On AlterNet: lgbtq

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "lgbtq"

Conservative 'Culture of Bullying' Keeps LGBTQ Youth From Feeling Safe

Jin Zhao, AlterNet. April 5, 2012.

When a documentary about bullied children gets a stronger MPAA rating than a film about teenagers fighting to the death, you know something is wrong with our culture.

The U.S. Is Becoming a Friendlier Place for Gay Residents -- Unless They're Immigrants

Jin Zhao, AlterNet. March 9, 2012.

Even in the states where same-sex marriage is legal, same-sex spouses of U.S. citizens are not eligible for green cards because of the Defense of Marriage Act.

6 Companies That Stand Up for Gay Rights (Now If They Only Had Good Labor Practices Too)

Lauren Kelley, AlterNet. February 12, 2012.

These companies figured out that support for marriage equality is good for business. When will labor rights be good for business?

The Sky Isn't Falling: It Turns Out Gay Marriage Has Not Destroyed the Institution for Heteros

M. V. Lee Badgett, NYU Press. August 15, 2009.

A new book shreds the conservative talking points.

"Gay for Rachel Maddow": What a Hot, Smart, Lesbian Pundit Means for an Uneasy America

Jonanna Widner, Bitch Magazine. March 11, 2009.

Cable news isn't the most female-friendly or queer-friendly place. As a whole, it is Middle America; Maddow is more Middlesex.

Join the National Day of Protest Against Prop 8

ZP Heller, Brave New Films. November 14, 2008.

Find out where your local protest will gather.