By John Mack Freeman The United Nations Human Rights office has released its first video campaign specifically targeting worldwide LGBT discrimination. Watch it below:
Watch: UN launches first campaign against LGBT discrimination
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Watch: StoryCorps releases animated story from pre-Stonewall era about coming out
By John Mack Freeman For National Coming Out Day this year, StoryCorps has released an animated version of one of their contributor’s coming out stories. Via Out.com: The groundbreaking oral history project StoryCorps released the animated short “The Saint of Dry Creek” in partnership with the It Gets Better Project today as part of the OutLoud […]
Argentina lifts gay, bisexual blood ban
By John Mack Freeman In an encouraging move towards embracing actual health science and medicine, Argentina has lifted its ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men. The health ministry announced that the current ban is being relaxed. Via PinkNews: The official statement from the ministry said the plan was to “advance towards a national […]
Tide commercial jabs at same sex marriage opponents
Watch: John Oliver explains the need for the Equality Act
Watch: Laverne Cox on TimesTalks
By Ashley R. Lierman Trans actress and icon Laverne Cox spoke to the New York Times for their TimesTalks series this week. Cox discussed her experiences on Orange is the New Black, trans justice, and her new documentary project Free CeCe, about the imprisonment and release of African-American transwoman CeCe McDonald for defending herself against […]
Watch: Trailer for UK’s first trans sitcom released
Watch: OITNB’s Lea DeLaria Bares Soul And More
By Ashley R. Lierman A new video featuring Orange Is The New Black actor, comedian, and out lesbian Lea DeLaria has been released in the YouTube StyleLikeU series, which seeks to “empowers people to accept and express their true selves.” Over the course of the video, DeLaria holds a frank and emotional discussion of her sexual […]
Banned Chinese Gay Sitcom Finds Success Online
By Ashley R. Lierman Rainbow Family (English title) is a new Chinese sitcom inspired by Will & Grace, which has banned from airing in its home country. Since being made available online, however, the first two episode of the series have tens of millions of views and counting. According to Out: Rainbow Family focuses on […]
Watch: “Fun Home” wins five Tony Awards
By John Mack Freeman The musical Fun Home based on the award-winning graphic novel by Alison Bechdel has won five Tony awards at this year’s awards including Best Musical. The show won the most awards of any show this year. Via Advocate.com The show not only won the award for Best Musical, but also saw Tonys handed […]