Dana Rudolph
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The APA issued 3 statements supporting LGBTQ people & equality
The Trump administration might not listen to them, but having science on our side can only help.
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“Frozen” songwriters creating a movie musical based on a kid’s book about a genderqueer prince
Set in Paris at the dawn of the modern age, the book tells the story of 16-year-old Prince Sebastian, whose parents are hoping to find him a suitable bride.
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Netflix’s “Chip & Potato” now has two zebra dads & gender-neutral bathrooms
The show is aimed at preschoolers and it doesn’t shy away from LGBTQ-inclusiveness.
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The remarkable gay-straight political coalition created by Harvey Milk & George Moscone
It was an unlikely partnership.
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The key to queer youth health & happiness is a supportive family
Researchers are showing even the most misguided parents how to become their children’s allies.
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Jeanne Manford was not just the ultimate ally. She was our mom.
We didn’t get here alone. Respect your mother. 👵🏼🏳️🌈🥰 #TakePride
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Mr. Ratburn came out & got married on the children’s cartoon ‘Arthur’
In yesterday’s episode, “Mr. Ratburn’s Special Someone,” the children learn that their third-grade teacher is getting married, but they don’t know to whom
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That study that says kids with gay parents do better in school doesn’t actually say that
The breathless headlines doesn’t match the scientists’ conclusions in the report.
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New York becomes sixth, most populous U.S. state to legalize marriage equality
New York State on Friday night, June 24, became the sixth and most populous state to legalize marriage for same-sex couples.
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Before ‘it gets better:’ Study links bullying to long term negative mental health
A popular anti-bullying campaign has been telling bullied teens “it gets better” — but the effects of past bullying often linger, according to new research.
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White House calls for coordinated efforts to combat bullying
The White House held a high-visibility conference on bullying prevention March 10, while members of Congress introduced several LGBT-inclusive bills designed to address bullying and harassment of students.
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Bullying back in focus: New bills in Congress, Obama hosts conference on prevention
Members of Congress are introducing a flurry of bills this week designed to address bullying and harassment of students, including LGBT students, and timed to coincide with a major White House conference on bullying prevention on Thursday.
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Same-sex parents’ rights: It’s not Hollywood, it’s war
A series of court cases in the past two months shows that the right of lesbian and gay people to be recognized as parents is still very much open to challenge — and one legal expert says the challenges will increase.
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Marriage equality battle ramps up in New Hampshire, Maryland
Two New Hampshire legislators have introduced bills to repeal the state’s marriage equality law, even though Republican leaders said that such a repeal is not a party priority in 2011. And several other states saw legislative moves toward or away from equality in the past week.
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HUD proposes new LGBT anti-discrimination rules in federal housing programs
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Thursday announced proposed new regulations intended to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in its core housing programs — programs that impact 4.4 million units of housing across the country.
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The state of Marriage Equality in 2011
2011 will likely see a number of battles state by state across the country. Three states plus the District of Columbia are facing the prospect of losing marriage equality, an additional seven states could start the process of amending their state constitutions to ban marriage equality, five could gain marriage equality.
