Jason Collins is the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. The 34-year-old Washington Wizards center revealed that he is gay in a first person essay in Sports Illustrated. Collins, who has been playing in the NBA since 2001, said he’s happy to be the first and thinks it’s overdue: “If I had my way,…
The world is changing and in hopes of riding the wave of change when it comes to employment rights, a group of senators introduced ed legislation that would band job discrimination based on sexual orientation. The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) has been introduced several times without being passed, but because of gay rights getting a lot more attention,…
“Faces and Phases,” a new exhibit by award-winning South African photographer and activist Zanele Muholi, features the country’s lesbian and transgender population in an effort to influence South African policy regarding the LGBT community. She told Huff Post Gay Voices: “The message that I wanted to share with the people is that you can’t change…
Hip-hop has consistently been seen as the sound and heartbeat of urban America, but since crossing over and becoming mainstream, many have wondered when it would evolve past its oft times violent and misogynistic lyrics. While some rappers have chosen to rhyme about other things besides slanging crack, murdering foes, and sleeping with a long…
Queen Latifah has been tapped to headline the Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride Festival later this month, which has left many wondering if she’s finally, officially, coming out and letting the world know she’s gay. Since playing Cleo, the brash out and proud lesbian, in the film Set It Off many have speculated about…
Internal National Organization for Marriage (NOM) documents, which are part of an investigation regarding campaign finance activities by the state of Maine, have revealed an insidious plot to encourage Black and Latino voters to actively reject same sex marriage as a civil right. These documents were brought to light by HRC (the Human Rights Campaign). “The strategic…
Kenyata White and Aeimee Diaz were celebrating their anniversary over the weekend at the District American Kitchen & Wine Bar in Phoenix, Arizona, when their joyous celebration suddenly ended. According to the couple, who met at the same restaurant, they were enjoying their evening and reminiscing about their first date when they were asked to leave by a…
