Topics :: equal rights

’God Hates Fags’ Church Gets Gay Pride Neighbor

By Jason St. Amand | Thursday Mar 21, 2013
Members of the Westboro Baptist Church said they love their new neighbor’s rainbow-colored house, which was painted like the pride flag to counteract the anti-gay group’s hateful messages.

Colombian High Court Stands Firm On Gay Rights Support

By Jason St. Amand | Wednesday Mar 13, 2013
Colombia’s high court reiterated its stance that the South American country’s LGBT couples’ lack of equal rights needs to be amended and that same-sex couples should have the right to marry.

Turkish Court Rules Gay Sex Is Natural

By Jason St. Amand | Thursday Feb 21, 2013
A court in the almost-entirely Muslim country of Turkey ruled that gay sex is not unnatural in a landmark ruling that contradicts Turkey’s Supreme Court.

Lisa Bloom Isn’t Impressed by Your ’Swagger’

By Chris Sosa | Saturday Jun 2, 2012
Lisa Bloom, the fiery civil rights attorney, television legal contributor, and best-selling author, talks to EDGE about her new book, thug culture, the importance of reading, and animal welfare.

Gay Calif. Inmates Restricted from Drug Rehab Program

By Jason St. Amand | Saturday Jan 14, 2012
A policy in the Riverside County Jail system bars gays from entering a successful drug rehab program. A public defender has filed a motion to have the policy altered to allow gays into the program.

Iowa Lesbian Couple Wins Birth Certificate Lawsuit

By Jason St. Amand | Monday Jan 9, 2012
A same-sex couple from Des Moines, Iowa, recently won their lawsuit against the state. A judge ruled that the Department of Public Health had to put both parents’ names on their child’s birth certificate.

African Nation Believes Curriculum Can ’Reduce Homosexuality’

By Jason St. Amand | Wednesday Dec 14, 2011
Ghana’s Ministry of Education recently announced that it wanted to train teachers to educate children about homosexuality and its "adverse consequences."

More Than 100K Sign Petition to Reconsider Gay Marriage in Maine

By Jason St. Amand | Tuesday Dec 6, 2011
EqualityMaine collects more than 100,000 to support a 2012 Maine ballot initiative that would allow the state to give out marriage licenses to gay couples.

Hundreds Rally in Nepal for Sexual Rights

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA | Thursday Aug 18, 2011
Hundreds of gay, lesbian, transgender people marched with supporters in a southern Nepal town Sunday to demand equal rights under a new constitution the country is in the process of writing.

Inspiration in Oslo, Norway

By William Kapfer | Friday Feb 12, 2010
Inspiration at the Worldwide Mr. Gay competition in Oslo, Norway.