EDGE Philadelphia

When it came out that virulently anti-gay groups were exploiting a charitable service to rake in funding, big-name corporations started dropping out. Apple is the latest, joining Microsoft, REI, and a number of others.

Responding to Philadelphia Eagle wide receiver DeSean Jackson’s use of an anti-gay slur on a radio show late last month, Jerome Hunt started a petition to urge the Philadelphia Phillies to create an "It Gets Better" video.

Change.org editor Mike Jones is optimistic his Netroots organization can successfully spur Massachusetts lawmakers to pass a bill that would add gender identity and expression to the Commonwealth’s anti-discrimination law.