The last few months have been nothing short of bittersweet for proponents of marriage equality. We’ve seen some gains, we’ve seen some losses, we’ve seen some extreme setbacks. This month, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is set to sign a bill that will recognize civil unions for same-sex...

A prominent gay rights organization says eight of 17 Washington-area hospitals do not explicitly include a reference to sexual orientation in their patient nondiscrimination policies. The report released Monday by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation follows President Barack Obama’s mandate that...

On May 10th and 11th, hundreds of veterans from across the United States will descend on Washington, DC with one clear message for Congress – “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) needs to go and it needs to go this year! The National Veterans Lobby Day on DADT, a project of Servicemembers...

Free live streaming by Ustream Tuesday, March 9th marks the first day that same-sex couples in the District of Columbia will be able to marry. The Human Rights Campaign is hosting three ceremonies at our DC headquarters building and will be broadcast here live. Angelisa Young and Sinjoyla Townsend Officiant:...

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(AP) – At least 50 same-sex couples were lined up to apply for marriage licenses when city offices opened Wednesday, the day the unions became legal in the nation’s capital. Cheering erupted from the crowd when the first couple signed in at the city’s marriage bureau inside the Moultrie...

(AP) — Gay and lesbian couples will soon be able to marry in Washington, but the debate over same-sex marriage has sounded different here, with references to interracial marriage and Martin Luther King Jr. During the past year, both sides have courted the support of Washington’s black community,...

This morning, D.C.’s highest court denied marriage equality opponents’ eleventh hour efforts to derail historic legislation set to take effect next Wednesday, March 3rd, that will make D.C. the latest jurisdiction to permit same-sex couples to marry. The three judge panel of the Court of Appeals...

(AP) WASHINGTON, DC — The DC Board of Elections and Ethics has announced it will hold a public hearing on whether the public should be able to vote on a measure to allow same-sex marriages in the nation’s capital. The board announced Thursday that it will hold a hearing Feb. 16. It will be...

It’s not every day that GLBT equality advocates find themselves praised as “reasonable” by anti-gay groups. Then again, it’s not every day that GLBT equality advocates stand up for the right to free expression by people who wish to strip them of their on family rights. The approval of...