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After years of dedication to an organization that ultimately didn't want them, former gay adult leaders with the Boy Scouts of America were elated to see the group finally accept openly gay youth.

Eighteen-year-old Kaitlyn Hunt, charged with a crime for having sex with a 14-year-old girl, rejected a deal Friday that would have required her to plead guilty to child abuse, according to Hunt's attorney.

A new children's book purports to "educate" the "next generation" about "God's plan" for families -- a plan that, according to author Amber Dee Parker, calls for heterosexual-only family units, reports The Advocate.com in a May 24 article.

Speaking to graduating Navy cadets, President Obama warned that the sexual assault scandal risks the trust that Americans place in the military

Nevada may be on the verge of legalizing gay marriage as the state's assembly recently approved a measure that would allow same-sex couples to tie the knot, the Las Vegas Sun reports.

In his daily email on Tuesday, president of the ultra-conservative and anti-gay organization Family Research Council, Tony Perkins, expressed concern over the Pentagon's recent report on the increasing rate of sexual assault in the military.

As expected, the anti-gay groups have begun voicing their anger over the Boy Scout's voting to allow gay members even warning about a mass exodus.

The gaming world may be slow to fight against sexism and homophobia, but it is helping those who are bullied find an outlet through which to escape the pain

Members of the British Parliament were able to vote as they wanted on equal marriage legislation, which has left some MP's to justify their votes.

A couple of tweets have given Xena fans hope for the future of the series. But what form will the show take, and will the subtext no longer be subtext?

Burnley MP Gordon Birtwistle said he staged a number of meetings in his con- stituency ahead of Tuesday night's vote on the Marriage Bill.

After lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time, but heated reactions from the left and right made clear that the BSA's controversies are far from over.

GWENT'S six MPs stuck to their guns in the House of Commons on Tuesday, with most voting for gay marriage and two against.

Cornerstone Baptist Temple in Dayton, Ohio took an ad out in their local paper offering $25 Chick-fil-A gift cards to married straight couples that attended an event honoring what the church called "Biblical marriage." In a statement to The Huffington Post, Chick-fil-A said the event was not sponsored by Chick-fil-A or any of its Dayton ... (more)

Two Democratic legislators and the head of a nonprofit organization advocating for LGBT rights in Virginia held a press call Tuesday to condemn the anti-LGBT records and rhetoric used by the GOP's statewide candidates, specifically Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, candidate for governor, and lieutenant governor nominee E.W. Jackson.

This film image released by HBO shows Michael Douglas, left, as Liberace, and Matt Damon, as Scott Thorson in a scene from "Behind the Candalabra," premiering Sunday at 9 p.m. EDT on HBO.

even as overall hate crimes are on the decline. The rise has sparked city leaders to address the problem as best they can.

The Peace Corps has announced that they will begin allowing same-sex couples to volunteer beginning this June.

The Boy Scouts of America's National Council voted to pass a law allowing gay Scouts, but they still won't let gay leaders serve.

GRAPEVINE, Tex. - The Boy Scouts of America on Thursday ended its longstanding policy of forbidding openly gay youths to participate in its activities, a landmark step its chief executive called "compassionate, caring and kind." The decision, which followed years of resistance and wrenching internal debate, was widely seen as a milestone for the Boy Scouts, a symbol of traditional America. More than 1,400 volunteer leaders from across the country voted, with more than 60 percent approving a measure that said no youth may be denied membership “on the basis of sexual orientation or preference alone.”