As always, there is a lot to say about LGBT in the news and media. As the most prominent movement in the US today, LGBT always gets lots of inches. This past month saw a lot of discussions on the Black LGBT community, largely triggered by the coming out of NBA player Jason Collins.
Today is the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia. Let’s all do our parts to educate ourselves and others.
On the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia: how far we have to go
BBC Survey for LGBT Survivors of Domestic Abuse. Please Spread to UK Audiences
European Union LGBT Survey results
LGBT Marriage Wins weren’t inevitable, they were worked for. Here’s how.
Confronting Black masculinity and being gay
Puerto Rican Bill Against LGBT Discrimination Passes Senate and moves to House
LGBT Characters in Video Games
Pentagon Recognizes Transgender Servicewoman
UK Black Pride partners with Pride in London
Family of Slain Gay Candidate Seeks Federal Inquiry
Anti-LGBT violence in the rise in Russia; Church & politicians support anti-gay legislation
Old News Worth Revisiting: CeCe McDonald and the Justice systems treatment of Black transexuals
Radio Show Host claims LGBT media and news can make kids think they are gay
how Star Trek Dropped the Ball on LGBT characters
Philadelphia Mandates Gender Neutral Bathrooms and more in sweeping bill
Demographic Overview of LGBT Parenting
A Look Back at Andrew Sullivan’s 1993 Essay on LGBT politics
Love for All campaign promotes LGBT Acceptance in the Arab world
LGBT Sports Hall of Fame in Announced in Chicago
LGBT Activism is still needed in the US
Hip Hop, Shaming, and the Right to Stay in the Closet
LGBT movement in India Overshadowing Existing Hirja Community
Centuries Old Trans Festival Held in India
Related: Hijra
Christianity as the New Hated minority?
Midwest LGBT Film Festival to be held in July
Good news for College Students: FAFSA recognizes LGBT Families
Methodism’s Same Sex Marriage Split Catches Father in the middle
60 Years Later: Eisenhower’s Anti-Gay Order
A Challenge to Mainstream LGBT Organizations
LGBT needs to remember its intersectional roots
Catholic contradictions
Catholic Bishops portray LGBT Supreme Court Case as “Roe vs Wade of Marriage”
Catholics Need to Make LGBT Outreach a priority
Education
California Transgender bill protects students and eases name changes