News + Politics
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Supreme Court to consider same-sex marriage cases Sept. 29
Later this month the U.S. Supreme Court will discuss whether to hear a number of cases challenging state bans on same-sex marriage, according to the...
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Oregon Senate candidates spar over support for marriage equality
A debate over LGBT-rights erupted between the Republican and Democratic candidates in Oregon’s U.S. Senate race this week. But unlike nearly every other Senate race...
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Phil Robertson believes STIs are God’s punishment for gays
“Either it’s the wildest coincidence ever that horrible diseases follow immoral conduct, or, it’s God saying, ‘There’s a penalty for that kind of conduct’.” —Duck...
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Primary night serves up wins and defeats for gay candidates
Out LGBT candidates witnessed a series of victories and defeats Tuesday during the last set of primary elections before the general election in November. In Massachusetts,...
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Supreme Court asked to hear Indiana, Wisconsin same-sex marriage cases
The U.S. Supreme Court was asked Tuesday to hear two more cases challenging state bans on same-sex marriage. In petitions filed with the high court,...
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Louisiana ruling provides reminder of marriage equality’s unfinished fight
After more than a year of federal court victories for marriage equality, one judge broke the string last week with a decision that upheld a...
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Congressional Democrats continue calls for end to nation’s gay blood ban
Democrats on Capitol Hill are calling on the Department of Health and Human Services to issue a formal update on a review of policies regarding...
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Legendary comic Joan Rivers dies at 81
“My mother’s greatest joy in life was to make people laugh. Although that is difficult to do right now, I know her final wish would...
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Federal appeals court finds Wisconsin, Indiana same-sex marriage bans unconstitutional
A federal appeals court Thursday affirmed lower court rulings finding same-sex marriage bans in Indiana and Wisconsin unconstitutional, marking yet another victory for marriage equality...
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White House LGBT liaison to depart Obama administration
Gautam Raghavan, the White House’s LGBT liaison, will leave the Obama administration after more than five years to join the Gill Foundation as vice president...
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Former Utah Governor: Same-sex marriage is “inevitable”
“I think that’s inevitable. I think we’re on a pathway.” Former Utah Governor Jon Hunstman Jr. (R.), reports Salt Lake’s Deseret News. Hunstman, who backed civil unions...
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NYC’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade lifts ban on LGBT groups
NBCUniversal has announced that OUT@NBCUniversal — an LGBT support group for the company’s employees — will be allowed to march in next year’s St Patrick’s Day...
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Federal judge finds Louisiana same-sex marriage ban constitutional
A federal judge upheld Louisiana’s ban on same-sex marriage Wednesday, breaking a string of legal victories for marriage equality in the year since the U.S....
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NOM: We have a “very good chance” of stopping same-sex marriage
“NOM will be leading the charge to make a national statement that will be heard around the country … this time around, we have a very...
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George Takei: Arnold Schwarzenegger inspired me to come out
“I’d spent a lifetime being silent on the issue… now I had to speak up.” –Actor and LGBT activist George Takei, speaking with Winq magazine....
