by Polly-Gean Cox, LCSWA Monday August 19th, Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey declared the practice of conversion therapy on minors illegal in the state of...
Last fall, LGBTQ individuals and allies found solace and strength when Macklemore and Ryan Lewis released “Same Love,” The fourth single off of their album “The...
REV. AL SHARPTON & MARTIN LUTHER KING, III, TO BE JOINED BY CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS (LAST LIVING CONVENER OF 1963 MARCH ON WASHINGTON), HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADER NANCY...
by Deona Hooper, MSW This week’s film maker being highlighted is Jen Ackerman who created a documentary on the challenges and barriers that members of the...
LGBT, LGBTQ, LGBTQIA…..In previous articles, I have used several of these acronyms, and I want to use this article as a way to clarify what they...
On July 10, 2013, just two weeks after DOMA was ruled unconstitutional, members of the Senate Committee ruled 15-7 in favor of Senate Bill 815 called the...
Recently, three people have died by suicide in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina in less than a year by jumping off the top of a parking garage. If...
A jolt was sent through the LGBT blogosphere when the groundbreaking lesbian blogger, Pam Spaulding, “blogmistress” of Pam’s House Blend, announced this week that after 9 years...
The United State’s system of health care continues it’s progression in providing all-inclusive services since the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act. Monday, July 1st ,...
On Friday June 28, 2013, a memorandum was issued from the United States Office of Personnel Management(OPM) in response to the repeal of DOMA . This memorandum simply...
by Logan Keziah Michigan LGBT couples receive more good news. U.S. District Court Judge David S. Lawson, ruled that a law banning school districts and local governments...
By Amanda Huber, MSW, LCSWA Yesterday, the LGBTQ Community celebrated the end of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). However, the pathway to marriage equality has...
By Polly-Gean Cox MSW, LCSWA Across the nation, supporters of LGBTQ legislation joined Edie Windsor of New York in celebrating the Supreme Courts ruling to repeal DOMA...
Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW Director of Community Development Today the United States Supreme Court handed down decisions on two same-sex marriage cases. In United States...
By Polly-Gean Cox, MSW, LCSWA On June 13th, President Barack Obama held the fourth LGBT Pride reception since taking office in 2008. On Friday, the President...
by Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW Learning that one’s child is homosexual, lesbian, bisexual or transsexual can be a tremendous shock to a parent. In fact,...
It has been one year since Amendment One passed here in North Carolina . The marriage amendment was a hot topic around the state bringing a much-needed debate at the same time a...
By Deona Hooper, MSW I had no intentions of doing any writing today, but I came across a video in my inbox that was too good...
Current NBA free agent, Jason Collins, took the world by storm earlier this week after becoming the first major sport athlete to announce that he was...
Rarely, do I read an opinion piece or article not located on a social work site written from a social work friendly place. When I do,...