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Prosecutors in the trial of former news anchor, Alycia Lane are coming under attack from the NYC division of the Gay Officers Action League after her charges have been downgraded from assault to a misdemeanor.
Lane, was confronted by cops in Manhattan after being disorderly, she then hit a female officer in the face while making […]

The Pride Foundation of Seattle has announced the largest ever endowment given to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender causes by one of the first Microsoft Corp. employees, Ric Weiland. 
After a long battle with depression, Weiland committed suicide in 2006. On Sunday Weiland’s estate announced that they had established a fund at the Pride Foundation that […]

Jason Bartlett, who represents three counties in Connecticut has become the first openly gay, black state legislator in U.S. history.
While campaigning there was speculation and rumors regarding his sexual orientation, but Bartlett tried to keep his personal life private. On Tuesday all of that changed. “To me,” he said, ”this is about having a conversation with […]

15-year-old, Lawrence King was shot in the head by a classmate who had a falling out with the victim stemming from his sexual orientation.
Classmates at the E.O. Green Junior High in Oxnard, CA stated that King announced that he was gay and often wore women’s clothing, shoes, and makeup to school.
The suspect, whose identity is […]

Since Israel decriminalized homosexuality in 1988 gay couples have gained access to most federal rights, and given the same benefits as straight employees.
Now a ruling by Attorney General Menachem Mazuz will give gay couples living in Israel full adoption rights, overturning the previously law stating that couples could only adopt if the child was biologically […]

The Human Rights Watch is claiming that groups of men are being arrested in Cairo, tortured, given HIV tests without their consent and are handcuffed to hospital beds for 23 hours a day if they test positive for the virus.
Other men are being charged and even convicted of “habitual debauchery,” which refers to homosexual acts and […]

Democratic assemblyman, Mark Leno announced today that he plans on introducing a bill to establish a California state holiday on May 22, the day civil rights pioneer Harvey Milk was born.
The proposed ‘Harvey Milk Day’ is being supported by the states largest LGBT civil rights organization, Equality California in hopes that the day will help provide a […]