Marriage Equality

Clay Bennett / Truthdig Jan 4, 2014 Dig deeper

Workplace Discrimination

Adam Zyglis, Cagle Cartoons, The Buffalo News Nov 12, 2013 Dig deeper

Binational Gay Matrimony Recognized by U.S. Immigration

Staff / Truthdig Oct 29, 2013 Tom Knutson and Phan Datthuyawat were married in Sacramento five years ago; now, thanks to the Supreme Court legalizing gay marriage on a federal level, Datthuyawat can finally visit his family in Thailand without worrying about being unable to return to America to live with his husband. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Prove You’re Gay to Stay in the U.K.

Staff / Truthdig Oct 15, 2013 The United Kingdom's Border Agency is demanding that people seeking asylum from prosecution in other countries due to their sexual preferences provide evidence of their homosexuality. Its line of questioning has led some to extremes just to ensure their own safety. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Anti-Gay Putin

Steve Sack, Cagle Cartoons, The Minneapolis Star Tribune Aug 14, 2013 Dig deeper

Seeking Asylum

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Aug 14, 2013 Dig deeper

How Mormons Helped Pave the Road to Gay Marriage

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 14, 2013 After spending an estimated $20 million and employing 77 people full time to ban gay marriage in California with Proposition 8 in 2008, the church's political surrender on the issue has enabled a cultural shift that is spreading rapidly across the United States. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Sir Ian McKellen Speaks Ill of the Dead

Staff / Truthdig Apr 19, 2013 The British actor says what the obituaries are leaving out about Margaret Thatcher -- her administration was nasty, especially when it came to homosexuality; gruesome images, like those taken during the Boston Marathon attacks, can teach us true sympathy and should not be censored or ignored; and maybe our Founding Fathers are to blame for the seeming impossibility of gun control. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Boy Scouts and Gays

John Cole, Cagle Cartoons, The Scranton Times-Tribune Feb 11, 2013 Dig deeper

Drama Over Including Gays in Immigration Reform

Staff / Truthdig Feb 1, 2013 Though President Obama is trying to find a place for gay binational couples in his immigration reform plan, Republicans such as Sen. Lindsey Graham just won't have it; as a tribute to the late Aaron Swartz, MIT should make academic articles free to the public; meanwhile, new studies show that urbanites have developed neural responses that keep them constantly on the lookout for danger. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

What Would Thomas Friedman Write?

Staff / Truthdig Dec 31, 2012 The columnist receives the satire treatment; a gay GOP group places an anti-Chuck Hagel ad in The New York Times to get President Obama's attention; meanwhile, the Chinese government is mandating people visit their elderly parents. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Ex-Gay’ Therapy Banned in California

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Oct 1, 2012 Same-sex marriage is still not legal in California, but the Golden State took a positive step for gay rights over the weekend when it became the first in the U.S. to ban a controversial form of therapy that seeks to change the sexual orientation of children and teens. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )