AltWeeklies Wire
Backers of Minn. Marriage Amendment Use Controversial Parenting Studynew

A controversial study on parenting has become a focal point of the campaign in Minnesota to pass a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage this November.
The American Independent News Network |
Andy Birkey |
09-06-2012 |
LGBT
Trans Teen's Taboos, Bullies, Demonsnew

Peers have more questions than problems as Jas navigates gender transition in the high school world of Fishers, Ind.
Tags: transsexual, transgender
Bad LGBT Parents? Bad UT study, audit findsnew

Are kids raised by gay and lesbian couples bound to struggle more in life than those raised by straight parents?
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
08-02-2012 |
LGBT
Where the Heart Isnew

You don't have to move to the Big City to live a happy gay life.
Charleston City Paper |
Jenna Lyles |
07-16-2012 |
LGBT
Tags: LGBT
That's So Gaynew

This new way folks come out is funny and boring, and when I say "folks" I mean celebrities, stars, rappers, singers, athletes.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Kathy Y. Wilson |
07-13-2012 |
LGBT
Controversial Parenting Study Reaches the Courtsnew

Conservative medical group cites Regnerus study -- which accuses same-sex parents of being inferior to their straight counterparts -- in legal brief defending DOMA.
The American Independent News Network |
Sofia Resnick |
07-12-2012 |
LGBT
Tags: DOMA, James Dobson
End of the Rainbownew

Calgary's queer bars are disappearing, eliminating important community hubs and safe gathering places for the LGBT community.
Fast Forward Weekly |
James Wilt |
07-06-2012 |
LGBT
Tags: LGBT
Dragged Into Debatenew
Reality-TV fame puts spotlight on Sharon Needles' controversial act.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Lauren Daley |
06-28-2012 |
LGBT
How Gay Is Knoxville, Really?new

Knoxville's ranking as America's eighth "gayest" city may be more optimistic than realistic.
Metro Pulse |
Mike Gibson |
06-26-2012 |
LGBT
Tags: Gay in Knoxville, Gayest Cities
The Gay It Forward Couponnew

Discount service unifies LGBT and business communities.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Laura Camilo |
06-19-2012 |
LGBT
Saving Grace: Against Me! singer begins public gender transitionnew

It's one thing to blur the lines of androgyny a la David Bowie, but Tom Gabel is changing completely.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Joanne Spataro |
06-14-2012 |
LGBT
Facebook and Amendment 1new
Like twigs and sticks caught in a spring current, social media rafts us together into new solidarities—holy and unholy—in the rapidly emptying channels of its newsfeed.
The Only Thing Gayer Than Gay Marriagenew

Conservative black pastors need to come out of the proverbial closet.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Rodney Carmichael |
05-24-2012 |
LGBT
The President Comes Outnew

Obama could hurt or help the cause of marriage equality in the Bible Belt.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
05-17-2012 |
LGBT
After Amendment 1, local governments weigh health insurance optionsnew
In the Triangle, where more than 60 percent of voters filled in the oval "against" the amendment, a number of progressive local governments offer domestic partner benefits, a practice that presumably will be illegal under the state constitution on Jan. 1, 2013. So what's next?