GLBT

The Davis County school district has restricted access to a book called “In Our Mother’s House”, which depicts a family with lesbian parents. In January, a kindergartner at Windridge Elementary School checked out the book. But when he brought it home to his mother she contacted the school, upset that her child had been able ... read more »

Just one day after the announcement made by DC Comics that one of their major characters would be coming out of the closet next month, Marvel Comics has upped the ante and announced that their first openly gay character, Northstar, will finally tie the knot with his longtime boyfriend. Marvel said Tuesday that Canadian character ... read more »

DC Comics is planning to reintroduce one of their major characters as gay in an issue expected to be released in June. DC co-publisher Dan DiDio had previously said in an interview with The Advocate that the were planning to introduce new LGBT characters instead of switching the sexual orientation of existing characters.  In the past, DC had switched ... read more »

North Carolina already had laws in place to prevent gay marriage, but Tuesday, May 08, 2012, they took it a step further. Voters went to the polls and decided 61 to 39 percent to become the 29th state to add an anti-gay amendment to the North Carolina constitution. Now it isn’t just marriage that has ... read more »

Bridgeport, Ohio mother of four Jennifer Tyrrell was recently ousted as her son’s den leader because she is a lesbian.  Tyrrell had led the Tiger Scout troop for over a year when she was told that she “did not meet the high standards of membership that the [Boy Scouts of America] seeks.”  Bob Drury, scout ... read more »

On Monday, Brandon McInerney plead guilty to killing fellow eighth-grade classmate Larry King at E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard, near Los Angeles. Along with the murder charge, the seventeen year-old also plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter and use of a firearm in connection with the slaying. McInerney will now face 21 years in prison in addition to the ... read more »

Thomas Beatie, the pregnant man who shot to fame after his bearded face and pregnant belly were pictured in media outlets across the country in 2007, now has three kids and appeared on the Oct. 31 episode of the syndicated television show The Doctors with his wife, Nancy, and their three children. People Magazine posted ... read more »

Google is now offering a new choice that many seem thrilled about it.  The choices:  Male, Female, or Other. Google may not have started the choice of “Other” as a transgender source, says The New York Times; but it sure has made those who support the “Preferred Gender Pronouns (P.G.P. as they are referred to) ... read more »

Minnesota’s largest school district is under federal investigation after allegations of bullying for reasons of sexual preference. Anoka-Hennipen’s district 11 admitted on Wednesday that the US departments of Justice and Education launched their investigation in November of 2010. In a statement released to the press, the district said they’ve been having “collaborative discussions” with federal ... read more »

The San Francisco Chronicle reports that on Thursday, Governor Jerry Brown signed a controversial bill into law that requires public schools to teach students about the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans. The bill also includes provisions to add disabled Americans to the social science curriculum in all public schools. The governor ... read more »

The comedian and 30 Rock star, who has been publicly thrown under the bus by his peers for his rant at a show in Nashville, has been doing his best to save face. Morgan has apologized and has since made good on his word to “meet with teens who had suffered due to their sexuality.” ... read more »

Reactions to the Tracy Morgan rant about homosexuality at a Tennessee venue are stirring up Hollywood. On Saturday, Roland Martin of CNN came to Morgan’s defense, claiming the rant was just part of the show. “Say I’m wrong. Fine. Say I’m insensitive to gays and lesbians. Fine. I’ll wait for the usual bigots to say that I’m defending ... read more »

This week the children of Redwood Heights Elementary School of Oakland, California were introduced to gender diversity using examples of gender variety in nature. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the lessons included descriptions of animals such as the transgendered clownfish and all female gecko groups. The lesson was devised by the Gender Spectrum trainer, Joel Baum, ... read more »