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Cuba Gay Rights March

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LGBT Community in Cuba Celebrates Day Against Homophobia And Transphobia

By Sugey Palomares | 05/20/2013 - 12:44 | 0 Comments

The streets of Havana were home to colorful marches, cultural events, and drag shows during the celebrations for International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia last Friday. The event’s scheduled included a gala bash at the capital's infamous...

Vicci Martinez at the NAACP Theatre Awards

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Singer Vicci Martinez on Coming Out: "I Believed God Cared More About Me Loving and Being Loved" (EXCLUSIVE)

By Helen Ubinas | 04/26/2013 - 12:12 | 0 Comments

President Barack Obama made history when he talked about gay rights in his inaugural speech — proof that support for same-sex marriage is growing. But the change of attitude is even more apparent in the usually socially conservative Latino community than among the general public. In 2006, 56 percent of Latinos opposed same-sex marriage. Now 52 percent say...

Transgender Man Becomes First to Give Birth in Chile

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Transgender Man Becomes First in Chile to Give Birth

By Kamren Curiel | 04/25/2013 - 12:36 | 0 Comments

A Chilean transgender man is making headlines after being the first recorded male in Chile's history to give birth. Known as "Matias," he represents a rare instance in which a transgender man in Chile was able to keep his female genitalia, though he is legally male.

“We know that our case is a milestone, a precedent,” said Matías, who chose to keep his identity...

Adela Hernandez

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Transgender Woman Wins Election, Makes History in Cuba

By Samantha Leal | 11/20/2012 - 14:05 | 0 Comments

Adela Hernandez, a transgender who lives as a woman in a central Cuban village, has won an election in a local office -- claiming the win as the "biggest victory" possible over all the "repudiation" she has encountered for the 48 years of her life, reports ...

WATCH: Mario Lopez & Naya Rivera Join Forces in Anti-LGBT Bullying PSA

By Amaris Castillo | 10/14/2011 - 15:31 | 0 Comments

In a new Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) PSA campaign, Mario Lopez and Naya Rivera speak out against bullying gay and transgender youth....