Gay/Lesbian News

Joe Putignano 's life has been defined by extreme contrast; he has reached the remarkable heights of professional fame as a world-class acrobat, and fallen to the tragic lows of heroin addiction.

Televangelist Pat Robertson warned a viewer this week that inviting a lesbian friend to her home could cause her children to "grow up as lesbians."

Siarhei Androsenka, center back, 24-year-old leader of GayBelarus, meets with his friends at home in Minsk, Belarus.

LGBT human rights leaders mourned the death of former South African President Nelson Mandela, calling the Nobel Peace Prize recipient a true global leader.

A ban prohibiting same-sex and unmarried couples from adopting children in Northern Ireland has been lifted, the BBC reports.

The Clackamas County sheriff's office is investigating an attack on a gay Portland man and his friend at Bagby Hot Springs as a possible hate crime.

Less than two weeks after Croatians voted to ban gay marriage, their government has proposed granting same-sex couples new legal rights.

The European Union's highest court has ruled that in EU countries where gay couples can't marry, they must get the same benefits as married people if they enter into civil partnerships.

Vancouver's openly gay deputy mayor is asking city council to endorse his plan to attend the 2014 Sochi Olympics, as a response to Russia's anti-gay laws.

A Southern California city is gearing up for a heated debate Wednesday over a Vietnamese new year's parade that would exclude the community's gay and lesbian residents.

The average price of a home in Metro is expected to jump by $35,000 to $800,000 next year, according to a just-released RE/MAX forecast.

A Russian bisexual activist facing deportation from England to Russia was released from detention after thousands signed a petition on Change.org calling for her release and demanding her asylum claim be given proper consideration.

Elton John came under fire initially when he announced that he would perform in Russia, just a few months before the Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Aspen Gay Ski Week , the nation's largest and oldest gay ski event, returns for its 37th year from January 12 to 19, 2014.

Edith Windsor, the plaintiff in the Defense of Marriage Ace case that went before the Supreme Court this summer, was nominated for Time's 2013 "Person of the Year," but it was announced on Wednesday that she fell short of winning, placing in third.

Long ago, fledgling actors, writers and filmmakers would move to Hollywood, New York, London, or a small handful of other cities and hope that someone would notice they had arrived.

Quist, which launched this past summer, is a smart phone application designed to educate the LGBTQ community on its history and important milestones.

In this photograph taken on November 25, 2012 members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender community and supporters attend the 5th Delhi Queer Pride parade in New Delhi.

Time magazine selected Pope Francis as its Person of the Year on Wednesday, saying the Roman Catholic church's new leader has changed the perception of the church in an extraordinary way in a short time.

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