Gay/Lesbian News

Canada is lifting a nearly 30-year-old ban on gay men giving blood, though for the time being only those who are abstinent will be allowed to donate.

The Boy Scouts of America vote tomorrow on a proposal that would end the organization's long-running ban on openly gay scouts.

In a video from two prominent LGBT organizations, the widow of a National Guard soldier details the pain and heartache associated with DOMA

Kaitlyn Hunt and her father Steve, who said: 'For my daughter's sexual preferences, she's getting two felony charges.' Photograph: AP An 18-year-old American is facing felony charges over claims that she had sexual contact with her underage girlfriend, prompting gay rights advocates to say she is being unfairly targeted for a common high-school ... (more)

As expected, the Senate Judiciary Committee has passed an immigration reform bill that excludes any protections for binational same-sex couples.

Cincinnati's first openly gay city council member is among elected or appointed officials being honored by the White House in a program named for slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk.

Monday, June 3, is Blogging for LGBT Families Day. The event is held each year at the start of June, between Mother's Day and Father's Day, in order to honor both equally. To participate, blog at your own blog on a topic related to LGBT families on or before June 3, 2013. Then visit www.mombian.com to submit the link to your entry. Mombian will showcase the full list of participants on June 3.

A close ally of Toronto mayor Rob Ford said Wednesday that Ford has followed legal advice in remaining silent about a purported video that appears to show him smoking crack cocaine.

John Veasey was a feared hitman in the Philadelphia mafia who became a government witness after being shot in the head. "60 Minutes" correspondent Byron Pitts reports on Veasey's former life of crime -- during which he was also a Boy Scout leader -- and his present life living under another identity.

Yesterday in a letter to senate leadership, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman expressed his support for the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act and called for its passage. With this public letter, AG Schneiderman adds his voice to the thousands of New Yorkers who have pushed for years to see the bill passed.

Today Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected into public office in California, would have celebrated his 83rd birthday. We celebrate Harvey Milk Day, which was signed into law in 2009, by honoring his legacy and continue to keep hope alive.

One after another, major U.S. corporations have updated anti-discrimination policies to protect gay, lesbian and transgender workers, drawing plaudits from gay-rights groups.

An Omaha gay-rights group is seeking the return of some $1,800 donated to a woman convicted of lying about being attacked by masked men who carved anti-gay slurs into her skin.

The Czech president says he will no longer block a university professorship for a gay rights activist who had been critical of him.

Former Representative Anthony Weiner has thrown his hat into the Mayoral race for New York City.

Christopher Bryant, editor of gay and lesbian online magazine Polari , was walking home from his birthday celebrations with partner Damon Truluck in Bromley, London when they were confronted by a group of six men on Saturday night.

Councilman Eric Garcetti, who jammed with pop star Moby and fashioned himself as a voice for a new generation of city leaders, has opened a growing lead in the race for Los Angeles mayor with the pool of uncounted... When a small anti-abortion group in Iowa sought nonprofit status, the IRS asked its board to promise not to organize protests outside ... (more)

The Boy Scouts of America will convene a two-day meeting of 1,400 local leaders to consider changing its long-standing ban openly gay boys belonging to the scouting movement.

US Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday night lauded the influence of Judaism on the United States, specifically mentioning the efforts of Jews on gay rights issues, according a report on the Politico website.