Margaret Costanza (November 28, 1932 – March 23, 2010), widely known as “Midge”, was an American Presidential advisor, social and political activist. A life-long champion of gay and women’s rights, she was known for her wit, outspoken manner and commitment to her convictions. Costanza...

The Australian military announced on Monday that transgender men and women would no longer be banned from serving in the country’s armed forces. “Chief of the Defence Force Angus Houston issued an instruction Monday revoking the policy that effectively banned transgender service members....

TALLAHASSEE — Governor Charlie Crist says he’ll review a judge’s decision striking down a Florida law banning homosexuals from adopting children before deciding whether the state should drop its appeal. Crist made that statement Tuesday after a Cabinet meeting in Tallahassee. It came...

  We fight, and we fight, and we fight. It’s true that LGBT activists are fighting a multi-front battle with little resources. Most of us are stretched thin. Many of us do what we do unpaid, under-appreciated, and sometimes even unrecognized. We manage the weight of our careers, our families,...

(Tacoma, Wash.) A lesbian flight nurse discharged under the government’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for gays in the military was an excellent officer whose sexuality never caused a problem in her unit, former colleagues told a federal judge Monday. Former Maj. Margaret Witt is seeking reinstatement...

A ranking Saudi diplomat told NBC News that he has asked for political asylum in the United States, saying he fears for his life if he is forced to return to his native country. The diplomat, Ali Ahmad Asseri, the first secretary of the Saudi consulate in Los Angeles, has informed U.S. Department of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Servicemembers United, the nation’s largest organization of gay and lesbian troops and veterans, proudly hailed today’s announcement that U.S. District Court Judge Virginia A. Phillips has ruled that the 17-year old “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”...

It is safe to say that our military is fighting a war on three fronts, as opposed to two. There is Iraq. There is Afghanistan. Then there are the frontlines of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” battle, which is really nothing more than a butcher-block of political ideology, and has...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A gay couple has filed a federal lawsuit in Cheyenne challenging the Wyoming law that defines marriage as existing only between a man and a woman. David Shupe-Roderick, 25, and Ryan W. Dupree, 21, who are representing themselves in court, although neither is a lawyer said the Laramie...

The Common Application, a generic application aspiring college students can use to apply to multiple colleges at once, is considering adding voluntary questions about applicants’ sexual orientation and gender identity. The application is used by hundreds of colleges and universities — including...