Oklahoma's ban on marriage equality ruled unconstitutional by federal judge
Nine years ago, Mary Bishop, Sharon Baldwin, Gay Phillips, and Susan Barton filed the case known as Bishop v. Oklahoma. Today, Federal Judge Terence Kern ruled in favor of the filing parties and found...
View ArticleBanishing "DaVinci's Demons"
Popular gay entertainment blog The Backlot (formerly AfterElton) has announced they will no longer be covering the Starz historical drama DaVinci's Demons as the show's creators are stepping away from...
View ArticleWhat to Watch Wednesday 1/15: New episode of 'Modern Family'
Tonight catch all new episodes of Modern Family, Nashville and The Real World: Ex-plosion.What to Watch: Wednesday, January 159:00pm: Modern Family, ABC (30 mins) NEWMitchell clashes with an...
View ArticleGLAAD Link - your daily round-up of LGBT news, January 15, 2014
Today's top LGBT news headlines. For more news updated throughout the day, visit www.glaad.org. NATIONAL/INTERNATIONALCameron breaks promise, UK will increase aid to Nigeria despite anti-gay law - Gay...
View ArticleSweden's sports minister skipping Sochi ceremony
Sweden's sports minister, Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth will not be attending the 2014 Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony as a political statement. The reason behind this decision is her belief in the...
View ArticleLGBT issues may eclipse Winter Olympic Games
Despite the biggest sporting event in the world rapidly approaching, Russia is getting a lot of attention over an issue of a different nature. Due to the "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations...
View ArticleRussian actor who wanted to burn LGBT people in ovens resigns after outcry
After expressing his desire to shove LGBT people in an oven, Ivan Okhlobystin resigned from his position as a creative director at Euroset. There has been a huge backlash due to his extreme anti-gay...
View ArticleIKEA responds to "Tell IKEA not to erase LGBT families in Russia" petition
IKEA recently included the story of Clara and Kirsty, a lesbian couple, in their magazine, IKEA Family Live. Although the story appeared in 24 countries, due to the propaganda law, IKEA did not release...
View ArticleFox News psychiatrist Keith Ablow rants against California's law protecting...
In a recent article from Dr. Keith Ablow, the Fox News-affiliated psychiatrist takes on California's newly enacted non-discrimination law protecting transgender students, AB 1266. Unsurprisingly, Dr....
View ArticleFiltering out discrimination: Au Bon Pain ensures access to LGBT online...
Yesterday, DNAInfo and Sherights.com first reported that cafe chain Au Bon Pain was using a web filtering software that blocked access to LGBT advocacy sites (including GLAAD's), as well as some...
View ArticleWhat to Watch Thursday 1/16: 'Under the Gunn' series premiere
Tonight catch the Under the Gunn series premiere, the Project Runway All Stars reunion special and a new episode of White Collar.What to Watch: Thursday, January 168:00pm: Project Runway All Stars,...
View ArticleGLAAD Link - your daily round-up of LGBT news, January 16, 2014
Today's top LGBT news headlines. For more news updated throughout the day, visit www.glaad.org. NATIONAL/INTERNATIONALRussia accuses Europe of trying to push "queers" as normal on rest of the world -...
View ArticleVIDEO: John Cena on gay WWE wrestlers
A WWE wrestler, John Cena, speaks about Darren Young’s public coming out announcement. John Cena expresses a very positive attitude towards openly gay individuals and athletes. Taking such an...
View Article86th Annual Oscars nominees: Multiple nominations for 'Philomena,' 'Dallas...
Nominees for the 86th Annual Academy Awards were announced this morning and included nominations for the LGBT-inclusive films Dallas Buyers Club and Philomena. The Oscars, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres,...
View ArticleThe Islamic court in Nigeria's Bauchi state has put 11 Muslim men on trial...
On Monday, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan signed a bill which criminalizes same-sex relationships. The penalties under the bill include banning same-sex marriage and up to 14 years in prison for...
View ArticleOlympic Village mayors defend Russia's anti-LGBT law
Just three weeks before the Opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, a mayor of one Olympic Village has spoken in support of the "propaganda law" in Russia. A gold-winning figure skater...
View ArticleWhat to Watch Weekend 1/17-19: 'Looking' series premiere!
This weekend catch the series premiere of Looking, plus all new episodes of The Carrie Diaries, Revenge, Downton Abbey and Shameless.What to Watch: Friday, January 178:00pm: The Carrie Diaries, CW (1...
View ArticleSupport continues for California transgender teen after attack
After being constantly bullied at school, transgender 16-year-old student, Jewlyes Gutierrez, defended herself when she got into a fight with three of her peers. Following the incident, the District...
View ArticleGLAAD Link - your daily round-up of LGBT news, January 17, 2014
Today's top LGBT news headlines. For more news updated throughout the day, visit www.glaad.org. NATIONAL/INTERNATIONALLawmaker calls for Kazakhstan to ban intimacy between women - Gay Star NewsBrazil:...
View ArticleHBO's new series 'Looking' premieres this weekend! Get to know the characters...
Be sure to tune in to HBO's new dramedy series Looking, which premieres this Sunday, January 19th, at 10:30 p.m. following Girls. Looking focuses on the lives of three gay men in contemporary San...
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