Rev. Irene Monroe calls on friends, family and community leaders to end the bullying epidemic that takes the lives of too many LGBTQ youth.

In the wake of Just Out publisher Marty Davis's announcement that Portland, Oregon's venerable 29-year old LGBT monthly newspaper was shuttering in December, activists and media folks bantered around ideas for a new publication. In stepped Melanie Davis — the the publisher-owner of El Hispanic News, and senior strategist for the multicultural marketing agency Su Público — who announced today she is launching a new publication for Portland’s LGBTQ community on Feb. 16.

An officer-involved shooting in Denver early Monday morning left a 17-year-old girl in Denver dead. Her friends say she was openly gay.

Those who voted against same-sex marriage rights and passed Prop. 8 in November could get a real sense of just how integral LGBT people are in life if “Day Without a Gay” goes off without a hitch on Wednesday. Organizers Sean Hetherington and Aaron Hartzler are urging people to call in gay.

No, not the Heart musician nor the esteemed jazz singer; this week's woman you should know is a religious leader who's touched the hearts of many.

A city court in Moscow Friday upheld a decision to ban LGBT pride parades for the next 100 years. The decision affirms a Moscow municipal government ruling banning public gatherings that could be classified as gay pride marches from March 2012 until May 2112.

Barilla is doing some damage control!

New York’s Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino has sent out an apology letter for antigay comments he made at a speech last week. Paladino says he never meant to offend the LGBT community, his words were misinterpreted by the press, and he spells President Barack Obama’s name wrong.