Advocacy
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How a sheltered housewife became the foremost in-your-face challenger of Christian homophobia
Wednesday, December 17, 2014A modern day pro-LGBT Joan of Arc, Kathy Baldock’s advocacy is not from behind a computer screen, but face-to-face interaction with the most rabid anti-gay ministers in the U.S. evangelical movement. -
Matthew Shepard’s parents head to Russia on advocacy mission
Thursday, November 20, 2014NEW YORK -- The parents of Matthew Shepard, the gay Wyoming college student tortured and murdered in 1998, are traveling to Russia on Friday to spread their message of tolerance and acceptance in a country where… -
For Eddie: I am keeping my promise
Tuesday, June 24, 2014Twenty-two years ago, I made a promise that has shaped my life and my work ever since. My beloved partner Eddie, a talented musician, was dying of AIDS. At the time, we felt powerless, isolated… -
Activists target Sochi with social media, boycotts in protest of Russia anti-gay law
Friday, January 31, 2014NEW YORK — Despite seven months of international outcry, Russia's law restricting gay-rights activity remains in place. Yet the eclectic protest campaign has heartened activists in Russia and caught the attention of its targets — including… -
Pop-rock trio fun. plans to raise funds for at-risk LGBT youth in Detroit
Friday, January 17, 2014NEW YORK -- The pop-rock trio fun. is launching a campaign to raise money for at-risk LGBT youth in Detroit. The band says it plans to raise $250,000 to build a community health center for the… -
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis join United Nations’ gay rights campaign
Tuesday, November 26, 2013UNITED NATIONS -- U.S. hip hop artists Macklemore and Ryan Lewis have joined the U.N. Free and Equal Campaign to encourage greater respect for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. -
GLAAD announces selection of new President and CEO
Monday, November 25, 2013NEW YORK -- The National Board of Directors of GLAAD, the nation's LGBT media advocacy organization, on Monday announced the selection of Sarah Kate Ellis as the organization's new CEO and president following a nationwide search. -
Celebrities join t-shirt protest of Russia’s anti-gay law
Monday, November 4, 2013NEW YORK -- Actors Jonah Hill, Jamie Lee Curtis and Kristen Bell are among a batch of celebrities donning Russian-language "Love Conquers Hate" T-shirts to show support for gays in Russia alarmed by a new law… -
HRC needs to engage more with the LGBT community rather than policymakers
Friday, October 25, 2013This past summer, I was a Family Project intern of the Human Rights Campaign. Depending on who I’m talking to at Yale, that sentence can serve as a coming-out statement on various levels. Aside from my… -
An open letter: Spread love, change history
Saturday, September 7, 2013It’s time for everyone to experience Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness, for everyone to know they are beautiful just the way they are. It’s time for same-sex couples, same-sex parents, children of same-sex parents,…
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Why we don't need Valentines Day to feel loved
Violent attacks on gay men under investigation in Columbus & Nashville
Masked men in Dallas beat gay actor to a pulp with wooden pole
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