Rainbow "Rainbow" has connotations that recall hippies, New Age movements, and groups such as the Rainbow Family or Jesse Jackson's Rainbow/PUSH Coalition. SGL ("same gender loving") is sometimes favored among gay male African Americans as a way of distinguishing themselves from what they regard as white-dominated LGBT communities. SGM/GSM SGM,...Learn More

US Senate considers codifying LGBTQ civil rights WASHINGTON (WCAX) - The U.S. Senate is considering a bill that would codify federal civil rights protections for LGBTQ Americans. The Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday held a hearing on the legislation, which passed the House late last month. Supporters of the bill say it’s a long time coming but...Learn More

Along with Sailor Moon, Cardcaptor Sakura is one of the most beloved magical girl franchises of all time. The story follows schoolgirl, Sakura Kinamoto, who uses magical powers bestowed on her by a mysterious sorcerer to capture his rogue "Clow Cards." The anime series, which premiered in 1998 in Japan, made its way over to the U.S in 2000 where...Learn More

Introduction LGBT or GLBT is an initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. In use since the 1990s, the term is an adaptation of the initialism LGB, which began to replace the term gay in reference to the broader LGBT community beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s. The initialism, as well as some of its common variants,...Learn More

LGBTQ is an acronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning. These terms are used to describe a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. See below for a more detailed definition of each term, from GLAAD’s LGBTQ Media Reference Guide. LESBIAN A woman whose enduring physical, romantic, and/or emotional attraction is...Learn More

LGBT or GLBT is an initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. In use since the 1990s, the term is an adaptation of the initialism LGB, which began to replace the term gay in reference to the broader LGBT community beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s.[1 The initialism, as well as some of its common variants, functions as an...Learn More

Cardcaptor Sakura was gayer ( and better) in japan When it comes to 90’s magical girl anime, you can’t get much better than Cardcaptor Sakura. Coming off the success of both Sailor Moon and Pokémon, the show had a great blend of adventure, romance, and wholesome slice-of-life moments. I loved it as a kid, and I still turn it on whenever I need a...Learn More

In anime and manga, the term "LGBT themes" includes lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender material. Outside Japan, anime generally refers to a specific Japanese-style of animation, but the word anime is used by the Japanese themselves to broadly describe all forms of animated media there. According to Harry Benshoff and Sean Griffin, the fluid...Learn More