Last week my partner, Jerame, and I announced our engagement on Facebook. We’re going to get hitched in October on our 16th anniversary.  

When you think of South Dakota, progressive politics and champions for LGBT equality are probably not the first things that pop to mind. Rick Weiland, the Democrat candidate for Senate, is out to change your mind.

I’ll be in Orlando, Florida this week preventing a divorce at the Magic Kingdom. That’s right, I’ll be keeping a relationship together at the triennial Pride At Work ([email protected]) conference.

The ‘All American Boy’ singer doesn’t like to be objectified — anymore

If you've spent much time online, you've likely encountered the Activists Who Complain A Lot crowd. Generally well-intentioned, they not only critique a system of oppression, they also spend a large amount of time criticizing the people who are trying to tear that system down. You can find members of the AWCAL in any social justice movement, but LGBT people have turned the technique into an art form.

The Salvation Army, like most American Christian denominations, is struggling with how to reconcile their religious doctrine with the growing acceptance of LGBT civil rights.

They say even a stopped clock is right twice a day…

An interesting facet of LGBT life in America is that the LGBT community from one era is easily distinguished from another. Our history has been marked by distinctive milestones that, not only, dramatically changed how society viewed us, but also acted as definitive markers, aiding us in identifying when an LGBT person lived.

As a gay man in his 40s, I have a long history with direct action protests for LGBT rights. I've earned my right to critique and criticize groups like GetEqual when I think their protests are misguided or unproductive. But do I have the same free reign to judge the Black Lives Matter protests? Or does my history of fighting for queer civil rights count for nothing with this new movement demanding racial justice?

Would you sign up for a gay dating site that uses techniques reminiscent of the religious right to gain new members?

The tide has turned on marriage equality in the United States. From now on, activists will be fighting an offensive battle for civil rights; the days of defending against state-level constitutional amendments are over.

After decades spent fighting for LGBT rights in my home state of Indiana, my husband, Jerame, and I were given the best possible wedding gift last week when we said our vows in Washington, DC. The same day we were married, the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of the court ruling overturning Indiana’s law banning same-sex marriages. Marriage equality became the law of the land in Indiana on the day we were married.

Hypocritical religious leaders are hardly a new breed. In the Bible, Jesus reserved his harshest words for Pharisees — the equivalent of modern day religious right ministers and organizational leaders combined with governmental authorities.

One of the most disturbing aspects of the current fervor for religious exemption laws is how quickly many supposedly progressive backers are either downplaying the laws as unimportant or even supporting passage.

Since the Obama administration can easily be considered the most LGBT-friendly in history, why is it considering rewarding the country of Brunei for implementing a law that allows gays to be stoned to death and women to be whipped for “disobedience”?