LAS VEGAS, Nev. — The International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) gathered here for it’s global conference the first weekend in May. The event commemorated 25 years of service to LGBT travelers across the world, while simultaneously celebrating the glory of its own success.
With more than 430 registrations, IGLTA experienced a 67 percent increase [...]

An anti-homophobia awareness day begun in Canada is making its way across the border into America. The International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO), a project of the Fondation Émergence, a Canadian LGBT foundation, is set for May 17.
The day received a promotional boost recently when Parents, Families and Friends (PFLAG) pointed its blog readers and chapter [...]

UNC-Charlotte students walk past Belk Tower, where LGBT students say they were verbally attacked by anti-gay preachers.

CHARLOTTE — When LGBT and allied students affiliated with the University of North Carolina-Charlotte’s PRIDE student group held their Day of Silence observances, they were confronted with loud and disruptive protests from anti-gay preachers. The events and their [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — New data has been released by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee showing the U.S. Armed Forces loosened recruiting guidelines to allow entry to applicants with serious criminal histories, including sexual offenders, kidnappers and arsonists.
The new data, which focused on the Army and Marine Corps, comes to light as the anti-gay, [...]

OMAHA, Neb. — Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere (COLAGE) are welcoming a new member. Recently, Buddy G, the starring animated character of the show “Buddy G, My Two Moms and Me,” an animated cartoon series for children starring a character with same sex parents, joined the organization.
“Buddy G is a perfect fit for COLAGE. [...]

Bishop-elect Tonyia Rawls, of Unity Fellowship Church of Charlotte, will be consecrated a bishop on Sunday, Apr. 27.

CHARLOTTE — The national mid-year conference of the LGBT-affirming Unity Fellowship Church Movement will meet here Apr. 21-27. During the conference, Charlotte-based pastor Tonyia Rawls, as well as another female pastor, will be consecrated as bishops in the [...]

The seal of one hate group associated with the KKK, based in North Carolina.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) profiles a year of hate groups’ actions in the latest issue of The Intelligence Report, the organization’s quarterly investigative news magazine monitoring the radical right.
In a feature article on the rising influence of [...]