(Washington) After two days of silence, the Obama administration urged a federal judge on Thursday to let the military press on with its “don’t ask, don’t tell” ban on gays serving openly in the military. Still, President Barack Obama insisted the policy that has divided the nation for two decades...

Catherine Opie (born 1961) is an American artist specializing in issues within documentary photography. Throughout her work she has investigated aspects of community, making portraits of many groups including the LGBT community; surfers; and most recently high school football players. She’s also...

(AP) – Support and other resources for gay young people are out there, sometimes only a click or a phone call away, but advocates said the recent suicide of Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi and other teens who were believed to have been victims of anti-gay bullying point to the need for even...

On Friday, October 8, 2010, a student-organized community rally will take place on the East Steps of the Capital Building in Lansing, Michigan. BE THERE! WE NEED YOU! WE NEED YOUR VOICES! This state-wide rally aims to demonstrate the clear message that the members and allies of Michigan’s LGBTQ community...

A national Christian organization will stop sponsoring an annual event that encourages school students to “counter the promotion of homosexual behavior” because the event has become too divisive and confrontational, the group’s president told CNN on Wednesday. “All the recent...

David Sedaris (b. December 26, 1956) is a Grammy Award-nominated American humorist, writer, comedian, bestselling author, and radio contributor. Sedaris was first publicly recognized in 1992 when National Public Radio broadcast his essay “SantaLand Diaries”. He published his first collection...

Annise Danette Parker (b. May 17, 1956) is an American politician and the mayor of Houston since January 2, 2010. She served as an at-large member of the Houston City Council from 1997 to 2003 and city controller from 2004 to 2009. Parker is Houston’s second female mayor, and the first openly gay...

If only everyone had this sort of logic and common sense, then perhaps we wouldn’t be in the situation that we’re in today …

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,...