Gay/Lesbian News

An independent commission led by a former U.S. surgeon general has concluded there "is no compelling medical reason" for the U.S. armed forces to prohibit transgender Americans from serving and that President Barack Obama could lift the decades-old ban without approval from Congress, according to a report being released Thursday.

A gay rights advocacy group says it is ending its efforts to get organizers of Boston's St. Patrick's Day parade to allow gay military veterans to march.

Game of Thrones star Kristian Nairn, who plays Hodor on the HBO series, has come out as gay, according to WinterIsComing.net .

This alert has been issued based on the fact that Mississippi is on the cusp of passing Senate Bill 2681 -- the so-called "Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act" -- through the House, and then sending it to the governor for signature or veto.

Russian authorities refuse to look for the suspects who allegedly blinded a gay man in one of his eyes, according to Gay Star News.

A judge ruled Wednesday that two women who were legally married in Iowa can't divorce in Alabama, which doesn't recognize same-sex marriages.

Two Ugandan gay men were arrested this week after they were caught having sex in a hotel, the Nigerian website Ynajia.com reports.

The claims by a British bisexual teen who said he was viciously attacked because of his sexuality last month are false, according to local authorities, the U.K.'s Lancashire Evening Post reports.

A same-sex couple who lost a legal fight to marry eight years ago will become the first in the UK to have their union legally recognised.

A member of parliament from the Democratic Republic of Congo is pushing for an anti-LGBT bill that mirrors Uganda's controversial measure that was signed into law last month, All Africa reports.

A Kansas House Democrat has drafted a new proposal to bar discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

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.