AltWeeklies Wire
Dragged Down?new

Pittsburgh promoter wants to bring drag shows to a wider audience, but many worry whether he's the guy to do it.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Lauren Daley |
03-18-2013 |
LGBT
What do the transgendered owe their families?new

How can the NYT's Ethicist columnist tell a reader to not transition for the benefit of her family? She is part of her family; her misery also becomes part of the family. How can such misery be confined?
Tags: transgender
Blessings for All Unionsnew
Bishop Duncan Gray III of Mississippi’s Episcopal Church will allow churches to bless same-sex unions.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
02-21-2013 |
LGBT
Jonathan Rauch, gay-marriage ally, on decknew

It's a strategy straight from Sun Tzu's The Art of War: "It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles." Taking that theory to heart, Focus on the Family has announced it will respond to the current marriage-equality debate by hosting the Brookings Institution's Jonathan Rauch, a leading voice for gay-marriage legalization...
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
02-20-2013 |
LGBT
Gail Marrynew

One local congregation's unique stand on same-sex marriage.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Enrique Limón |
02-15-2013 |
LGBT
Tags: Unitarian Universalist
Nowhere to Turnnew

The leading LGBTQ organization in Bend, Ore., falls on tough times.
The Source Weekly |
James Williams |
02-12-2013 |
LGBT
Created Equalnew
Watching the inauguration of President Barack H. Obama was bittersweet. I was proud to have advocated for my president, and I feel validated by his inclusion of the LGBT community and the diversity on display.
Jackson Free Press |
Eddie Outlaw |
02-07-2013 |
LGBT
LGBT Liaison in Julian Castro's cornernew

When the Human Rights Campaign released its 2012 Municipal Equality Index, San Antonio scored a 48 out of 100, compared to Austin's and Dallas' scores of 91 and 76, respectively.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
01-23-2013 |
LGBT
Tags: Julián Castro
Kicked Out For Coming Outnew

Zebra Coalition gives homeless LGBTQ kids a helping hand.
Orlando Weekly |
Katherine Ramirez Massey |
01-23-2013 |
LGBT
Bayard Rustin: Unsung hero of the civil rights movementnew

No room for an out gay man in King's circle.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Charles Easley |
01-22-2013 |
LGBT
Former NFL player Wade Davis finds new career helping LGBTQ youthnew

Wade Davis has come a long way since the days when he would drop dollars at a strip club, hoping to impress his teammates on the Tennessee Titans. A free agent in the NFL, the cornerback didn't want to give his football family even the tiniest inkling that he might be a little bit different from them.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
01-16-2013 |
LGBT
Tags: Wade Davis NFL
Union Stationnew

Colorado Senate Bill 11 emerges as a major engine of change for an increasingly empowered LGBT population.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
01-16-2013 |
LGBT
Gay Couples Denied Marriage License in Decatur, Ga.new

Five same-sex couples applied for marriage licenses at the Dekalb County courthouse in Decatur as part of the WE DO campaign. The civil rights group, which is organized by the Campaign for Southern Equality, will move to several other Southern states in the coming days before ending at the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Joeff Davis |
01-08-2013 |
LGBT
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Gay Marriage
John Delaney: Defender of Anti-Discriminationnew

The story behind one Republican's quest to expand LGBT rights in Jacksonville.
Folio Weekly |
Ron Word |
01-03-2013 |
LGBT
Tags: LGBT