The LGBTQ community and its allies celebrated several outcomes of Tuesday’s elections — including the legalization of same-sex marriage in several states and the election of the first openly gay senator, Tammy Baldwin (R-Wis.). 

A surprising experience causes a reflection on the progress we've made, but also on the amount of work still to be done toward eliminating homophobia. 

This weekend, Pariah, an independent film about the story of an African-American girl coming out of the closet, will play at Cornell Cinema, and Natalia Fallas '14 writes why you should see it.

Brandon Ho '12 appreciated Margaret Cho's stand-up performance at Bailey Hall last Friday, and laughed a whole lot, too.

The Sun interviews Israeli pop star Ivri Lider about his experiences as an openly gay cultural figure. After his first two albums went platinum, Lider began openly discussing his gay sexual orientation to the media and his fans.

Legendary filmmaker John Waters (Hairspray, Pink Flamingos) will deliver the keynote speech at the Schwartz Center’s Resoundingly Queer Conference on Saturday. The Sun chatted via phone with Waters on Tuesday for his take on the shifting landscapes of film, politics and sex.

The Cornell Democrats and the Cornell Republicans debated social issues Thursday night.

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The repeal of DADT may foster better realtions between ROTC and the LGBT community at several Ivy League universities.

The National Equality March drew an estimated 150,000 people to Washington, D.C. Sunday in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered rights. Twenty Cornell students rode buses through the night to arrive in Washington in time for the march. They were among about 80 people from the Ithaca area who made the trip to lend their support and show their solidarity with the LGBT rights movement.

Gov. David Paterson (D-N.Y.) introduced a bill yesterday that would legalize gay marriage in New York.

“For too long, gay and lesbian New Yorkers — we have pretended they have the same rights as their neighbors and friends. That is not the case. All have been the victims of what is a legal system that has systematically discriminated against him," Paterson said at a news conference yesterday, according to the Associated Press.

The bill comes on the heels of recent victories for gay rights advocates in Iowa and Vermont, where a court and a legislature, respectively, approved same-sex marriage. Con­nec­ticut and Massa­chusetts are the only other states that permit same-sex marriage.