The Human Rights Campaign has been promoting a symbol of equality to mobilize supporters as the Supreme Court begins hearings on gay marriage
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Reading While Eating for Mar. 25: Darlings of the Dance
In today’s must-read links for your lunch break: Florida Gulf Coast University continues its Cinderella run in the NCAA tournament, and the political debate over gay marriage may have reached its end.
‘KKK Figure’ Prompts Oberlin College to Cancel Classes
The historically liberal school has seen a remarkable surge in hate crimes in recent weeks.
And the State with the Highest Proportion of Openly Gay Residents Is…
A new survey carried out by Gallup Politics has found that the District of Columbia and the state of Hawaii have the largest number of adults who identify as LGBT
Elton, the ‘Gay’ Shelter Dog, Is Adopted, and the Internet Breathes a Sigh of Relief
The Tennessee dog whose owner dumped him for being homosexual has a new home.
Texas School District Cancels Play About Gay Penguins
It’s true: life imitates art. In an episode of Parks and Recreation (which NewsFeed certainly considers art), protagonist Leslie Knope received fierce backlash after she performed a “marriage” ceremony for two penguins — later …
Was a Boy Scout Denied an Award Because He’s Gay?
A San Francisco-area Boy Scout says he has been denied the organization’s most prestigious award because he is gay, Yahoo News reports.
Jamie Kuntz: Was a College Football Player Cut from Team for Being Gay?
Jamie Kuntz, a freshman linebacker at the North Dakota State College of Sciences, was recovering from a concussion over Labor Day weekend, so rather than being on the field with the rest of the Wildcats football team he was in …
Anderson Cooper Comes Out: How Other Celebrities Did It
Some send e-mails. Some appear on magazine covers. Here’s how 10 other celebrities shared their sexuality with their fans
Anderson Cooper Comes Out
“The fact is, I’m gay,” he writes in an e-mail to the Daily Beast’s Andrew Sullivan
LGBT Pride Celebrations Around the World
June is LGBT Pride Month — a period of celebration for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered communities of the world — marked by marches, parades and parties in cities from Athens to Tel Aviv to New York City.
Will the Boy Scouts Reverse Its Anti-Gay Policy?
An outcry over the dismissal of an openly gay den mother has prompted the Scouts to consider ending its contentious membership policy.