Equaldex’s Interactive Map Shows Which Countries Are Most And Least Gay Friendly

Equaldex just released a new interactive visualization of the global opinion of homosexuality. Using PEW Research Center’s 2013 survey data, Equaldex now allows you to visualize which countries are the most and least gay-friendly.

View the global visualization of the acceptance of homosexuality

See also: Map of LGBT rights by country

The Spread of Marriage Equality: 2000-2014 [GIF]

A GIF made by Mother Jones showing the progress of marriage equality over the past 14 years.

More:

• Map of LGBT Rights by Country
• LGBT Rights in the United States

(via LGBTQ Nation)

Untitled by Anna Jordan

A photograph by Anna Jordan.

(via Untitled by Anmagdan on deviantART)

Gay Marriage is Against Nature [Comic]

by Dan Piraro of Bizarro Comics (via Reddit)

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“Westboro Baptist Church came to my school today…”

Reddit user peakgeek posted this photo with the caption, “Westboro Baptist Church came to my school today… this was by far the best sign.”

Gay Couples Kiss in Front of Westboro Baptist Church Protesters

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 27: Two same sex couples kiss in front of Westboro Baptist Church protesters, at the U.S. Supreme Court, on March 27, 2013 in Washington, DC. Today the high court is scheduled to hear arguments on whether Congress can withhold federal benefits from legally wed gay couples by defining marriage as only between a man and a woman.

(Mark Wilson / Getty via Huffington Post)

Girl comes out to parents with help from a cake

ellende-generes:

Left this for my parents.

‘The Pink Choice’: Photographer Captures Real Love in Vietnam

Pictured: Phong and Hoang share an intimate moment in the Red River in Vietnam.

These photos are part of a series called “the Pink Choice” by Vietnamese photographer Maika Elan. The New York Times describes the series as “a powerfully intimate look at love, shot mostly behind closed doors at home with gay Vietnamese couples.”

More photos and the full article

More: LGBT Rights in Vietnam

The Cost of Gender

lacigreen:

i thought yall might be interested in this new project called “The Cost of Gender”!  they are currently running a kickstarter campaign to fund their documentary about transgender health care.

Pro-gay artist redesigns Chick-fil-A’s logo

Reddit user CorkyStClaire redesigned the Chick-fil-A logo after the recent media buzz about Chick-fil-A’s anti-gay stance.

“I couldn’t resist designing this" CorkyStClaire said in the Reddit post.

Yesterday, the Jim Henson Company severed ties with Chick-Fil-A over their anti-gay stance, and donated the payment from their partnership to GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation).