Gay Rights

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July 30, 2012
The Huffington Post reports that the Democratic National Committee has unanimously decided to add gay marriage to the official party…
July 24, 2012
VIDEO - In recent interview with MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell, rock icon Elton John praised rapper Jay-Z for his decision to…
July 3, 2012
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The African Methodist Episcopal Church is condemning a false online report that the denomination withdrew support…
June 27, 2012
In 1969, the Stonewall riots transformed the face of the LGBTQ movement across the US...
June 21, 2012
TRAVIS LOLLER NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Southern Baptists passed a resolution opposing the idea that same-sex marriage is a civil…
June 21, 2012
CHICAGO - First lady Michelle Obama will be Glee-fully dancing her way around Chicago next week as she is scheduled…
June 14, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - John Duarte and Justin Brown, creators of the 'Obama Boy' video, are speaking out about how their…
June 12, 2012
A Dallas megachurch pastor recently gave a sermon that supported President Obama's same-sex marriage stance and blasted fellow African-American leaders...
June 7, 2012
OPINION - Davis, who struggled during his four year career, was eventually sidelined by injuries; but the journey ultimately led…
May 31, 2012
If the civil rights leader and activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was alive today, how would he feel about…
May 31, 2012
BOSTON (AP) - A federal appeals court Thursday declared that the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutionally denies federal benefits to…
May 29, 2012
Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, III of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, Illinois wrote a letter to a fellow…
May 24, 2012
OPINION - Homophobia in the black community is an ugly reality and black women, as members of that community, we…
May 24, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is beginning to express some confidence that the president's historic, yet politically…
May 23, 2012
OPINION - In the double consciousness of blackness and gayness, we are senselessly losing our youth...
May 21, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The NAACP's own resolution on the matter gave a respectful nod to the black church, stating 'we…
May 21, 2012
BALTIMORE (AP) - NAACP President Benjamin Jealous said Monday he hopes the group's resolution supporting same-sex marriage will encourage blacks…
May 21, 2012
MIAMI (AP) - The NAACP passed a resolution Saturday endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts…
May 21, 2012
OPINION - While the African-Americans and LGBT communities have each experienced a legacy of oppression and a struggle for equality…
May 20, 2012
Queen Latifah didn't officially come out of the closet this weekend, but when she appeared at the 20th Annual Long…