The Obama administration announced last week that it will no longer defend in court a part of the Defense of Marriage Act that forbids the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriage. One widow’s story was one of two cases pending in federal courts cited in the announcement of President...

In a 13-8 vote, an Iowa House committee has approved a measure calling for a referendum on a constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. The measure, House Joint Resolution 6, calls for a constitutional amendment to declaring “marriage between one man and one woman shall be the only legal union valid...

Sir Elton John is “fed up” with being a treated like a “second-class citizen” in the U.S. That’s why the 63-year-old gay singer said he took a stand last week during a performance at a private Beverly Hills fundraiser for the ongoing legal challenge to California’s...

Dear Readers, Forgive me, for today is an emotional day. I would love to provide something witty and wonderful, however as I am writing this, tears are streaming down my eyes and I can barely see what I am typing. Please enjoy this article originally published via the LA Times instead: Reporting...

“I think the entire population has come tremendous strides forward in dealing with the issue of gays,” Carter said in an interview from Big Think. “I dunno about next election, but I think in the near future, because step by step we have realized that this issue of homosexuality has...

UPDATE: House introduces stand-alone bill. Timetable for debate is TBD. CLICK HERE for more information! WASHINGTON (AP) – In a new showdown on a volatile issue, the House this week will take up a bill that would overturn the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy...

If you can’t play nice, then use the “F” word generously. That’s what FCKH8 non-profit media campaigner Luke Montgomery may have had in mind when he created FCKH8.com, a website with the aim of squashing LGBTQ hate. The vehicle for spreading the message are two videos housed on...

The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. The event is held in November to honor Rita Hester, whose murder on November 28th, 1998 kicked off the “Remembering Our Dead” web project and a San Francisco candlelight...

In a recent showing of its preference for reaction, as opposed to proaction, the U.S. Department of Education is FINALLY issuing a so-called warning to schools, colleges, and universities across the country regarding their methods for addressing incidents of bullying on their campuses. According to...

Student suicides spur spur supporters to press Legislature for passage By PEGGY WALSH-SARNECKI Free Press Education Writer Matt Epling was a 14-year-old with plans for his future: He was looking forward to driver’s ed, had found a job and was about to start high school in East Lansing. But in a...