John Blake talks intersectionality, civil rights, and Barack Obama’s unfortunate mistake.

Does glittering qualify as violent? Ian Finkenbinder (OneAngryQueer) takes on the question…

Following last week’s rally, action, arrests, and subsequent rebuke from Equality North Carolina, GetEQUAL NC responds to clear the air.

A Democratic Congressman shows his true colors in a meeting with LGBT activists. Unsurprisingly, it’s not pretty.

Ian Finkenbinder reminisces about his birthday party, getting a sunburn, 80s night, and getting arrested…for the cause of equality, of course.

It’s happened again — we’ve been suckered into thinking that legislators who say they’re supportive of equality are actually supportive of LGBT equality.

TheNewGay is proud to announce our new partnership with the national queer activism organization GetEqual.

Starting today, May 16, GetEqual’s blog –the official outlet for their online media work, and the premier source of the latest information regarding their actions and advocacy work– will be hosted in the TNG domain, accessible from the home page by way of the “Partners” tab, and at the following URL: http://thenewgay.net/getequal .

In a state so well-known for promoting the Bush-era taglines of “family values” and “compassionate conservatism,” Texas is now actively seeking to pass legislation that would tear families apart. It shouldn’t be a surprise, but this really goes above and beyond what we’ve come to expect from a state whose Republican Party is seeking to re-criminalize homosexuality…

American evangelical bigots are fueling anti-gay hatred in Uganda, exporting their hatred in an effort to see what they can get away with under the guise of Christian missionary work. The bill that just won’t go away has been delayed again after a groundswell of international grassroots work — but how much longer will the U.S. government let this hatred run rampant?

Like LGBT folks? Like to laugh? The OutLaugh Comedy Festival might just be your cup of tea! And
this year’s festival is donating a portion of proceeds to GetEQUAL — you can laugh your ass off while you’re kicking ass for equality!