June is upon us and I believe that this month will prove to be the most important month yet in the history of New Jersey’s march to equality. The US Supreme Court will decide the fate of the Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8 before the close of Pride Month, and I have faith [...]

Friends — Have you signed up for the Equality Walk yet — as a physical or virtual walker? Here’s why you should: – Garden State Equality has helped New Jersey win 213 pro-equality laws since its founding in 2004. That number will soon be 214. – Marriage equality is on the horizon for all New [...]

The men’s basketball coach at Rutgers has been fired. One of his assistants, gone. The Athletic Director, resigned. The legal council in charge of the “investigation” is out the door too. But the University still isn’t taking responsibility for covering up — for months — a video and report that showed Coach Rice using homophobic [...]

On Tuesday, disturbing video came to light showing Rutgers Men’s Basketball Coach Mike Rice using anti-gay slurs and physical violence toward players in practice sessions. His words included “f*cking f*ggot” and “fairy.” The video which shows him throwing basketballs included a compilation of many practices over time, and highlighted a disturbing pattern of behavior rather [...]

Right now, I’m on the train to Trenton with members of the Garden State Equality team. We’re getting ready to testify in front of the Senate Health Committee to talk about “gay cure” and “conversion” therapies and why they are so harmful for LGBT youth. As I was going over my prepared remarks, I realized [...]