Month: March 2012

by Nancy Ford             With its theme, “Women’s education—women’s empowerment,” March is National Women’s Month. Appropriately, this month’s edition of 5 Films focuses on women…

You know you’re gay when you watch the Oscars for the gowns. You know you’re REALLY gay when the sight of a bald, naked man makes you purr “Hello, gorgeous!”

EPAH Mardi Gras party in Galveston, February 19, 2012. Photos by Dalton DeHart.

Chad H. Griffin was appointed today as the next president of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, by the…

BoldBeat and BCBC presents "Funday Sundays", at the Avenue Bar, February 12, 2012. Photos by Dalton DeHart.

Maryland will become the 11th jurisdiction in the country in which same-sex couples can marry when the law goes into effect on January 1, 2013. Opponents have pledged to try…

Yesterday, lawmakers in St. Petersburg passed a law that would impose fines and punishment for the “promotion of homosexuality.” The bill, if signed by Governor Poltavchenko will criminalize reading, writing,…

The 29th Annual Global Convention of the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association in Florianopolis, Brazil (April 12-14) is not only the gay tourism industry's premier networking and educational event,…

The National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) welcomes the release of revised standards for immigration detention from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency.

“Mayors for the Freedom to Marry has had a tremendous response from citizens and mayors from every part of the country, and by partnering with Change.org we will spur additional…