In a final vote of 250-175, the House votes in an overwhelming majority to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in spite of staunch disapproval from several House Republicans. This was announced at 5:24 via live stream from cspan.org by Rep. Barney Frank. Stay tuned for more information...

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...

The following statement was found via the GLSEN blog: This week, we sadly lost two young men who took their own lives for one unacceptable reason: they were being bullied and harassed because they were openly gay or believed to be gay. These unnecessary tragedies come on the heels of at least three...

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...

George Alan Rekers, of North Miami, has been a foremost voice in the United States’ anti-gay movement for decades. So, imagine our surprise when news broke that he was caught in the company of a male prostitute he hired from rentboy.com following a ten-day stay in Europe. “Lucius”...

Okay, okay … so, granted Americans are among the most heavily taxed citizens in the world, but ummmm … we also enjoy the highest standard of living compared to any other country in the world as well. Let’s break down what that means: 5. We produce the most waste of all countries in...

A pressing legal reality for the “don’t ask, don’t tell” standard for gays serving in the military is that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has already struck down the way it’s practiced in much of the Western United States. The 2008 ruling, while largely overlooked, would force the military...

(AP) — There’s been a sharp drop in the percentage of America’s children being bullied or beaten up by their peers, according to a new national survey by experts who believe anti-bullying programs are having an impact The study, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, found that the percentage...

AP — The mayor of Providence, R.I., and a former state Democratic Party official are running for Patrick Kennedy’s U.S. House seat. Kennedy announced this week that he would not seek a ninth term. Providence Mayor David Cicilline says he’s in the race. In 2002, the 48-year-old attorney became...

Sixty members of Congress have issued a letter to President Obama and congressional leaders calling for immigration reform to include rights for LGBT binational families and couples. The letter asks to change the current law, which prohibits citizens from sponsoring their same-sex partners for residency...