Gay/Lesbian News

An Australian teacher asked students to stop using the word "gay" when singing a classic children's song, but stated no homophobia was intended. The instructor said he was playing a song about Kookaburra birds for 7- and 8-year-old students when the line "gay your life must be" produced giggles. The teacher said his decision to change the words was a mistake made with best of intentions, and plans to speak to the students about how different words hold different meanings across generations.

The Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement wants papal critics to 'disagree with respect' Gay and lesbian Christians are urging secularist groups not to protest against Pope Benedict's UK visit.

Florida House candidate and Wilton Manors Commissioner Justin Flippen was among the gay and lesbian candidates who lost their races in Florida's Aug.

Two U.S. Marines accused of knocking a gay Savannah man unconscious will face only misdemeanor charges in the attack after the Justice Department declined to prosecute them for hate crimes, authorities said Wednesday.

"Wedding cake and dancing in aisles" Calling for entries SCANDINAVIAN airline SAS said it plans to host the first-ever in-flight gay wedding in December, and is searching for a suitable couple to walk down the aeroplane aisle.

A group of Republican lawmakers is urging California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to appeal a federal ruling that struck down the state's same-sex marriage ban.

A Texas appeals court said Tuesday that homosexual couples legally married in other states cannot get a divorce in Texas, where same-sex marriage is banned.

Gay-rights groups' push for anti-bullying legislation and school programs is an effort to "promote homosexuality to kids," according to a conservative Christian activist organization.

Three teens at a Minnesota school district have committed suicide over the past year after enduring anti-gay bullying. The Anoka-Hennepin School Board claims that they take bullying seriously, but they’ve refused to implement anti-bullying education programs aimed specifically at anti-gay bullying — which is precisely the issue that has led to three deaths this year. A group of anti-gay parents have formed a pressure group to support the board’s anti-gay stance, and they have the full backing of Focus On the Family:

An Australian school principal has asked students to stop using the word "gay" when singing a classic children’s song, but said Thursday no offence was intended ? he was simply trying to keep the kids from laughing.

Senator Mark Leno has lent his support to LGBT issues in the State of California's legislature; what many outside California may not realize is the importance and impact of local leadership on the rest of the Country.

Austin-based psychologist Drema Dial writes about an unusual conundrum at Salon.com: having a son who comes out as gay--again and again.

While some in the Republican Party are waking up to the idea that the LGBT Community is a powerful electorate, the majority appear willing to ignore them, or worse, act as parasites by wanting money from the Community while not actually supporting their causes. On 22 September, former RNC chairman Ken Mehlman will be hosting a fundraiser for gay marriage rights, and it has included both Senator John Cornyn and Representative Pete Sessions.

The Horizons Foundation announced today that they were awarding nearly $600,000 in grants to various non-profit organizations which support LGBT issues in both San Francisco and around California. More than half of the grant money was awarded to People of Color Creating Equality (POCCE) which in turn will help support groups that are focused on working with the Black, Asian and Latino communities in order to build support and understanding for marriage equality.

Former Cuban president Fidel Castro told a Mexican newspaper he takes blame for the persecution of gays in 1960s Cuba. He describes the time as a "great injustice" that arose from the island's history of discrimination against homosexuals. Castro said he was not prejudiced against gays, but "if anyone is responsible (for the persecution), it's me."

Martina Navratilova was introduced at the opening ceremony at the U.S. Open in New York Monday evening and received a rousing welcome inside Arthur Ashe Stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens

HONOR Fund is a new group dedicated to advancing the rights of Latino lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transpeople as well as promoting understanding and respect for the LGBT Community within the Latino Community inside California. Luis Lopez, the President of HONOR Fund, stated “Now is the time to begin the work necessary to win Latino hearts and minds in the question of LGBT rights and marriage equality. It is important to have an organization of the Latino community to work collaboratively with other groups – both LGBT and Latino organizations – to build culturally and linguistically relevant programs. HONOR Fund is well poised to meet that challenge.”

The Texas Court of Appeals for the Fifth District ruled that a couple married in Massachusetts could not legally seek a divorce after they moved to Texas. Of course, this couple is gay. The case entitled In re the Marriage of J.B. and H.B. was appealed by the state after a lower court judge granted the two men a divorce. The judge also declared that Texas’ defense of marriage statue violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the US Constitution. The state argued that, because Texas does not recognize their marriage as valid, they were not eligible for a divorce