Topics :: Montana

Mont. Gay Man Pleads Guilty to Lying About Hate Crime

By Jason St. Amand | Friday Aug 10, 2012
A Montana man pleaded guilty to filing a false police report that said he was physically and verbally attacked outside a straight club because he is gay.

Montana Man Gay Bashed - on His Birthday

By Jason St. Amand | Wednesday Aug 8, 2012
A 22-year-old Montana man says he was attacked outside of a nightclub on his birthday because he is gay.

Transgender Rights Group Raises More Than $100,000 at NYC Fundraiser

By Winnie McCroy | Tuesday May 24, 2011
The Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund raised more than $100,000 at a fundraiser to celebrate its sixth anniversary in Manhattan on Monday, May 23. Former New York Gov. David Paterson was among those TLDEF honored.

Anti-Gay Montana Lawmaker A Lesbian?

By Kilian Melloy | Friday Apr 22, 2011
A proposed law in the state of Montana would have taken away the rights of municipalities to establish anti-discrimination ordinances for GLBTs if it had passed earlier this year. Now online reports allege that the bill’s sponsor is a closeted lesbian.

Montana Judge Rejects Equality Suit

By Matt Gouras | Friday Apr 22, 2011
A Montana judge on Thursday rejected a lawsuit that sought to extend to gay couples the same legal protections as married couples.

Del. Advances Civil Unions Bill; Ill. Anti-Gay Bill Loses Traction

By Kilian Melloy | Thursday Mar 31, 2011
Delaware’s state senate is set to mull civil unions, and an anti-gay Illinois amendment has been relegated to the dustbin. But Indiana’s anti-gay amendment is on track to go before voters--and Montana lawmakers failed to take an anti-gay law off the books

Trans Group Voices Concern on Anti-Gay Montana Law

By Kilian Melloy | Monday Mar 21, 2011
A trans equality group has voiced its concern to lawmakers in Montana, where the state legislature is contemplating an anti-gay law that would prevent cities from implementing anti-discrimination ordinances that cover GLBTs.

Polls show more Americans support equal marriage rights

By Joe Siegel | Wednesday Aug 25, 2010
Two recent polls conducted by CNN/Opinion Research Corporation and the New York Times indicate more Americans support marriage for gays and lesbians.

ACLU, Gay Couples Sue Montana for Discrimination

By Kilian Melloy | Friday Jul 23, 2010
The state of Montana constitutionally denies gay and lesbian families access to marriage--but it also guarantees privacy, dignity, equal protection, and due process. Seven same-sex families are suing on those grounds, seeking the establishment of state-recognized domestic partnerships.

Helena school board gets earful on sex ed proposal

By Matt Gouras | Thursday Jul 15, 2010
A proposed sex education program that teaches fifth-graders the different ways people have intercourse and first-graders about gay love has infuriated parents and forced the school board to take a closer look at the issue.