On May 9, President Barack Obama made a public statement in support of gay marriage, saying that his hesitation to take a firm stance came from a belief that civil unions would defend couples’ rights and a recognition that many Americans feel that the word...
Seems everyone is weighing in on LGBT equality these days. Just a few days after Obama comes out in support of gay marriage, Beenie Man releases a video apologizing to the gay community for his homophobic lyrics. The YouTube video was posted on rototomsunsplash.com in...
Welcome to INTERLINQ-ED, where we highlight news and media about and relevant to LGBTQ people of color, diaspora, and racial or ethnic minorities around the world. This week’s weeks hot topic: President Obama’s support for gay marriage Entertainment Beenie...
“We are afraid of being abandoned by the mother, the culture, La Raza,for being unacceptable, faulty, damaged… to avoid rejection, some of us conformto the values of the culture, push the unacceptable parts into the shadows.” ~Borderlands, Gloria Anzaldua Through...
The National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance is hosting “Presence, Power, Progress” this July 19 to 22, a conference in Washington DC for LGBTQ Asian Americans, South Asians, Southeast Asians, and Pacific Islanders. Over 300 LGBTQ Asian American and...