Day: February 27, 2013

Colorado family seeks equal treatment for transgender daughter
GLAAD has been working closely with the family of 6-year-old Coy Mathis and the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF) in asking Eagleside Elementary School in Fountain, CO to allow Coy to once again use the girls’ restroom at her school.

1st study of gay parents in Ireland
Around one in seven lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) parents has no legal status as a parent, despite having an active parenting role with their child , a new study has found.

Religion stands in way of openly gay NFLer: ex-QB
The current host of the Bears post-game show says, ‘There are some religions that are just not going to accept a gay individual in the locker room.’

Apple and Facebook Lobby Supreme Court for Gay Marriage
Apple, Facebook and other tech companies are joining gay-rights activists lobbying the U.S. Supreme Court to make gay marriage legal across the country.

Zoe Lyons: ‘Join me – Stroll for Stonewall!’
Zoe Lyons, one of the UK’s favourite comedians, will host Stonewall’s 2013 Brighton Equality Walk. Zoe, a Brightonian herself, will also be at the start line to spur on the hundreds of supporters raising money for the gay equality charity’s work to tackle anti-gay bullying in schools.