Russia Today
| Apr 23, 2013
Paris protesters clashed with riot police after the French parliament passed a historic, controversial law allowing same-sex couples to marry and to adopt children. Applause erupted in the National Assembly when the bill passed 331 to 225, but pro...
Inthehouse.co.nz
| Apr 17, 2013
When New Zealand's parliament approved a bill to introduce marriage equality, MPs and spectators in the public gallery celebrated in an unexpected way: by breaking into a Maori love song. Produced by Tandem Studios.
Euronews
| Apr 11, 2013
Lawmakers in Uruguay have bucked the opposition of the Catholic church and approved gay marriage by a heavy margin. The country is the third in the Americas -- after Canada and Argentina -- to legalize same-sex marriage and the 12th worldwide.
Al Jazeera English
| Apr 4, 2013
Moves to legalize same-sex marriage in France have drawn a furious response from Catholic hardliners and other groups. The law has passed the National Assembly and is now before the Senate, but opponents are demanding it be put to a referendum.
Democracy Now!
| Mar 27, 2013
For the second day in a row, the US Supreme Court is confronting the issue of same-sex marriage, hearing arguments today on the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, that denies federal benefits to legally married same-sex co...
Democracy Now!
| Mar 8, 2013
President Obama has signed into law historic new protections for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault with the expanded reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. Initially passed in 1994, the bill lapsed in 2011 after Republica...
ITN News
| Mar 6, 2013
Mickey and Minnie were on hand as two young women tied the knot in the first same-sex marriage ceremony ever to take place at Tokyo Disneyland. The marriage has no legal standing in Japan, but the happy couple say they hope the publicity will help...
Telegraph.co.uk
| Feb 5, 2013
After a divisive debate, the British House of Commons voted heavily in favor of legalizing gay marriage. But Prime Minister David Cameron's authority within his own party took a blow as his Conservatives split in two over a measure he had championed.
Associated Press
| Feb 3, 2013
During an interview with Scott Pelley of CBS News, President Barack Obama said he thinks the Boy Scouts of America should be open to gay members. The Boy Scouts recently announced intentions to reverse a ban on gays participating in the organization.
— Feb 27 at 02:23 pm
...civil rights of the LGBT community. Critics called the bill problematic. "It gives an open door to any sexual predator, not the transgender comm...
— Feb 19 at 12:22 pm
...of Delegates 67th District and founder of Fairness West Virginia, also spoke briefly during the lecture. "We have come a long away in a very sho...
— Mar 8, 2012 at 11:30 am
...the 47-member panel gather for its first-ever session on sexual orientation-based discrimination and violence. In a video message to the council...
— May 17 at 05:19 am
...“Homosexuals are not welcome in the Gambia. If we catch you, you will regret why you are born.” Jammeh's homophobia has been persistent. In 2008...
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender social movements are movements that advocate for the full acceptance of LGBT people in society. In these movements, LGBT people and their allies have a long history of campaigning for what is now generally called LGBT rights, sometimes also called gay rights or gay and lesbian rights. Although there is no one organization that represents all LGBT people and their interests, numerous LGBT rights organizations are active worldwide.
A commonly stated goal among these movements is social equality for LGBT people. Some have also focused on building LGBT communities or worked towards liberation for the broader society from heterosexism and homophobia. LGBT movements organized today are made up of a wide range of political activism and cultural activity, including lobbying, street marches, social groups, media, art, and research.
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