
Gay Rights
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...
Commentary: Too Bad Daddy Yankee Isn’t Gay
By Jesus Trivino | 04/06/2013 - 09:21 | 0 Comments
When a picture allegedly showing Daddy Yankee making out with another guy hit Twitter earlier this week, the reggaeton superstar had to once again take time out of his busy schedule to make it clear that he’s straighter...
Sara Ramirez: "I’m Going to Support the LGBT Community Until the Day I Die" (EXCLUSIVE)
By Lee Hernandez | 11/07/2012 - 17:23 | 0 Comments
Grey’s Anatomy star Sara Ramirez has always fought for equal rights for the LGBT community. The Mexican-American and Irish actress—who plays gay orthopedic surgeon Callie Torres on the hit ABC medical drama—has appeared in Spanish-language PSAs for GLAAD (...
California Court Deems Proposition 8 "Unconstitutional"
By Sugey Palomares | 02/07/2012 - 16:03 | 0 Comments
Many opposing the Prop 8 bill are celebrating a victorious win in the justice system. The federal appeals court overturned Proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage, today in California. The decision was made nearly four years after the ban was passed. According to the...
EXCLUSIVE: DWTS Contestant J.R. Martinez on the End of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: “It’s About Time”
By Lee Hernandez | 09/27/2011 - 12:48 | 0 Comments
Before he was a TV star, J.R. Martinez was an infantryman in the U.S. Army. During his deployment to Iraq in 2003, the Salvadoran served as a Humvee driver, and when his left front tire hit a landmine, Martinez suffered burns to more than 40 percent of his body. Since then, the Army vet has undergone 33 cosmetic and skin graft surgeries.
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Brazil Recognizes Legal Rights of Same-Sex Couples, Defies Church
By Angie Romero | 05/09/2011 - 19:04 | 1 Comment
Brazil has never been a country that is afraid of defiance. Remember when they broke Merck’s patent on the AIDS drug efivarenz in 2007 in favor of a much cheaper, generic kind, in essence giving the middle finger to pharma giants?
Now, in a watershed moment for gay rights activists, the country’s Supreme Court has ruled that the legal rights of same-sex couples must...
WATCH: Demi Lovato's Anti-Bullying Campaign
By Mariela Rosario | 10/05/2010 - 09:30 | 0 Comments
Demi Lovato recorded a video message for all the youth out there who may be suffering at the hands of bullies. Over the last few weeks, five teenagers have committed suicide because they were being bullied. Lovato has always felt that this issue was important, so she took a moment to let other young people know about the Pacer's kids against bullying...
WATCH: Rosie Perez Fights for Marriage Equality
By Mariela Rosario | 10/01/2010 - 11:20 | 0 Comments
Rosie Perez teamed up with Fight Back NY to share a message about equal rights and same-sex marriage. "When it comes to equality in this state and in this country, gay people deserve the same rights as everyone else. Period,"...
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