Liesl Bradner / TruthdigJul 4, 2014
A new photo book puts a face to the struggles of homosexual men and women in the U.S. armed forces. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 12, 2014
He may have driven over state lines in a Tesla, but Texas Gov. Rick Perry again demonstrated that he is clearly living in another era -- one that a vast swath of the country has already left behind -- during a speech in San Francisco on Wednesday night at the Commonwealth Club of California. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigMay 23, 2014
In a string of judicial opinions and public appearances dating back at least to the mid-1990s, Antonin Scalia has demonstrated that he cannot evaluate questions of gay rights with the temperament and open-mindedness expected of a judge. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigFeb 26, 2014
In the aftermath of the passage of Uganda's new law sanctioning severe penalties, including life in prison, for homosexual acts, a local newspaper printed a list of the country's "Top 200 Homosexuals." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigFeb 14, 2014
A study of gay men found evidence that male sexual orientation is influenced by genes, but not entirely, U.S. researchers say. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJan 5, 2014
Over the past decade or more, South Africa has seen a spate of sex crimes against lesbians that perpetrators sometimes appear to regard as "corrective rape." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
BLANKDec 30, 2013
One of the world's earliest computer geniuses, a British man whose work helped save humanity from fascism, was persecuted to death by the homophobic authorities of his era This Christmas Eve, thanks to popular pressure and the authority of Queen Elizabeth II, justice to his memory has been served in the form of a royal pardon. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 16, 2013
Rowan Williams, the former archbishop of Canterbury, says Christians in the U.S. and U.K. who claim they are being persecuted should "grow up" and not exaggerate the consequences of feeling "mildly uncomfortable" about living alongside others with different values. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 8, 2013
Since Russia passed several draconian anti-gay laws, many human rights activists have criticized the 2014 Winter Olympics being held in Sochi. Now, the gay English actor Stephen Fry has written an open letter to U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, calling for a ban on those games in February. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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