Ugandan Protester A bill in Uganda which would see gay people being executed has led to protests and public calls for it to be rejected. America, France and the UK have already expressed concern over the bill, which would create a new crime of “aggravated homosexuality”. It would mean death...

President Barack Obama Accountability. It is the cornerstone of political action committees across the country. Today, AMERICAblog’s John Aravosis and Joe Sudbay have organized a boycott aimed at holding elected officials accountable for their actions and campaign promises. It’s called,...

Donna Rose Join us as we welcome Donna Rose, a nationally recognized speaker, educator, and advocate on transgender and transsexual issues. She is active in the leadership of several national GLBT Advocacy organizations, is the author of an award-winning memoir, is heavily involved in national corporate...

The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. The event is held in November to honor Rita Hester, whose murder on November 28th, 1998 kicked off the “Remembering Our Dead” web project and a San Francisco candlelight...

Hello All, It is with great pleasure that I may introduce Speak Equal’s new, official Board of Directors. It is my vision, that through our hard work, Speak Equal will enhance the programs it offers to our community, continue to encourage involvement and community development at all ages, and further...

This 2010 calendar featuring transgender models in typically religious poses was the cause of much debate at this past summer’s Madrid Pride. Although seen as sacrilegious by some, still others are fascinated by its re-interpretation of the gender binary found in English translations of...

Conservative activists are pressing Republican senators to support an amendment that would ban federal funding for gender reassignment surgery in a public health insurance plan. The amendment to the health care overhaul may never gain traction, but some conservatives promote it with enthusiasm, according...

On Halloween 2006, Vandy Beth Glenn, unlike some of her costumed colleagues, came to work dressed in typical business attire. For that, the former editor with the Georgia General Assembly was fired, as her then-boss recently acknowledged in court documents. Weeks earlier Glenn Morrison had decided that...