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The gay kicker and the homophobe: Eric Lueshen's first-hand account of being an openly gay ...

The gay kicker and the homophobe: Eric Lueshen's first-hand account of being an openly gay ...  - I ultimately did so in order to open minds, inspire LGBTQ people everywhere, and further progress the LGBTQ civil rights movement. Feedback has ...

Atheist author Peter Boghossian suggests gays shouldn't be proud. Is he proud to be an atheist?

Atheist author Peter Boghossian suggests gays shouldn't be proud. Is he proud to be an atheist?  - Many atheists, such as LGBTQ atheist author Greta Christina, responded—but Boghossian dug in and continued to defend his statement, tweeting ...

Homeless LGBT youth: Shunned by religious families

Homeless LGBT youth: Shunned by religious families  - Despite all these gains, many in the LGBT community are shunned by their own families. That's why, 10 years ago, Adison Petti wound up at Urban ...

Where LGBT Candidates Need the Most Help, Get the Least

Where LGBT Candidates Need the Most Help, Get the Least  - The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund's mission seems simple enough — elect more openly LGBT candidates to public office, thereby spreading equality.

In Singapore LGBT Case, UN Human Rights Office Gets Human Rights Law Wrong

In Singapore LGBT Case, UN Human Rights Office Gets Human Rights Law Wrong  - The UN Office of High Commission for Human Rights works with LGBT pressure groups around the world to convince governments that the phrase is a ...

Super Bowl 2015 host city to consider LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination ordinance

Super Bowl 2015 host city to consider LGBT -inclusive non-discrimination ordinance  - The city of Glendale, Ariz., would be fifth Arizona's city to pass an LGBT -inclusive non-discrimination ordinance under a proposal ...

Key LGBT races to watch

Key LGBT races to watch  - A number of LGBT candidates are on the ballot this Election Day in states across the country. Here are the key races to watch when the polls close ...

Why LGBTs are Watching the Senate this Election Day

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Why LGBTs are Watching the Senate this Election Day  - Elections are always important, and when it comes to things like civil rights issues and particularly LGBT rights, who gets elected can really make all ...

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute a 'Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality'

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute a 'Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality'  - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has been recognized as a "Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality" by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the ...

Human Rights Campaign Garden Party Set at Former William Holden Estate

Human Rights Campaign Garden Party Set at Former William Holden Estate  - Most recently, HRC launched its Project One America, which has sent staff and resources to work for LGBT rights in Arkansas, Alabama and ...

Among Rich Countries, America's Youth Took the Recession Especially Hard

Among Rich Countries, America's Youth Took the Recession Especially Hard  - UNICEF's report shows American children were hit relatively hard. ... (The U.S. government measures poverty differently; in 2013, the official poverty  ...

Overstating poverty doesn't feed kids

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Overstating poverty doesn't feed kids  - And yet, according to a recent Unicef report, America has worse levels of child poverty than all of those countries. That's despite the fact that if those ...

People Really Do Want the Media to Cover Poverty

People Really Do Want the Media to Cover Poverty  - When we published this story, America's Ridiculously Rich: the 2014 Edition, we never expected it to become a conversation about poverty in America .

Why doesn't poverty play a bigger role in US politics?

Why doesn't poverty play a bigger role in US politics?  - With 46 million people currently living in poverty and close to 90 million ... Many conversations about modern American poverty begin by discussing ...

US School District Paid Thousands of Dollars to Monitor Students on Social Media

US School District Paid Thousands of Dollars to Monitor Students on Social Media  - Eighty six percent of students expelled due to monitoring are black. ... of the children expelled thanks to the monitoring program are afro - americans , ...

Naval officer, a Butler native, speaks to Moon Area students

Naval officer, a Butler native , speaks to Moon Area students  - Security in Southeast Asia's seas and the fight against Latin American drug ... said, citing instability and rampant gang violence in Central America.

Make health care more accessible for Latino people

Make health care more accessible for Latino people  - We have all heard the saying, “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” This may be true, but it seems that the Latino community has a. different kind of ...

How Many Latino Voters Are Immigrant Families? Our Chart

How Many Latino Voters Are Immigrant Families? Our Chart  - As citizens across the country go to the polls on Election Day, I want the American people to know that the Justice Department will stand vigilant _ ...

The Number One Reason for Latinos to Vote

The Number One Reason for Latinos to Vote  - it's becoming clear that the Latino community wants to make a ... Our organizers went out into the community and found people eager to help.

Fox News regular says Obama is the most racist president in U.S. history

Fox News regular says Obama is the most racist president in U.S. history  - What the White House is trying to do is radicalize all politics and they're especially trying to tell the African - American voter that the GOP is against ...

Dems play race 'deck' in midterm elections

Dems play race 'deck' in midterm elections  - In this election, Democrats have been playing the entire race “deck. ... It has always mystified me why so many African - American voters remain loyal to ...

Spike Lee slams 'Real Housewives of Atlanta,' 'post-racial America'

Spike Lee slams 'Real Housewives of Atlanta,' 'post- racial America '  - Spike Lee dismissed the notion that we live in post- racial society since the election of America's first black president during an interview with Fusion TV ...

Controversy over 40000 'missing voters' in Georgia is raising racial tensions in US Senate race

Controversy over 40000 'missing voters' in Georgia is raising racial tensions in US Senate race  - We hate what (Kemp's) doing,” Warnock said, “but at the end of the day, he may have done us a favor.” Warnock predicted “historic African - American  ...

Texas Hispanic Democrat Manuel Medina Calls The Tea Party “Terrorist”–In A Spanish Language ...

Texas Hispanic Democrat Manuel Medina Calls The Tea Party “Terrorist”–In A Spanish Language ...  - Texas Hispanic Democrat Manuel Medina Calls The Tea Party ... and families with violence and firearms,” urging viewers to “¡Voto Demócrata!”.

Pictures of Haiti

Pictures of Haiti  - Natalie Wi, who owns a photo studio in Doylestown is leaving for Haiti to film the people and help fight poverty through a program called Poverty  ...