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Hawaii Island is home to most of the 192 bed and breakfasts legally operating in the state, according to Hawaii Tourism Authority's 2012 Visitor Plant Inventory data.
Protest to support transgender student
Protestors picketed Monday in support of a transgender high school student and the fight over what color of cap and gown he will be allowed to wear at graduation.
Church backs gay ministers motion
The Rt Rev Lorna Hood called for unity and respect for the wide range of views on the ordination of gay ministers among Church members The Church of Scotland has voted in favour of allowing openly gay men and women to become ministers - whilst maintaining a traditionalist standpoint.
Mayor To Preside At Pride Festival Mass Wedding
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will officiate a mass wedding for same-sex couples during the Baltimore Pride Festival next month.
Thousands petition to support transgender high school student
A transgender student at St. Pius High School has received international support in his battle to wear boy's gown at his graduation.
Chinese Police Detain Gay Pride March Organizer
Police in central China have detained the 18-year-old organizer of a gay pride march in a sign of the government's nervousness over a growing civil society movement and demands for stronger individual rights.
U.S., EU Officials Attend LGBT March In Moldova
EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fuele greets members of the LGBT community during a march for human rights in downtown Chisinau on May 19.
NSW govt wants intersex excluded from protections
A NSW government bid to have intersex excluded from federal anti-discrimination laws has provoked a strong response from activists and the Greens.
I knew from many friends that many families struggle and suffer terribly when a child/sibling finally comes out of the closet.
Pride and purpose in Gugulethu
South Africa's big pride marches have lost touch with the issues faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people, and for this reason more "specific" marches such as Khumbulani Pride - Gugulethu's first pride march - are necessary.
Cameroon authorities urged to drop charges against transgender youths
Police who saw them dressed in women's clothing and stopped their vehicle, claiming the people in the car were groping each other.
Ukraine gay pride marchers ready to defy violence
Gay pride marchers are hoping to demonstrate against two pieces of anti-homosexuality legislation currently before Ukraine's parliament, above.
LGBT community supports anti-discrimination ordinance
Deputy Chief Janae Florance speaks during the panel discussion on equality issues as Melissa Ruizesparza Rodriguez and Nickie Valdez look on at the First Unitarian Universalist Church.
Poll on homophobia sparks concern - Eu LGBT survey
A quarter of gay people surveyed in a major EU poll say they have been subjected to attacks or violent threats in the past five years, BBC reported.
Transgender student: 'Do the right thing, Red Lion'
A standing-room only crowd clapped for Issak Oliver Wolfe after he spoke to the Red Lion Area School Board Thursday night, describing how he has been hurt Wolfe has asked the district to allow his chosen name to be read at graduation.
S.F. Gay Couple Throw Fund-raiser for Trans Woman's Breast Implants
Couple Will Lenker and James Spinello, owners of Stuff , a vintage furniture and art store in San Francisco, are throwing a fund-raiser for their employee Breanna Sinclaire's breast implants.
French President Francois Hollande signed a gay marriage and adoption bill into law on Saturday after it was cleared by the constitutional council, which turned down a challenge by the right-wing opposition.
Transgender activists speak out - Say they are not protected under the provincial Human Rights Act
"Powerless is a word that a lot of people in this room can relate to," said transgender James Moriarty, the keynote speaker Friday at the International Day Against Homophobia breakfast in St.
Same-Sex Marriage Becomes Law In France
Two women in wedding veils in front of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris during a demonstration in December for the legalization of gay marriage and LGBT parenting.
Transgender teen won't wear female commencement gown
A school wants the male-identifying student to wear a female robe because he is identified as female on his birth certificate.