Out poet: Staceyann Chin is a soldier in the army fighting on behalf of gay youth

Thailand looks to limit sex change surgery
By JANE FUGAL, Associated Press BANGKOK -- Thailand has issued rules making sex change surgery more difficult - including a requirement that potential candidates cross-dress for a year - over fears that some patients are rushing into the operation, a medical association said Thursday. Transsexuals and transgender men are a common sight in Thailand, appearing on soap operas and working at all levels of Bangkok society, fr

International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission: End executions for sodomy charges in Iran
From the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission: Join the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC), Iranian Queers Organization (IRQO) and COC Netherlands in calling on Iranian authorities to stop the numerous executions of minors and adults accused of sod

GLAAD president: Blurring Adam Lamberts kiss reinforces an unfortunate double standard
Posted to GLAAD Blog by Jonathan Rosales, GLAAD's Entertainment Media Manager: Yesterday, GLAAD issued a statement applauding CBS for its decision to feature Adam Lambert on The Early Show after Good Morning America cancelled his planned appearance. However, during the broadcast this morning, The Early Show made the decision to bl

President Barack Obama signs World AIDS Day 2009 proclamation
From the White House: 2009aidsday.prc

Thousands in Puerto Rico hold vigil for murdered gay teen
By DAVID McFADDEN, Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Thousands of people marched through Puerto Rico's capital on Wednesday, celebrating the life of a gay teenager whose dismembered, burned body was found dumped along a road in a small mountain town. The crowd, many of them carrying candles as a breezy dusk settled over San Juan, were also demanding that authorities invoke a law for the first time covering crimes b