February 24, 2014
BREAKING: California Anti-Trans Ballot Initiative Fails
Filed by John M. Becker | February 24, 2014 | 8:30 PM |The effort to repeal California's landmark trans student bill has failed to qualify for a Prop 8-style voter referendum in November, according to the AP.Read More
Uganda Reactions: White House, State Department, UK
Filed by John M. Becker | February 24, 2014 | 8:30 PM |The White House, State Department, and the British Foreign Office condemned Uganda's new anti-LGBT law today, but there may not be much action behind those words.Read More
Pressure Mounts on Brewer to Veto Arizona Hate Bill
Filed by John M. Becker | February 24, 2014 | 7:30 PM |Dozens of companies, politicians, and business organizations are urging Arizona Governor Jan Brewer to veto a proposed bill that would legalize anti-LGBT discrimination.Read More
Georgia Considers 'Right to Discriminate' Bills
Filed by John M. Becker | February 24, 2014 | 6:30 PM |Apparently unfazed by the resounding nationwide backlash against legislative attempts to create special rights for anti-LGBT discrimination, lawmakers in Georgia are advancing hate-protection bills of their own.Read More
Report: Netherlands Partially Suspends Aid to Uganda
Filed by John M. Becker | February 24, 2014 | 5:00 PM |According to reports from the Dutch media, the Netherlands has partially suspended aid to the Ugandan government in response to the passage of a draconian anti-homosexuality law.Read More
Open Letter to Gov. Brewer On Arizona's Anti-Gay Law
Filed by Guest Blogger | February 24, 2014 | 2:30 PM |Governor Jan, if you sign this bill, you will be contributing to the further decline in Arizona's already wretched reputation.Read More
Human Rights Report Highlights LGBT Issues Worldwide
Filed by Michael Knaapen | February 24, 2014 | 1:00 PM |The Human Rights Watch "World Report 2014," which covers events of 2013, "summarizes key human rights issues in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide". The report includes explicit mention of LGBT issues.Read More
A Quick Aside to Alec Baldwin
Filed by Bil Browning | February 24, 2014 | 12:00 PM |If you're going to spend so much ink on bemoaning how not-homophobic you are and blaming everyone around you for causing all your problems, it's probably best not to start your piece with a transphobic slur.Read More
Why Grindr Mattered in Ryan Uhre's Death
Filed by Norm Kent | February 24, 2014 | 11:00 AM |If there is a predator out there, cruising a social app like Grindr, it's better we find out before there are more victims. You don't sacrifice someone's life to protect someone else's sexual identity.Read More
WATCH: Jason Collins Plays in L.A., Makes History
Filed by John M. Becker | February 24, 2014 | 10:00 AM |Last night, during a face-off between the Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers, Jason Collins made history by becoming the first openly gay basketball player to take to the court in the NBA.Read More
Ugandan President Signs 'Jail the Gays' Bill
Filed by John M. Becker | February 24, 2014 | 9:00 AM |Today, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed the country's notorious Anti-Homosexuality Bill into law. Read More
