by Rex Wockner International News Briefs Iraqi militias are torturing and murdering men suspected of engaging in gay sex or of not being manly enough, and the authorities have done nothing to stop the killings, [...]

by Rex Wockner International News Briefs The Argentine Justice Ministry's National Institute Against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism has ruled that a "gay cure" conference in Cordoba engaged in prohibited discrimination by implying that gays are [...]

by Rex Wockner International News Briefs There have been new arrests and convictions for same-sex relations in Senegal, the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission reported Aug. 20. Two men from the town of [...]

by Jessica Carreras Cj Tune served as chairperson of Transgender Michigan for several years. The 31-year-old University Heights, Ohio resident is a transgender activist who runs a Web site documenting his transition from female to [...]

Know of an exceptional student leader? The Gay and Lesbian Straight Education Network is now accepting nominations for the first-ever GLSEN Student Advocate of the year. Nominees should be high school students who have demonstrated [...]

The Human Rights Campaign has begun a new campaign called "No Excuses," and the campaign is coming to Michigan. No Excuses is an effort to speak with members of Congress face-to-face to push for stronger [...]

by Jessica Carreras Plans are in full swing for the Oct. 11 National Equality March on Washington, D.C., and local activists in Michigan are beginning to develop arrangements to take around 100 Michiganders to the [...]

by Jessica Carreras PORTAGE, Mich. - The Portage teen who was beaten up earlier this month for being gay has elicited quite a response from the LGBT community - and inspired many, too. According to [...]

Affirmations is planning to host a school fair in the spring. They are putting together a small planning committee that will set a date, contact local schools and invite them to participate in a school [...]

by Rudy Serra News Analysis This month, the British journal The Economist (Vol. 392, Number 8643 "America's Unjust Sex Laws") warned that "America's ever stricter approach to sex offenders is doing more harm than good." [...]

by Jessica Carreras FERNDALE, Mich. - It was an overcast day and chilly for August, but spirits were sunny and hearts were warm at Transgender Michigan's Pride in the Park picnic on Aug. 22 in [...]

The Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence is hosting a Professional Development Institute on Sept. 22-23 at the Comfort Inn and Suites Hotel and Conference Center in Mt. Pleasant, Mich. The event, called I [...]

by Rex Wockner Former President Bill Clinton said Aug. 13 that he regrets the way his "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" military gay ban was implemented, and that he doesn't "like" the Defense of Marriage Act [...]

by Rex Wockner A grassroots GLBT network called Equality Across America will stage "a massive national day of action" Oct. 11 in Washington, D.C. According to organizers, the National Equality March has been endorsed by [...]

by Rex Wockner National News Briefs Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan on Aug. 17 vetoed a gay rights bill that had passed the Anchorage Assembly (city council) 7-4. "My review shows that there is clearly a [...]

by Rex Wockner National News Briefs U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker on Aug. 19 blocked Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union LGBT Project, and the National Center for Lesbian Rights from joining the federal [...]

by Bob Roehr Gays and lesbians are twice as likely as heterosexuals to seek help for emotional, mental health, or substance abuse issues, according to a new study from the University of California, Los Angeles. [...]

by Bob Roehr A large piece of tape covered Christopher Bates' mouth as he stepped to the podium of the 2009 National HIV Prevention Conference in Atlanta, Ga. on Aug. 25, and then dramatically ripped [...]

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