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A Philippine gay rights group is waging a legal battle to be allowed to run in next year's polls after the Elections Commission ruled it cannot register as a political party on grounds that it advocates immorality.
The Mormon church for the first time has announced its support of gay rights legislation, an endorsement that helped gain unanimous approval for Salt Lake city laws banning discrimination against gays in housing and employment.
Russian gay rights activists are denouncing the planned closure of Moscow's oldest gay club.
Rainbow flags fluttered above the crowds near the White House as tens of thousands of gay rights supporters rallied to demand that President Barack Obama keep his promises to end discrimination against gays and also let them serve openly in the military.
The climate for passing gay civil rights laws has never been better, but it could be a decade before another chance comes around, the highest-ranking openly gay official in the Obama administration said Friday.
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert met with gay rights advocacy groups Tuesday for the first time since saying he opposes providing legal protections for gay and transgender people.
A Moscow court on Tuesday ruled against two lesbians seeking to become Russia's first legally married gay couple.
Two openly gay members of Congress on Wednesday urged their colleagues to pass a sweeping job discrimination bill that would — for the first time — protect gays and transsexuals from workplace bias.
Momentum is building for Congress to pass the first major civil rights act protecting gays and transsexuals, supporters say, and one of the stars in the debate is a barrier-breaking transgender staffer on Capitol Hill.
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said Thursday that discriminating against gay people shouldn't be illegal, although he would prefer it if everyone were treated with respect.
For decades, Edward Kennedy was considered the most powerful voice in the Senate for gay rights as a strong supporter of HIV/AIDS funding, hate crimes legislation and same-sex marriage.
The debate over whether to allow a lesbian couple to marry in Russia sparked an angry exchange inside a Moscow courtroom Wednesday, while outside the women locked lips to protest a holdup in proceedings.
India's Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear a petition from a Hindu astrologer who is seeking to annul a recent landmark ruling that decriminalized gay sex.
New Delhi's gay community celebrated a landmark court ruling Thursday that decriminalizes homosexuality — a decision that could end widespread police harassment and be a harbinger for gradual acceptance for homosexuals across this deeply conservative country.
Countering criticism that he's done little on gay rights, President Barack Obama commemorated the 40th anniversary of the birth of the modern movement by welcoming its leaders to the White House and reaffirming his commitment to their top priorities.
Frustrated gay-rights leaders want President Barack Obama to be far more forceful in supporting their political goals, but they also fault the Democratic-led Congress and vow to step up lobbying efforts in hopes of seeing campaign promises fulfilled.
An activist who worked alongside slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk announced plans Sunday for a march on Washington this fall to demand that Congress establish equality and marriage rights for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
Riot police broke up several gay rights demonstrations in Moscow on Saturday, hauling away scores of protesters hours before the capital hosted a major international pop music competition.
In the Arab world, where several nations have seen killings of gay men in recent months, it can be startling to see a rainbow flag unfurled in public.
A Russian lesbian couple was denied a marriage license by an embarassed-looking government official Tuesday, just days ahead of a banned gay pride parade in Moscow.
Hundreds of gay rights demonstrators marched through the streets of the city's historic center on Sunday carrying rainbow-colored flags and signs calling for equal rights in marriage, in the workplace and in health care.
A majority of Americans oppose gay marriage but support civil unions for same-sex couples and favor repeal of the ban on gays serving openly in the military, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday.
The Obama administration on Wednesday formally endorsed a U.N. statement calling for the worldwide decriminalization of homosexuality, a measure that former President George W. Bush had refused to sign.
The Obama administration will endorse a U.N. declaration calling for the worldwide decriminalization of homosexuality that then-President George W. Bush had refused to sign, The Associated Press has learned.
The Washington, D.C., home regarded as the epicenter of the city's gay rights movement is being designated a historic landmark.
Just say no to sharia law"This Saturday's London rally against sharia law and all religious tyrannies should be huge. Millions of people are suffering at the hands of clerical regimes, especially our Muslim brothers and sisters in countries like Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Okla. Republican State Senator wants an "OPT-OUT" in Hate Crimes lawAn Oklahoma state senator plans to offer a bill in the spring legislative session that would give the state of Oklahoma the power to opt out of federal requirements for carrying out the newly amended hate crimes law.
Student Braves Controversy, Refuses to Recite PledgeWill Phillips doesn't believe that describes America for its gay and lesbian citizens. He's a 10-year-old at West Fork Elementary School in Arkansas, about three hours east of Oklahoma City.
Ten-year-old refuses to recite pledge until gays allowed to marry (video)"I was analyzing the meanings of it, because I want to be a lawyer," he said. "... There isn't really liberty and justice for all. There's ... Gays and lesbians can't marry. There's still a lot of racism and sexism in the world. Yeah."
