LGBTQ allies

Jen Hatmaker is turning the other cheek after her books were pulled from shelves, for saying LGBTQ couples were “our brothers and sisters in Christ.”

Cari Ryding said it was their first experience with prejudice, and wife Lauri said “Love conquers hate. Love wins. We win.”

Some members of the alt-right movement are courting likeminded LGBTQ people who are anti-establishment and racist.

My role is that of a supporter, not a fixer. Except I don’t know what else to do.

If you’re not an actual member of the oppressed group, the target on your back is even bigger and brighter.

I was an LGBTQ ally! Except, I wasn’t. I was just a decent person who believed in equal rights for everyone.

“…but there’s a lot more work to do.”

The revolution in equality for people who are gay and lesbian did not happen in a vacuum. For every person in the community who bravely came out and fought, there were people outside the LGBT community – our families, friends, colleagues, and neighbors – who were watching. Many of them saw what our courage meant and chose to stop watching and be part of the fight. The progress that happened would not have occurred without them. Now’s the chance for us to do the same.

NEWARK, N.J. — Newark Mayor Cory Booker won a special election Wednesday to represent New Jersey in the U.S. Senate, giving the rising Democratic star a bigger political stage after a race against conservative Steve Lonegan, a former small-town mayor.

“My life has been immensely enriched by gay mentors, colleagues and friends and any discrimination and persecution of gay people is unacceptable,” says Russian dancer and choreographer Mikhail Baryshnikov.