Atlanta’s National Center for Civil and Human Rights to open LGBT Institute

Atlanta’s National Center for Civil and Human Rights to open LGBT Institute

"One important aspect of the Institute is that it will be housed inside the Center for Civil and Human Right, an organizational reason not without symbolism. It fights back against the notion that LGBT rights aren’t civil rights."

New Study Uses Google to Uncover Internet Racism and How it Shapes Mortality, Racial Disparities in Health

New Study Uses Google to Uncover Internet Racism and How it Shapes Mortality, Racial Disparities in Health

This fascinating study and its results have important implications for methods to measure and monitor racism, and to investigate its impact on mortality.

Supreme Court Marriage Ruling: No Silver Bullet for LGBT Equality

Supreme Court Marriage Ruling: No Silver Bullet for LGBT Equality

Black and brown people have been fighting for justice for centuries, and we celebrate the fact that more same-gender-loving couples can get married. But LGBT people of color are facing compounded discrimination based on our race, sexual orientation and/or gender identity.

Photo: Time

Justices to Hear Arguments on Constitutionality of Same-Sex Marriage

Justices to Hear Arguments on Constitutionality of Same-Sex Marriage

The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear arguments on whether there is a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. The session, scheduled to last two and a half hours, is the last public step before a decision, expected in June, that will resolve one of the great open questions in modern constitutional law.

Photo: Stephen Crowley/The New York Times

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LGBT Rights Victory Handed Down In Kenyan Court

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LGBT Rights Victory Handed Down In Kenyan Court

The country could become a bright spot for LGBT rights in East Africa following a ruling on Friday.

The Research Foundation to Cure AIDS Symposium Will Focus on Science and Impact of a Cure

The Research Foundation to Cure AIDS Symposium Will Focus on Science and Impact of a Cure

RFCA’s first symposium will be held in New York City on May 9th and will explore the opportunity, challenges, and impact of a world without AIDS. 

LGBT-competent physicians are scarce at US academic medical practices, study finds

LGBT-competent physicians are scarce at US academic medical practices, study finds

A new study by UCLA found that only 9 percent of U.S. academic medical practices have procedures for connecting patients to LGBT-competent physicians, and only 4 percent had policies for identifying those physicians.

Photo Credit: Keith Negley

Out Leadership to Reveal Groundbreaking LGBT "Ally Marketplace" Data at Annual Summit In New York

Out Leadership to Reveal Groundbreaking LGBT "Ally Marketplace" Data at Annual Summit In New York

Todd Sears, Founder and Principal of Out Leadership, will introduce new data drawn from proprietary Out Leadership research demonstrating the size and scope of the Ally Marketplace™ in the United States.

Georgia Says It Will Allow Hormones for Transgender Inmates

Georgia Says It Will Allow Hormones for Transgender Inmates

The policy change, which occurred Tuesday, was revealed in a federal court hearing on Thursday in Macon in the case of Ashley Diamond, 37, a transgender woman housed in a men’s prison, who said that three years ago Georgia illegally cut off the hormone treatment she had been taking for half her life.

Obama Calls for End to ‘Conversion’ Therapies for Gay and Transgender Youth

Obama Calls for End to ‘Conversion’ Therapies for Gay and Transgender Youth

President Obama is calling for an end to therapies aimed at “repairing” gay, lesbian and transgender youth. His decision on the issue is the latest example of his continuing embrace of gay rights.

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A New Battle at the UN Could Decide What 'LGBT' Means

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A New Battle at the UN Could Decide What 'LGBT' Means

As LGBT issues gain prominence at the global level, data will become a more important part of the debate. The Commission may be where the real battle takes place to define the reality of LGBT people.

NYTimes: Religious Protection Laws, Once Called Shields, Are Now Seen as Cudgels

NYTimes: Religious Protection Laws, Once Called Shields, Are Now Seen as Cudgels

 "Robert Katz, a professor at Indiana University’s Robert H. McKinney School of Law, said that Indiana already had strong constitutional protections for religious belief and that the new law seemed to result more from fear of same-sex marriage than from any demonstrated need."

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Why Indiana's RFRA Makes it Easy to Discriminate Against LGBT Americans

Why Indiana's RFRA Makes it Easy to Discriminate Against LGBT Americans

Rick Ungar: "However, as is typically the case when it comes to legislation, the devil is in the details—and the details in this instance are critical."