Gay/Lesbian News

I understand the need to have positive representations of your identity. This is particularly the case for the LGBT community, whose history has been hidden, and in many cases erased.I do however take issue with outing someone days after they have died, before they have even been buried.

Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has expressed his sadness at the death of Whitney Houston – and claimed that she was happiest during a lesbian relationship.

The comments came the following day after Houston, 48, was found dead in a Los Angeles hotel.

New Hampshire Bishop V. Gene Robinson speaks after a screning of "Love Free or Die" in Washington, D.C., on Feb.

New York State Senator Ruben Diaz showed today that he is also anti-woman and pro-domestic violence. You see, Diaz wants a Senate Committee formed to investigate an incident in which New York State Senator Mark Grisanti and his wife were attacked in the Seneca Niagra Casino. His wife was injured. What Diaz sounds like is he wants to defend his crony while going after one of the men who helped get same-sex marriage through the New York Senate.

Democratic Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi is supporting the proposed language for a 2012 Democratic Party platform: "We support the full inclusion of all families in the life of our nation, with equal respect, responsibilities, and protections under the law, including the freedom to marry...

Poor 'Porno Pete' LaBarbera. Apparently he has not learned the difference between hatred and bigotry.

A joint panel of the Maryland legislature approved on Valentines's Day a bill to legalize same-sex marriage, adding to national momentum for gay nuptials following advances in California, New Jersey and Washington state over the last week.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is promising "very swift action" on gay-marriage legislation he opposes if it makes it to his desk.

The head of Sarkozy's conservative party UMP, Jean-Francois Cope, said Wednesday that lawmaker Christian Vanneste would be expelled because of his "deeply shocking and intolerable comments." Cope says the party will finalize the decision at a meeting next week.

The debate of whether to grant Colorado same-sex couples rights similar to married couples returns to the state Capitol Wednesday, this time with more momentum than when it failed narrowly last year.

Ohio's largest county has decided to expand health care benefit access for gay county employees to include their partners' children.

The man who police said was wanted for breaking into Jenni's Noddle House on East 20th Street in the Heights on February 9, is behind bars."An informant called and gave me some information that [after] they saw the picture on Facebook and saw surveillance video on KPRC, they recognized who the guy was," Jenni Weaver, the owner of the rest... ...

SF's Galileo High School celebrated Valentine's Day in a style befitting San Francisco as hundreds of students lined up to "marry" their sweethearts regardless of sexual orientation. The marriage was sealed with optional, one-size-fits-all plastic gold bands...

Oprah Winfrey will join Lady Gaga at Harvard University this month for the launch of the singer’s Born This Way Foundation. The Foundation will address issues like self-confidence, well-being, anti-bullying, mentoring and career development through research, education and advocacy...

Fran Drescher is coming to New York City to paint the town red - with love! - on March 6, 2012.

Gay-owned Richmond Virginia bed and breakfast Maury Place at Monument was chosen as a winner in the category Top 25 B&Bs and Inns in the United States by TripAdvisor in its 2012 Travellers' ChoiceA awards.

Mexico's Roman Catholic Church drew fire Tuesday for releasing a set of voting "guidelines" for the faithful ahead of the July 1 presidential elections.

Rob Reiner presents Chad Griffin with an award at the Family Equality Council's annual Los Angeles Awards Dinner on Feb.

In this May 2010 file photo, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn speaks at the 48th Annual Governor's Prayer Breakfast in Springfield, Ill.

Yesterday Rick Santorum said that Occupy Wall Street protestors are "intolerant and disrespectful", and then he went back to demonizing gay people.

She is known only as Susan in the court papers. This young girl went to school, was treated like every other girl in her school, and even her classmates and teachers did not see her as a problem.