“This is the story of my experience as a mother of a gay son and how I struggled to support him during his middle and high school years. It is the third video in my Proud Mom series. I created these videos, with my son's support, to promote acceptance and support of LGBTQ youth in families, communities and schools.” Watch the video on Vimeo … [Read more...]
LGBT News: Gaming in Color Documentary Focuses on Queer Gamers
“The feature focuses on gaming in American society as a whole, the few LGBT characters in narratives currently seen in video games, and the growth of the queer geek community over the past few years.” Read More in The Advocate … [Read more...]
LGBT Youth Voices: 14 year old Christine Breaks Her Silence
Christine has partnered with The Poet Warrior Project to share this beautiful and powerful spoken word piece about breaking the silence. View her video on YouTube … [Read more...]
LGBT State News: A Journey From Daughter to Son – A Transgender Teen’s Story
“A California transgender teen is sharing his story to encourage acceptance of other LGBT kids like himself. Jadee Dennis, the youngest of six children, says he left a letter for his mother that put into words what he felt for so long, but never quite knew how to say it.” Watch this story on LGBTQ Nation … [Read more...]
LGBT Youth Voices: Open Editorial – I Am Your Gay Immigrant Brother
“I am your gay immigrant brother, and I need your help to stop the discrimination, the deportation, and the despair faced by so many undocumented communities right now. I came to the United States from Peru and recently became a naturalized citizen. Yet as I write this, my friends sit in immigration detention.” Read more in The Advocate … [Read more...]
LGBT News: Neon Trees’ Tyler Glenn Comes Out as Gay in Rolling Stone
“Glenn speaks candidly about his first gay experiences, his band's reaction to his coming out and his complicated relationship with his conservative religion in our new story.” Read More in Rolling Stone … [Read more...]
Local LGBT News: Los Gatos Transgender Woman Fights Back Against Scotts Valley Fitness Company
“Even though Jönnson is barred from CrossFit women's competitions, she could be eligible for the Olympic Games. International Olympic Committee guidelines permit transsexual athletes to compete under their new gender if they have undergone sex reassignment surgery, legally changed their gender, undergone hormone therapy for a period of time and meet Olympic androgene testing requirements.” Read More in The Santa Cruz Sentinel … [Read more...]
LGBT News: X-Men is about gay rights, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart
“The esteemed British actors and best friends, who play enemies Magneto and Professor Charles Xavier in the movie franchise, say the persecution of ‘mutants’ in the film reflects the struggles of the LGBT community.” Read More at Gay Star News … [Read more...]
National LGBT News: What 43 LGBT Activists Did In The Idaho State Capitol That Led To Their Arrest
“‘We are here to insist the Idaho Legislature finally add four words, ‘sexual orientation’ and ‘gender identity,’ to Idaho’s Human Rights Act to prevent the suicides, beatings, loss of jobs, evictions and the fear that too many gay and transgender Idahoans live with every day...’” Read More at Queerty … [Read more...]
What’s Life Like for Russia’s LGBT Youth? Interview with Lena Klimova
“On June 30th 2013, the Russian government banned the ‘propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations’ to minors in a censorship act which enshrined homophobia in Russia's legislation. It is now illegal to give any information to under-18s about non heterosexual relationships. Lena Klimova, the founder of LGBT youth support group Deti-404, talks about the new law and its effects upon Russian youth” Read the full Interview at Cafe Babel … [Read more...]