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Celebrate International Day Against Homophobia 2013

INTERNATIONAL | By Jason St. Amand | Friday May 17, 2013
On May 17, LGBT supporters and activists around the globe will raise awareness on LGBT discrimination for International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia.

Whitman-Walker Expands Meningitis Response

NATIONAL | By John Riley | Friday May 17, 2013
Whitman-Walker Health, the nonprofit community health center that specializes in HIV/AIDS and LGBT-competent care, announced Tuesday it will be offering meningitis vaccinations to people who are not current patients due to increased demand.
Linda Harvey

Anti-Gay Radio Pundit: LGBT News Sites Can Turn Children Gay

NATIONAL | By Susan Clary | Friday May 17, 2013
If you’re reading this right now, be warned, you might turn gay. That’s what anti-gay Mission American’s radio show host Linda Harvey says.
Linda Harvey

Nude Painting of Bea Arthur Sells for $1.9 Million at Auction

NATIONAL | By Jason St. Amand | Thursday May 16, 2013
A painting depicting Bea Arthur topless sold for a whopping $1.9 million at auction this week.
Linda Harvey

Texas Politician Targets LGBT Community with Anti-Gay Flier

NATIONAL | By Jason St. Amand | Thursday May 16, 2013
A failed Dallas City Council candidate targeted the LGBT community by defacing a cover story by the Dallas Voice with anti-gay rhetoric.
Linda Harvey

Texas Lawmakers Pass Two Anti-LGBT Measures

POLITICS | By Jason St. Amand | Thursday May 16, 2013
Texas lawmakers passed two bills this week that would discriminate against the LGBT community.
Linda Harvey

She Believed She Could Fly, But Not With That Voice

NATIONAL | By Winnie McCroy | Thursday May 16, 2013
A Brooklyn woman was ejected from a plane from Los Angeles to New York last week after refusing to stop singing the Dolly Parton song famously covered by Whitney Houston, "I Will Always Love You."
Stanford’s Jason Collins

Jason Collins’ Brother Jokes He Missed Jason ’Red Flags’

SPORTS | Thursday May 16, 2013
Jason Collins would always make excuses for why he wasn’t interested in the women his twin brother and sister-in-law would set him up with on dates.

Religious Groups Say They Were Scrutinized by IRS

RELIGION | By Emery Dalesio and Henry C. Jackson | Thursday May 16, 2013
Two conservative religious groups say they were also the subject of unusual scrutiny from the Internal Revenue Service.
Eric Stonestreet, as Cameron, right, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell in a scene from the comedy "Modern Family."

ACLU: Time for ’Modern Family’ Gay Couple to Wed

LOCAL | Thursday May 16, 2013
The ACLU is lobbying for the gay couple on "Modern Family" to get married.