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500 Protest Smithsonian in New York

About 500 protesters converged on Manhattan’s Museum Mile this weekend, demanding that the Smithsonian restore the David Wojnarowicz video, “A …

U.S. Senate Votes 65-31 to Repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell – the policy which has denied gays and lesbians the right to serve openly in the …

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Cloture Vote Passes 63-33

The Senate just passed cloture on the standalone bill to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” by a vote of 63-33. …

Carrie Fisher Outs John Travolta in Advocate Interview

The Advocate recently interviewed Carrie Fisher, and as well as talking about her new solo HBO show, she casually dished …

Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Repeal Passes In The House 250-175

The house of representatives just passed a stand alone bill spearheaded by Rep. Patrick Murphy, to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell …

Gay And Trans Youth In Prison

The Bilerico Project, recently posted a new article by Toshio Meronek called “What Is It Like To Be Young, Queer …

Smithsonian Fails To Stand Up Against Homophobia

In November, Revel & Riot reported on an exhibit happening at the National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian Museum in …

The Canadian Military’s New Transgender Policy

The Canadian military has written a new policy on how transgender soldiers should be treated, according to a recent article …

PFLAG Founding President Adele Starr Dies

Adele Starr, who in 1976 established a support group for parents of gay and lesbian children after her son came …

Obama’s Statement on DADT

The White House of the Press Secretary issued the following statement from President Obama in regards to the failed vote …

U.N. Climate Summit in Cancún; Youth Protest for Environmental Justice

Protests against the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Cancún are growing as civil society groups are frozen out of the …

Rachel Maddow Interviews David Bahati

Last night, Rachel Maddow interviewed David Bahati, creator of the bill in the Ugandan Parliament that calls for gay people …

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