Human Rights
Taiwan's newly elected first female president supports same-sex marriage
Taiwan's newly elected first female president supports same-sex marriage https://t.co/LKtC53GQyJ #gaymarriage pic.twitter.com/Lig6b9MW8r — Gay Star News (@gaystarnews) January 17, 2016
A voice still with us
Happy 87th birthday, Dr. King. We still hear your challenging voice.
What Pope Benedict Knew About Abuse in the Catholic Church
Photo by Vincenzo Pinto / AFP / Getty) As The New Yorker reports, the Church sexual abuse scandal got as close as to Benedict XVI’s brother Georg Ratzinger, who was…
Anglican Church Suspends Its US Affiliate Over Same-Sex Marriage
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, delivers his Christmas Day sermon (Chris Ratcliffe / Getty Images) BuzzFeed reports: Leaders of the 80-million-member Anglican Communion decided Thursday to suspend its U.S….
Mayor Bowser, Verizon announce support for LGBT homeless youth
.@MayorBowser, @verizon announce support for LGBT homeless youth | @WashBlade https://t.co/0YJIoySHpw — DC Takes On HIV (@DCTakesOnHIV) January 14, 2016
Nearly half of D.C.'s homeless youth are LGBT
Nearly half of D.C.'s homeless youth are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender https://t.co/d1uFDQkQHn — Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 14, 2016
Blade: LGBT groups cautious over decriminalizing sex work
D.C. Council member David Grosso said he was reconsidering introducing legislation to decriminalize prostitution in D.C. because he’s unsure it would pass. (Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key) Lou…
Who’s Doing the Planting
My Blade column this week looks at the struggle to connect amid turmoil. Here’s an excerpt: Public discussions these days seem to dredge up the nastiest extrusions of our national…
Lesbian murdered, mutilated in South Africa
Lesbian murdered, mutilated in South Africa https://t.co/2Sf2LWGlri #LGBTI pic.twitter.com/UMCeB3RXtQ — Gay Star News (@gaystarnews) January 13, 2016 Another awful reminder that the struggle for LGBT equality and dignity is not…
CBS Entertainment prez mentions he's gay
CBS Entertainment prez points out he's #gay when discussing diversity https://t.co/cXXAj7W2u8 @CBS @glaad #TCA16 pic.twitter.com/NHvzv1TNJi — Gay Star News (@gaystarnews) January 12, 2016