After years of legal wrangling, a Texas school district has coughed up a $77,500 settlement to a former student, who was allegedly outed to her mother by a pair of softball coaches. » 3/10/14 5:20pm Monday 5:20pm

Despite the perception that religion and LGBT intolerance go hand in hand, a national survey by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) shows that statistically, the reality doesn't match up to the perception. » 2/28/14 1:15pm 2/28/14 1:15pm

Break out the rainbow celebration chaps: a Federal Judge has ruled that Texas's voter-driven gay marriage ban is unconstitutional. Yee-haw! » 2/26/14 4:10pm 2/26/14 4:10pm

Googoosh, known as Iran's "queen of pop," released a video speaking out against homophobia on behalf of the gay and lesbian community. » 2/19/14 10:00pm 2/19/14 10:00pm

In case you missed it because you're one of those crazy Bing people, the Google Doodle was particularly spectacular today, in light of recent world events. » 2/06/14 8:36pm 2/06/14 8:36pm

A US District Judge struck down Utah's same sex marriage ban today, opening the floodgates for same sex marriages to occur in the state. Thanks to social media, one of the first gay men to marry in the state is able to excitedly livetweet his entire courthouse nuptials. And it's pretty sweet. » 12/20/13 5:35pm 12/20/13 5:35pm

Conundrum: 2014 Winter Olympics host country Russia just enacted an ass-backward anti-gay law that isn't popular in countries led by less awful people. How's a self-respecting world leader to give the government the finger while still supporting their home country's athletes? By sending an Olympic delegation chock… » 12/18/13 2:45pm 12/18/13 2:45pm

While doing some research for a school project on gay rights, 15-year-old Becca Gorman was shocked to find that Apple's dictionary app includes a definition of the word "gay" straight out of the troubled psyche of a homophobic tweenager: "informal foolish; stupid: making students wait for the light is kind of a gay rule."… » 11/13/13 7:15pm 11/13/13 7:15pm

The CEO of Barilla, who a month and change ago found himself in hot, heavily salted water for saying he'd never include same sex couples in Barilla advertising because ew gayz! has changed his tune, and the company is now establishing a "diversity and inclusion board" for reasons that I'm assuming are 100% about just… » 11/05/13 3:40pm 11/05/13 3:40pm

For the first time since 1996, the US Senate is poised to actually vote on the Employment Nondiscrimination Act, a piece of legislation that aims to make it illegal for employers to discriminate against employees based on their sexuality or gender identification. It's all very inspiring, and a testament to how far… » 11/04/13 7:40pm 11/04/13 7:40pm

Someone call Olivia Pope because there's a new fixer in town. Scrambling to relieve some of the pressure regarding the hugely discriminatory anti-gay laws and the upcoming Olympic Games, fast-talking, charm-slinging stud Vladimir Putin has just announced that the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi will graciously welcome… » 10/28/13 5:10pm 10/28/13 5:10pm

This morning on Today, Johnny Weir announced that he has officially retired from competitive skating and will not participate in a third Olympic Games. "I get old," he offered up as an explaination. Weir had an additional announcement: He will be joining NBC as an "expert figure skating analyst" — doing commentary on the… » 10/23/13 11:10am 10/23/13 11:10am

Is there anything in the world better than a very wise and supportive and loving grandparent? Answer: maybe pizza, but probably not. As proof of this, I offer up an extremely moving letter that was posted on FUCKH8's Facebook page, in which a nameless grandfather berates his daughter for kicking her gay son out of the… » 10/03/13 12:10pm 10/03/13 12:10pm