Cuban President Raul Castro has a daughter with a heart for social justice. Now head of the National Centre for Sex Education in Cuba, Mariela fights for minorities.

Apr 2, 2008 - Alison Walkley

Fidel Castro resigned as President of Cuba in 2008 but having been in charge for 50 years what exactly were his achievements and successes in Cuba and on the world stage?

Mar 15, 2010 - Rolly Pelovangu

There are many options available for those who want to become more active in the support of gay rights in the United States.

Jun 21, 2010 - Thomas West

The Gay Rights Movement has been a powerful force throughout the latter part of the 20th Century.

Apr 28, 2010 - Thomas West

Bayard Rustin was one of Martin Luther King's top advisors, but his existence is unknown to the greater US community because of his sexual orientation.

Mar 26, 2008 - Alison Walkley

A bill mandating the death penalty for gays, under some circumstances, is currently dead in Uganda. Also, a gay rights leader in Uganda receives an honor.

May 14, 2011 - Jon Pike

Is the Facebook founder and accidental millionaire also a fortuitous gay rights champion? Social media and social progress collide on a whole new level.

Feb 8, 2011 - Jason Dilts

As in the United States, the various political parties in Canada have very different policy positions regarding the rights of GLBT people.

Aug 8, 2010 - Thomas West

With proponents like the LGBT, gays and lesbians are having an increasingly easy time assimilating with the heterosexual population.

Feb 4, 2011 - Ime Atakpa

Ugandan gay activists continue to fight for their rights in a country where homesexuality is illegal and soon could be a capital crime.

Jan 28, 2011 - Jon Pike

Conservative St. George, Utah now has a gay-straight alliance group in one of its high schools. Activists have lined up for and against the clubs.

Jan 4, 2011 - Jon Pike

In the history of Japan, gay male relationships have been more accepted than in the West. However, the gay community has been legally shortchanged.

Mar 20, 2010 - Naoko Charity

The Anti-Homosexuality Bill of 2009, introduced last April in Kampala, Uganda, has angered civil rights activists worldwide as it would impose the death penalty on gays.

Jan 4, 2010 - Angela Zito

Gay marriage law in Argentina and LGBT rights are among the most liberal in Latin America as activists push the Supreme Court on marriage equality and civil unions.

Dec 17, 2009 - Melanie Zoltan

The LDS church is entrenched in the gay rights arena. Mormon leaders are outspoken critics of same-sex marriage but also supporters of some basic rights for homosexuals.

Nov 19, 2009 - Aimee Larsen Stoddard

The highly publicized rejection of a gay marriage in Maine may have been a blow to activists. Gay marriage activists picked up some electoral victories on the margins.

Nov 4, 2009 - Jon Pike