Gay marriage supporters in Maine began running a television advertisement statewide Thursday, featuring gay and straight Mainers talking about the importance of equality. It is the first television advertisement in an anticipated referendum on Maine’s gay marriage law. Maine’s gay marriage law was scheduled to take effect on September 11, but it’s been sidetracked as […]

A federal judge on Wednesday set a January 11, 2010 date for the highly anticipated trial in the legal challenge to California’s voter-approved Proposition 8, a ban on same-sex marriage. The judge, Vaughn R. Walker of Federal District Court in San Francisco, said arguments would begin then over the fate of Prop 8, which Californians […]

Leaders of the country’s largest Lutheran denomination endorsed an official statement on human sexuality that says there’s room in the church for differing views on an issue that’s divided other religious groups. Delegates to the 2009 Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) narrowly adopted “Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust” with a […]

The Fort Worth police chief said Tuesday that his department is implementing new policies in the wake of a controversial bar check at the Rainbow Lounge last June. Chief Jeff Halstead said officials are still investigating what happened during the June 28 raid on the gay bar by Fort Worth police officers and state agents […]

As we reported last night via Twitter, David Letterman went on record for gay marriage. Miss USA/Universe pageant proprietor Donald Trump appeared on Tuesday night’s CBS’ “Late Show with David Letterman,” to promote the upcoming pageant. Inevitably, the discussion turned to Carrie Prejean, former Miss California who made headlines by denouncing gay marriage during the […]

Rush Limbaugh made a joke mocking Barney Frank’s sexuality in response to Frank’s tough stance with a town hall protester Tuesday night. On Tuesday, Frank asked a protester who had compared President Obama to Hitler, “On what planet do you spend most of your time?” On his radio show Wednesday, Limbaugh weighed in, calling the […]

Israli-born Yehonathan Gatro was introduced to America as the cover man and featured interview in Instinct Magazine’s May 2009 issue. His aptly-titled “My Turn” is Yehonathan’s first, full-length English album, and his video of “Just Another Summer” received its worldwide premiere on Logo. Yehonathan is rapidly making a name for himself in the music industry […]

The debate over gay marriage took center stage Monday night at the Durham, North Carolina City Council meeting. After no debate and little public comment, the council unanimously passed a resolution supporting same-sex marriage. The resolution, introduced by Durham resident Joshua Lee Weaver, calls upon the State to extend marriage rights and benefits to same-sex […]

The U.S. Justice Department’s civil rights division has hired a veteran Senate staffer and gay rights activist Matt Nosanchuk as senior counselor and liaison to the gay and lesbian community. The announcement comes on the heels of yesterday’s move by the DOJ to dismiss a federal suit arguing the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is […]

Deliberate attacks against gay men in Iraq has risen significantly this year at the hands of Iraqi militias and death squads, and authorities in Baghdad are doing nothing to stop the violence, according to a report released Monday by an international human rights organization. The 67-page report by New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) , […]

Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan vetoed the controversial anti-discrimination ordinance on Monday, citing negative comments and arguing that there is no need for the measure. City leaders passed the measure that bans discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in areas of employment, housing and credit by a 7 to 4 vote last […]

The Obama administration declared today that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) discriminates against gays and lesbians, while at the same time Justice Department lawyers moved in federal court to defend the law, and urged a federal judge to throw out a case brought by a gay couple married in California. “The Department of Justice […]

Brad Pitt appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher Friday night, speaking out for gay marriage, his pro-marijuana agenda, and anti-religion crusade. “You know, I grew up in a religious family, in a religious community and it just doesn’t make sense to me. It just doesn’t work for me in the long run,” Pitt said. […]

The Mormon church’s aggressive support for Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California last year, has turned the Utah-based church into a lightning rod for gay rights activism, including a “nationwide kiss-in” today in more than 50 communities. The event comes after gay couples in Utah and Texas were arrested, cited for trespassing or […]

In what’s shaping up to be a heated race in Iowa’s House District 90, Republican Stephen Burgmeier has received the endorsement of anti-gay rights organization Everyday America. The race between Burgmeier and Democrat Curt Hanson to fill the seat left open when Democratic Rep. John Whitaker accepted President Obama’s appointment to serve as the Iowa […]

One of California’s largest gay rights advocacy groups announced this week it will wait until 2012 to push for an amendment to the state Constitution permitting same-sex marriage, but other organizations with the same agenda insisted they want to bring the issue back to voters in 2010. Leaders of Equality California, which spearheaded the campaign […]

Since April 2006, when he released his self-produced debut, Naked Without, openly gay artist Tom Goss has played scores of coffeehouses, bars, gay pride festivals and other events — honing his skills along the way, and developing a loyal following among gay and straight audiences. With the January 2008 release of his second CD, Rise, […]

The NO H8 Campaign has released it’s second official public service announcement titled “I’m Coming Out” to help raise awareness about Propostion 8 and Marriage Equality…

The nation’s largest Lutheran denomination will consider lifting its ban on gay and lesbian clergy who are in committed, long-term relationships as it gathers next week for a churchwide assembly More than 1,000 delegates will gather in Minneapolis August 17-23 for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s (ELCA) biennial General Assembly. On the agenda:  whether […]

In a new Current TV segment, 26 year-old Cody Derrick tells his coming out story. Cody Derrick grew up in a conservative Mormon home in the suburbs of Salt Lake City, Utah. At the age of 21, shortly after returning from his mission, Derrick came out that he was gay. The story depicts the young […]