AIDS group rallies behind GOP bill

A major AIDS activist group says the Obama administration and Democratic congress have dropped the ball on HIV/AIDS funding .. and a Republican-led bill is necessary to save lives.

HHS has scheduled hearing on blood donation ban

Gay rights groups say they will testify before a Department of Health and Human Services advisory committee – about the blanket ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men.

Servicemembers United: HRC could have done more

One of the country’s leading advocates of lifting the military’s ban on openly gay service says the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell might have been a sure thing by now … if other gay rights advocates had taken action sooner, and stronger.

GetEQUAL ENDA protest on Capitol Hill

Gay rights supporters held protests around the country on Thursday, demanding passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Dozens gathered in Washington DC at noon for a rally organized by activist group GetEqual. At the same time, GetEqual says around a hundred supporters protested at the San Francisco office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Gay married MD state employees to get equal benefits

Same-sex spouses of Maryland state employees will now be eligible for the same benefits that opposite-sex spouses get.

Servicemembers United lauches Military Partners initiative

An anti-Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell group has started a new website aimed at helping a population it says is vastly under-served … the partners of gays in the military.

Clients of NY’s GMHC blasting proposed move

Clients of Manhattan-based HIV service provider ‘Gay Men’s Health Crisis’ are protesting the group’s proposed move – out of the city’s primary gay neighborhood, and into a new building which clients say is inadequate.

Self-Proclaimed ‘Homophobe’ Out of Energy Dept. Gulf Spill Team

May 18, 2010 10:18 am EDT: UPDATED with additional background

The U.S. Department of Energy has removed a member of the five-person panel set up to find solutions to last month’s gulf oil spill – after complaints from gay rights supporters and progressives about some of his ideas.

American Eagle clothes drops anti-trans rule

Clothing retailer ‘American Eagle Outfitters’ has made all of its New York State locations more transgender-friendly – after an investigation found they were anything but.

Study Finds Foreign Militaries Integrated Gays Smoothly

A new study of foreign militaries says the fears of those who oppose openly gay service are unfounded.