Last month, I was lucky enough to attend the historic Senate Judiciary Hearing that discussed the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a federal law that defines marriage as a legal union between one man and one woman. more »

NOW Membership VP Allendra Letsome asks: Why do TV shows about and for young adults often include gay male characters from the start, but take their time introducing lesbian characters? more »

With sexist, misogynist slurs continuing to permeate political discourse, the joke floating around the NOW Action Center yesterday was that we needed to create a template press release that said Outraged! We rebuke x for saying y. It's more distressi… more »

Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips issued an injunction immediately stopping enforcement of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy that prohibits lesbians and gay men from serving in the military. I am holding my breath hoping that the U.S. Department of Justice will do the right thing and not appeal the injunction of this 17-year-old policy of state sanctioned discrimination. more »

Many of us have seen the numerous LGBT suicide stories in the news recently -- the most high-profile being the tragic death of Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi. A college freshman, Clementi completed suicide by jumping off the George Washington Bridge after his roommate secretly recorded his sexual encounter with another male and streamed it live on the internet. These news stories, however, highlight but a few of the many LGBT youths who have died by suicide as a result of anti-gay harassment, bullying and social homophobia. more »