Views on homosexuality vary among the three major branches of Judaism. The Reform Jewish movement has been generally accepting of LGBT people and is socially liberal on a variety of other issues. In contrast, Orthodox Judaism hasn’t been very accepting of LGBT people and is socially conservative. The Conservative movement falls somewhere in ( Read more... )

Today's edition of the Guardian newspaper carries a comment piece by the veteran gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell to mark the 40th anniversary of the Gay Liberation Front and the first gay pride march in London ( Read more... )

The Obama Administration is set to issue a regulation that will cover gay families under the Family Medical Leave Act, which allows up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for those who need it to take care of an ill loved one, adoption, etc.

The law has been in effect for 17 years, so it's nice to see it applied in a fairer way.

While Obama's directive that HHS should put together regulations that prohibit hospitals from prohibiting gay couples to visit one another is great and all, it only works when the hospital obeys itLong story short: Two gay men, ages 88 and 77, who had been partners for more than 20 years, lived in Sonoma County, California. When the elder of the ( Read more... )

Washington (CNN) -- President Obama has asked the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a rule that would prevent hospitals from denying visitation privileges to gay and lesbian partners.

The president's Thursday memo notes that "There are few moments in our lives that call for great compassion and companionship than when a loved one ( Read more... )

Lt Dan Choi spoke at Wellesley College tonight and I was lucky enough to have attended.

I wanted to share a little bit about what he talked about.

( We will stand up )

 
( This week started with the first same-sex nuptials taking place in Washington, D.C. And now this week ends with the first same-sex weddings taking place in Mexico City. Two world capitals. Two different time zones. But the same goal: equal rights for everyone. )

Just when I thought I've heard everything...

Anti-Gay Ugandan Pastor, Shows Church Gay Porn Videos

Keep in mind he showed this while minors were present.

Judge Vaughn Walker was appointed to the US District Court for the Northern District of California in 1989 by President George H.W. Bush. His appointment was opposed at the time by gay rights activists because, as a lawyer, he successfully represented the US Olympic Committee in a trademark lawsuit against the Gay Olympics, which had to change its ( Read more... )

On a main road in Blantyre, the largest city in Malawi, Peter Sawali, age 21, put up posters reading "Gay rights are human rights." Malawian police arrested him for promoting criminal behavior; if convicted, he could face five months in prison, at hard labor ( Read more... )