Gay/Lesbian News

In a speech defending the Defense of Marriage Act, Rep Phil Gingrey (R-GA) demanded that 'traditional' gender roles be enforced by teaching them in schools

A member of the Scottish Parliament, Elaine Smith, complained bitterly about being attacked as a homophobe on Twitter for her opposition to equal marriage

Gay-hostile eatery Chick-fil-A was the object of attention by a trio of vandals in Davie, Florida.

Cindy McCain, the wife of Arizona senator and 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain, won a huge award on Monday for her support for the LGBT community.

A new poll found that 73 percent of the most developed countries in the world support some form of legal recognition of same-sex couples -- just as the United States Supreme Court is scheduled to rule on two landmark gay marriage cases, reports Ipsos , a global market research company.

The announcement was made in advance of National Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on June 8. "HIV/AIDS is still a leading cause of death in the Caribbean, and stigma and discrimination persist," said Kent Klindera, director of amfAR's GMT Initiative.

Elliot Morales also allegedly boasted to police "It's the last thing he'll remember," shortly after his arrest in the hate crime case.

President Barrack Obama returned to the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin today nearly 50 years to the day after John F. Kennedy's famous "ich bin ein Berliner" speech at the height of the Cold War.

Four people from eastern Kentucky have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in the kidnapping and attack of a gay man.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski endorsed marriage equality today. Her statement about why focuses on a lesbian couple, one of whom serves in the Alaska National Guard.

E.W. Jackson talked to the AFA's Bryan Fischer about how he is being persecuted by people who are just citing his own words against him.

It appears that many Catholics are leaving the Church not because of the sexual abuse scandal, but rather because of the Vatican's views on gays, marriage

Is it possible? Could it happen? The wife of Arizona Senator John McCain, Cindy McCain, claims that the GOP will soon abandon it's anti-equality message

The Idaho GOP have passed a resolution calling on their legislature to quash attempts by the states to pass LGBT non-discrimination ordinances

Tired of having to wait years for bills to give partial rights to the LGBT community, a group of activists and organizations are launching a campaign to get Congress to draft and pass an all-inclusive bill.

Arizona voters may be about to get their third shot at voting on marriage equality- this time in an attempt to repeal the 2008 ban on same-sex marriage.

At a Mass held to honor the 25th Anniversary of a Catholic LGBT outreach program, Cardinal George of Chicago refused communion to LGBT activist Joe Murray

Freedom to Marry has released the last video calling for marriage equality in the military ahead of the upcoming US Supreme Court decision on DOMA.

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is bravely going where none of his predecessors went- to a Pentagon Pride celebration.