 for his NBA basketball jersey, to commemorate Matthew Shepard's death in 1998, even as Collins remained in the closet concerning his own homosexuality.Read More