LOS ANGELES -- Today, Change.org and GLAAD launched a Mother’s Day campaign in support of Jennifer Tyrrell, a mother of four from Bridgeport, Ohio who was ousted from the Boy Scouts of America because she is gay. The BSA currently bans LGBT scouts and scout leaders.

Over 275,000 Americans have joined Tyrrell’s Change.org petition calling on the BSA reinstate her as a scout leader and end its ban. GLAAD is asking supporters and allies to tweet using hashtag #scoutsforall and take action

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WASHINGTON -- Submissions for the White House Office of Public Engagement LGBT Pride Month Champions of Change Video Challenge are due this Friday, May 4, and citizens are encouraged to submit videos exploring the stories of the unsung heroes and local leaders of the LGBT movement.

"Across the country, ordinary people are doing extraordinary things to improve the lives of the LGBT community," a statement issued by the White House said. "They are parents and students, neighborhood and business leaders, artists and advocates, all united in the fight for equality."

(This post originally appeared on Huff Post Gay Voices, a SDGLN media partner.)

A group of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students from the Illinois Safe Schools Alliance have produced an emotional new video in which they speak at length about the issues facing the current community in a unique way: by "addressing" their 40-year-old selves.

SAN DIEGO -- One of those quotes that get bandied about a bit is “it takes a village,” from its roots as an African proverb to a book by Hilary Clinton. I’d like to think that Advancing Compassion Project (ACP) takes this concept one step further: “It takes an informed village,” the quote could read.

ACP understands that the heart of a non-profit organization’s success is rooted in its ability to connect to the community and has a plan to help them achieve that aim.