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Gay veterans sue Defense Department over military discharges
NBC Universal via AOL· 9 months agoA group of LGBTQ veterans who were dismissed from the U.S. military because of their sexuality are...
Veteran once imprisoned for being gay endures stigma of felony record
CBS News via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe U.S. military has made no affirmative effort to identify and revisit cases where service members...
29,000+ military vets kicked out over sexuality denied honorable discharge
CBS News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe new data, shared exclusively with CBS News, covers the years from 1980 until the federal courts...
Dame Kelly Holmes comes out as gay and says ‘I’m finally free’
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBritish Olympic champion Dame Kelly Homes has come out as gay at the age of 52. The double gold...
LGBT veterans memorial: ‘We're not a dirty secret’
BBC via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoAfter being dismissed, Carol Morgan hid her sexuality for more than 30 years [Gemma Laister/BBC News] The UK's first memorial for lesbian, gay, bisexual...
LGBT History Month: Hans Christian Andersen, Jazz Jennings honored in October
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA treasured fairy tale author, a "Jeopardy" champ, storied actors, a WNBA superstar, politicians,...
Dame Kelly Holmes says she ‘needed to do this now’ as she announces she is gay
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDame Kelly Holmes has announced that she is gay, saying she “needed to do this now”. Speaking during...
25 Years After Matthew Shepard's Death, Advocates Fear LGBTQ Rights Are In Peril
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 7 months agoIt’s been 25 years since Matthew Shepard, a gay 21-year-old University of Wyoming student, died six...
Lesbian Power Couple: Top Sniper and Machine-Gunner Are Taking on Putin’s Army
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 months agoPhoto Illustration by The Daily Beast / Handout “If I tell you the number of my confirmed kills, I’m...
David Mixner, LGBTQ+ activist and Bill Clinton campaign adviser, dies at 77
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 months agoNEW YORK — David Mixner, a longtime LGBTQ+ activist who was an adviser to Bill Clinton during his...