Gay/Lesbian News

A federal judge is set to hear arguments Wednesday morning from four same-sex couples suing Utah over its decision to stop granting benefits to newly married gay couples.

The plaintiffs in a lawsuit have agreed not to ask for a temporary halt to enforcement of Wisconsin's ban on gay marriage.

It's a simple enough concept. Put two strangers in front of a camera, with one simple direction: "Kiss."

Gains in riches have increased among women and people across the world, but according to the recent Forbes Billionaires List, only seven of the world's 1,645 billionaires are openly gay, and five of those are American.

Graham cracker company Honey Maid released a new 30-second ad Monday that features a number of different families, including same-sex parents.

Gov. Jerry Brown praised gay rights advocates Monday night for being on "the cutting edge" in pushing for equality over the last several decades, as he was honored with an award for what supporters said was his lifelong push to advance equal rights.

A conservative pastor has apparently taken issue with Disney's latest blockbuster animated hit "Frozen," saying the Academy Award-winning movie makes children gay and treats "homosexuality in a light sort of way," Right Wing Watch reports.

Rights activists have petitioned Uganda's Constitutional Court in a case challenging the validity of the country's new anti-gay measure.

No one can dispute the fact that Jorge Mario Bergoglio has had an extraordinary year since being elected to lead the Roman Catholic Church last March.

Thomas Rimbey Ogletree, center right, hugs his father, Rev. Thomas Ogletree, following a news conference to announce that a case against Ogletree for breaking church law by officiating his son's same-sex marriage had been dropped, Monday in White Plains, N.Y. Bishop Martin McLee, who announced the decision, called on church officials to stop ... (more)

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A federal appeals court will hear oral arguments early next month on the challenge to Nevada's gay marriage ban.

Young Republican activists implored their party to support gay marriage Saturday, saying the GOP is destined to continue losing elections in Oregon if it doesn't get behind an issue that's gaining traction around the country.

A same-sex couple filed a lawsuit Wednesday against a Vermont town, claiming that the town's community discriminated against them for nearly a decade, Burlington, Vt.'

Republican delegates in Eden Prairie have declined to endorse state Rep. Jenifer Loon, one of four House Republicans who voted in favor of same-sex marriage.

Two Houston lesbians who went to Galveston, Texas, for Mardi Gras were found dead near a Dumpster in Port Bolivar on Friday, March 7. The local ABC13 affiliate reported that 24-year-old Crystal Jackson and her partner of two years, 24-year-old Britney Cosby, headed out to celebrate but that the two ended up dead.

A very strong earthquake rattled the Northern California coast and was widely felt across the region, but authorities said early Monday that there were no reports of any injuries or damages.

An activist group says the global telecom company Orange has withdrawn advertising from a Ugandan tabloid newspaper that printed the names of 200 suspected homosexuals after a severe anti-gay law was enacted last month.

Late last month, a historic moment in Utah's LGBT history took place when more than 20 state officials and legislators met with LGBT people who shared their personal stories of discrimination in the state.

More than 15,000 lesbians from across the world will trek to Palm Springs, California from April 2-6 for Club Skirts Dinah Shore, the original party weekend celebrating its 24th anniversary.