We've talked about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender kids and classroom safety before. Usually though, we're not talking about a teacher allegedly asking one of his pupils to kill another student. Today we are. Reports have surfaced that teacher ...]]> Rage. A deep sadness. Shock.These are the things I'm feeling right now. Here's why: Over the weekend, the dismembered, decapitated and burned body of a 19-year-old gay Puerto Rican was found abandoned at the side of a remote road just outside of the c...]]> This week, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass) revealed that a repeal of the military's ban on openly gay service personnel, known as 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell', is likely to be included in the 2011 defense authorization bill. Speaking to the Advocate, Frank said...]]> Will Phillips, a ten-year-old from Arkansas, won't stand for the flag or recite the Pledge of Allegiance at school. Why? In his own words: "I really don't feel that there's currently liberty and justice for all."The Arkansas Times reports that this al...]]> The House has voted to pass the Democrat led health-care reform bill, but what will the bill do to change disparities in health care coverage for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Americans? Will the Defense of Marriage Act mean that, yet ...]]> A New York Senate special session may see gay marriage come to the floor today in what is likely to be a hotly fought debate on same-sex marriage. The bill passed the New York Assembly in May this year with a vote of 89 to 52, five of those votes comi...]]> With the introduction of a Ugandan bill giving the death penalty for a charge of "aggravated homosexuality" - gay sex with anyone under the age of 18, sex between same-sex partners if one is HIV positive, and gay sex with a disabled person, regardless...]]> In a rare weekend legislative session the House has voted to pass the health-care overhaul bill, voting 220 to 215 in favor. Just 218 votes were needed to pass the bill, but it was only with the Stupak amendment that passage became achievable as anti-...]]> On Thursday, the Senate held a hearing on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 (ENDA), a piece of legislation designed to stop bias in the workplace based on sexuality and gender identity. This is the first time the Senate has heard testimony...]]> A year ago, the voting public of California favored Proposition 8 and banned gay marriage. Last night, Maine's citizens voted on Question 1 and also chose to keep marriage between one man and one woman. Is it right that gay marriage, and gay rights as...]]>