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President Obama made history this week when he became the first American president in 88 years to visit Cuba in his continuing diplomatic outreach to the island nation. It was no surprise that Obama discussed the half-century old embargo on Cuba, but a surprising part of a speech he gave in Cuba yesterday involved his talk of…

Caitlyn Jenner’s conservative political stance has been a topic of debate among activists, haters and fans of her “I Am Cait” show ever since she began to open up about her life months ago. And one thing that’s rocketed to the front page of the tabloids is Jenner’s recent admission that she’s not always been…

President Barack Obama has been gaining widespread attention over the last few months over his heavy push for new laws to grant equal rights and protection to the LGBT community. And in that time he’s gained a growing number of supporters, including one cashier in Austin, Texas, who made the president chuckle with a surprise…

Last month, President Obama set out on a large scale plan to bring about stronger federal laws to protect the LGBT community. Now, Obama is continuing his plans and recently announced that he will sign an executive order to ban workplace discrimination against federal employees based on their gender identity. According to the Huffington Post, the…

All last week, President Obama worked tirelessly to improve LGBT rights by pushing Congress to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act and by extending family and medical leave benefits to married gay couples. Now, a new report reveals that President Obama finished up the week by expanding a host of government benefits to cover same-sex couples…

All week long, President Obama has been working several angles to push Congress to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which would band workplace discrimination over gender and sexuality nationwide. Now, President Obama is taking time to handle another equality issue as it’s been revealed that he plans to extend family and medical leave rights to…

When it comes to LGBT equality, no other sport has been more supportive this week than the world of professional wrestling. Earlier this week, the WWE partnered with the famous NOH8 campaign for a major series of photos in support of marriage equality. Now, one of wrestling’s biggest legends, Stone Cold Steve Austin, is weighing…

In recent years, Dr. Ben Carson has, sadly, become more so known for his highly conservative beliefs, critiques of President Obama, and homophobic viewpoints rather than his years as a pioneering black doctor. Unfortunately, Carson did nothing to redeem himself in the public eye this past weekend when he spoke at the the Conservative Political…

Across the globe, issues of LGBT rights and marriage have been a major talking point as governments have decided to either grant LGBT people equal rights or strip them of their freedoms. And although some countries, such as Russia, have done the latter, Russia’s neighbors to the West recently took a step toward progress as…

For more than a year, President Barack Obama has been a staunch supporter of marriage equality. Now he’s focusing his sights on providing wide spread legal protection and rights to the LGBT community. Last night, Obama took on the role of blogger for the Huffington Post and wrote a letter supporting the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA),…

Morgan State University student Brian Stewart has filed a complaint against his school’s chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi, alleging that the fraternity rejected him because he is gay. In an interview with Fox Baltimore, Stewart, a 20-year-old senior business major, explained that he wanted to become a member of Alpha Kappa Psi ever since he was…

Chris Brown hasn’t at all had a pristine history when it comes to him and the LGBT community. Although the singer has claimed that he embraces and makes music for gay, straight and bisexual fans, he’s been caught many times dropping anti-gay slurs, inciting the ire of many LGBT activists and allies. Now, the singer…

Pope Francis turned heads a few months ago when he claimed that he had no right to judge the LGBT community. Now Pope Francis has shocked the world again after he recently claimed that the Roman Catholic Church has become “obsessed” with the LGBT community and should not intrude on the lives of gay people.…

Over the last year, many powerful LGBT allies have stepped up to defend the rights of the LGBT community, but none have had such striking commentary on the issue of LGBT rights and acceptance as for South African archbishop Desmond Tutu, who recently claimed that he’d rather go to hell than got a homophobic heaven.…

Last month was an monumental moment for LGBT rights as the Supreme Court struck down a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, a move which was adamantly supported by President Barack Obama. But after recently delivering a speech about LGBT rights in Africa, religious leaders in the continent are now lashing out at President Obama. During…

Yesterday was a tremendous day when it comes to the LGBT rights movement. After months of debate, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. SCOTUS also ruled 5-4 that there is “no standing” in the earlier Prop 8 case, Hollingsworth v. Perry, in which Prop 8…

Over the last year, President Barack Obama has spoken in support of marriage equality. And yesterday, with the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act and Prop 8, President Obama and countless others rejoiced as the nation moved toward equality for all citizens. To celebrate the landmark ruling, President Obama called…

This past Sunday, President Barrack Obama made history when he gave the commencement address at the all-male HBCU Morehouse College, giving words of hope, change and inspiration to the next generation of young black leaders. With the world around us changing not only for the young black community, but also for the young black LGBT…

This weekend, the 24th annual GLAAD Media Awards were held in Los Angeles, bringing out several major stars, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Chaz Bono, Charlize Theron and Kelly Rowland. But it was former president Bill Clinton who stole the show when he gave a moving and personal speech about his journey to embracing same-sex marriage. During…

The LGBT rights activists, the LGBT community, especially the transgender community, are relishing a spike in national coverage and representation that it’s never known before. Although strides are being made bring equality to the transgender community, many trans people across the country are living without laws to provide them their basic human rights or to protect…