5 LGBT things you need to know today, Jan. 23

1. “I'm hopeful the Supreme Court comes to the right decision.” President Obama in an interview with three YouTube stars yesterday.2. Well, that's one way to go about it. A Republican legislator in Oklahoma...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, Jan. 19

1. “To have the question disposed of and dispensed with, many Republicans say, could make their opinions on the matter largely moot, providing a political escape hatch that gives them an excuse to essentially s...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, Jan. 15

1. The 2015 Oscar nominations were announced this morning. “The Imitation Game,” about gay computer scientist and cryptanalyst Alan Turing, nabbed eight nominations including Best Picture, Best Actor for Benedi...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, Jan. 12

1. Big night on Sunday for transgender visibility at the Golden Globes. Amazon's “Transparent,” about a family adjusting to the patriarch of the family coming out as trans, won for Best Comedy and Jeffrey Tambo...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, Nov. 14

1. U.S. Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas are apparently not happy that the court decided not to take up a same-sex marriage case last month.2. The federal judge who threw out Kentuc...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, Nov. 13

1. “If advocates have misjudged the mood of the Court, that would be an astonishing reversal for their efforts. The ruling late Wednesday in the Kansas case strongly suggests that, even if they have to wait ano...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, July 3

1. Vox on how the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which was signed into law 50 years ago today, could protect LGBT workers now.2. We don't often get to write the words “People are furious over Burger King's Gay P...