Barney Frank: "Don't ask, don't tell" gone next yearThe US military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy barring homosexuals from serving openly in the armed forces will "likely" be ended next year, in the 2010 defense spending bill, says US House Rep. Barney Frank.
Catholic Church Threatens To End Social Service Programs In Washington DC If It's Not Allowed To Discriminate Against Gay PeopleThe Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said Wednesday that it will be unable to continue the social service programs it runs for the District if the city doesn't change a proposed same-sex marriage law, a threat that could affect tens of thousands of people the church helps with …
DADT Likely to Be Part of Defense BillRepealing "don't ask, don't tell" will likely be included as part of next year's Department of Defense authorization bill in both chambers of Congress, Congressman Barney Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat, said Wednesday.
Face it: The Democratic Party is not for women - Salon.comMuch of the media is focusing on the fractures within the Republican Party while ignoring the potentially more devastating gulf widening between the Democratic Party and Democratic women.
The folks over at America Blog have started a boycott on contributions to the Democratic National Committee (DNC), including Organizing for America (OFA), the community organizing project of the DNC that is the successor organization to the 2008 Presidential campaign’s Obam …
Straight ex-spouses offer quiet voice for gay marriageMany of these former spouses -- from those who still feel raw resentment toward their exes to those who have reached a mutual understanding -- see the legalization of same-sex marriage as a step toward protecting not only homosexuals but also heterosexuals.
Conservative group links gay-rights movement to Islamic terrorism"In the wake of the horrific act of Islamic domestic terrorism at Fort Hood Texas, it has been learned that militant homosexual activists recently made similar online postings to those of Nidal Malik Hasan, threatening additional acts of terrorism against Christians," stated an e …
Gay rights groups to protest religious parents' meetingBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Several gay rights organizations have announced they plan to protest a Focus on the Family "Love Won Out" conference on homosexuality that will be held Saturday (Nov. 7), at this city's Metropolitan Church of God.
Washington voters approved Referendum 71, making history for LGBT familiesWashington state voters have approved Referendum 71, keeping a law that expands state benefits for registered same-sex and some senior domestic partners.
Barack Obama has been too milquetoast in his support for gay rights. That is an explanation given for why gay marriage legislation was repealed by the voters of Maine last Tuesday. Never mind that VOTERS in 31 states in a row have rejected gay marriage as state law.
In court today, British registrar who refused to conduct same-sex civil union ceremonies on religious groundsControversial claims that Christians should not have to condone homosexuality will be made in the court of appeal today, as a registrar says she suffered discrimination by being required to conduct same-sex civil partnership ceremonies.
Church of Sweden commits to same-sex marriagesIn what is being seen as a landmark decision, the Church of Sweden has formally agreed to recognise same-sex marriages and conduct gay weddings and blessings, becoming the first major church to do so.
Obama signs first major federal gay-rights law: "No one in America should ever be afraid to walk down the street holding the hands of the person they love."President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed the first major piece of federal gay rights legislation, a milestone that activists compared to the passage of 1960s civil-rights legislation empowering blacks. The new law adds acts of violence against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transg …
Ref. 71 & The Petition SignersOne of the side-channel situations with R-71 is a campaign about releasing the signatures of those who signed the original petition to get it on the ballot.
Oscar-winning Paul Haggis quits the Church of Scientology over gay rights stanceAfter 35 years of membership, Oscar-winning Hollywood director Paul Haggis has publicly resigned from the Church of Scientology, protesting against its 'gay-bashing.' Read his resignation letter addressed to the church's official spokesman Tommy Davis.
Gay marriage fights fuel debate over petitioners' rightsThe Supreme Court voted last week to block release of the names of more than 138,000 people in Washington state who signed petitions seeking to repeal a same-sex domestic partner law in a ballot scheduled for Nov. 3.
Catholic donations to fight gay marriage top $550KThe Roman Catholic church contributes $550,000+ to the group that's trying to overturn Maine's gay marriage law.
Conservative Hypocrisy Case #509387405943750987: Fox Media Bias-- Gay People Don't ExistRoughly the same number of people showed up for last weekend's gay rights march in Washington DC as showed up for the 9/12 Tea Party. How did Fox News report the 9/12 march? With multiple correspondents and camera crews, not to mention producers pumping up the crowds on camera.
Isn't a march for Sharia in London bad for 'community relations'?While the media castigate the "far-Right" Geert Wilders for daring to speak up for fascistic ideas like freedom of speech, gay rights and parliamentary democracy, this event in London seems to cause barely a ripple – the March for Sharia to be held in Trafalgar Square on Oc …
U.S. judge challenges Prop. 8 backers - SignOnSanDiego.comFederal judge challenges Prop. 8 supporters lawyer to provide proof that same-sex unions threatens traditional one....
Anti-gay Okla. lawmaker attracts 1,000 backersMore than 1,000 people attended a rally Wednesday in support of a state legislator who has been widely criticized for anti-gay remarks caught in a YouTube audio clip.
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