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Shirvell Gets EXACTLY What He Deserves

Justice rears its head once in a while, as it has done now, in the case of Andrew Shirvell, the assistant state attorney general in Michigan. Shirvell was very deservedly fired on Monday. If you missed the bizarre story, Shirvell is infamous for the stalking and harassment of Chris Armstrong, a student at the University […]

Olbermann Goes Back To Work

  After an online signature campaign collected more than 250,000 signatures, it looks like Keith Olbermann is headed back to his MSNBC show starting Tuesday, November 8th. The entire incident stemmed from the revelation that Olbermann was suspended due to political contributions he made which were against the policy of the network. This, despite the

Openly Gay Episcopal Bishop Resigns

  Episcopal bishop Gene Robinson, has announced that he will retire in 2013, a decision based on the threats he and his family have received since his consecration  as the first openly gay bishop in 2003. The strain on him and his family has reached a breaking point, and he can no longer accept the

Constance McMillen – Woman of the Year

With all that’s happened recently regarding bullying and teen suicides, it’s important to share our experiences with others. We all know that the teen years are the hardest for LGBT people, but we also know, as Dan Savage’s brilliant campaign has proven, "it gets better". That’s something we need to keep reinforcing with LGBT teens.

News In Clementi Suicide Released

According to their attorneys, Dharun Ravi and Molly Wei, the Rutgers students who secretly spied on Tyler Clementi and a male friend in his dorm room, resulting in Clementi committing suicide, were the only ones who saw the video, and only for a couple of minutes. It’s claimed that they saw Clementi and the man

VIDEO: Anderson Gets McCance

Well, here we go again. Another public apology from someone claiming that they didn’t mean what they said and that they aren’t the way people are painting them. A HUGE problem with today’s society is that because it’s so easy to get caught being hateful, or bigoted, or just plain stupid, we’ve created this "public

Arkansas Dept Of Education Responds

These are the statements made by Arkansas Midland School Board member Clint McCance’s concerning the recent Spirit Day… "Seriously they want me to wear purple because five queers killed themselves. The only way im wearin it for them is if they all commit suicide. I cant believe the people of this world have gotten this

Another Suicide

Courtesy  The Advocate   A 19-year-old Oakland University sophomore took his own life Tuesday, a few months after telling his family and friends he was gay. Family members of Corey Jackson say they believe the Rochester Hills, Mich., college student had been bullied over his sexual orientation, and it ultimately led him to commit suicide.