A nearly 20-year study following 78 lesbian parents through their pregnancy and into their children’s adolescent lives has found that their children are doing fine. That is, they’re doing fine socially, psychologically, and academically. In fact, they even show signs of being less prone to...

A gay-themed McDonald’s television ad is stirring up controversy as people question whether the ad is inappropriate, or long overdue in its depiction of young homosexuals. A McDonald’s Australia spokeswoman said the advertisement was one in a series of clips produced under the “come...

This week, both the Georgia and Massachusetts State Senates unanimously approved legislation which substantially extends anti-bullying provisions in schools. In Georgia, House Bill 927 does not provide enumerated categories for protection from bullying, but does provide for any student experiencing...

This year, we’ve seen a BOOM in court cases and headline news stories regarding our LGBT youth’s efforts to get their voices heard. I don’t know about you, but I’ve never been prouder and more inspired. Although many of the cases involve actions against our youth that I’d...

Just like marriage, childhood now comes in two flavors: regular and “sanctified.” The regular kind of childhood is what I remember — good and bad, happiness and unhappiness, school and family and friends, all of which were a mixed bag, and underlying it all was a constant eagerness to grow up and...

SOULFORCE, an organization committed to confronting and stopping religious-based bigotry and hatred aimed at the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender community has announced a new Executive Director via a news release on its web-site. Dr. Cindi Love brings a wide range of leadership, management and organizational...

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) – Green Day, former ‘N Sync member Lance Bass and celebrity chef Cat Cora are among those helping to pay for a gay-friendly prom in Mississippi next month … all to help a high school senior teen bring a lesbian prom date to the big dance. Organizers say the event...

[FROM THE NYCLU WEB-SITE] — In a settlement approved today by a federal judge, the New York Civil Liberties Union, the U.S. Department of Justice and a Herkimer County school district agreed on a series of reforms to protect students from bullying and harassment based on sexual orientation and...

(AP) — Six Massachusetts teens are facing rape, assault and other charges after a schoolmate they’re accused of bullying killed herself in January. A prosecutor says the bullying was “unrelenting” and “intolerable” for 15-year-old Phoebe Prince, who had recently moved...

(CNN) — A Mississippi lesbian Tuesday won a judge’s backing for her contention that her First Amendment rights were violated when her high school refused to allow her to attend her prom with her girlfriend. But U.S. District Judge Glen H. Davidson refused to order the Itawamba County School...