Ala. Rep.: DP Benefits a Waste
An Alabama state university's offer of domestic-partner benefits is a "politically correct" waste of money, a legislator says.
Gavin Newsom Goes AWOL?
San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom abruptly left town last week, catching his staff members off-guard and forcing them to cancel his public appearances.
Gay-Friendly Dayton Mayor Unseated
The mayor of Dayton, Ohio, lost her bid for reelection on Tuesday, and some attribute it to her support for a gay rights ordinance.
Paterson Launches 2010 Campaign Ads
New York governor David Paterson began airing ads for his 2010 campaign on Friday, nearly one year before the election.
Question 1 Funded Mostly by Churches
Financial backing for Question 1 in Maine came mostly from churches and conservative organizations, according to a new report.
Referendum 71 Approved in Washington
Washington State voters have approved Referendum 71, the measure to uphold the law granting expanded domestic-partnership rights to same-sex couples.
Silence from Obama and a surprise appearance by Maggie Gallagher near a rally in D.C.’s Dupont Circle exacerbated what was already a depressing moment for gay rights this week.
A city native and strong supporter of Kalamazoo's effort to keep an anti-discrimination law reflects on a hard-won campaign.
COMMENTARY: Charles Karel Bouley says no civil right should be left up to the masses -- because people often don't do the right thing in the privacy of the anonymous voting booth.
Dana Hernandez is a straight white married mother of two young children. But in campaigning for No on 1 and reporting Election Night outcomes for Advocate.com, defeat hit her like a ton of bricks.
The leader of the campaign to keep same-sex marriage legal in Maine believes the people of his state will vote on the side of fairness.
Right-wing group's spending gets desired results in Maine but not in Washington.
OurScene TV’s Blake Hayes filed a video report from New York City’s Union Square, where hundreds of people gathered to protest the vote in Maine Tuesday that overturned marriage equality in that state.
Former news anchor Charles Pugh becomes Detroit’s first openly gay black city council president -- with the help of endorsements from the Council of Baptist Pastors and several individual pastors.
Though the president's first 100 days did not include the signing of major LGBT legislation, advocates say the Administration has set the stage for a string of LGBT wins.
After a busy month of rubbing elbows with Obama and dodging Rick Warren, Rev. V. Gene Robinson takes a look back on his time with the president.
The Maine vote shows that even residents of "a deep blue state" oppose same-sex marriage, says conservative writer.
Voters in Maine on Tuesday approved Question 1, the ballot initiative to overturn the state's gay marriage law.
The city of Austin, Texas, on Monday announced that it will start offering COBRA-like benefits to the same-sex domestic partners of city employees, the Austin American-Statesman reports.
The Wisconsin supreme court heard arguments on Tuesday in a case that charges the 2006 referendum that banned same-sex marriage and civil unions was unconstitutional.
Just hours before President Obama is scheduled to sign the Matthew Shepard and James Bryd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Eastern), the Human Rights Campaign has released a tribute video to Judy and Dennis Shepard, who have lobbied for passage of this legislation since they lost their son Matthew to hate-motivated murder in 1998.
Members of the Westboro Baptist Church found themselves outnumbered during their anti-Semitic protest at Rutgers University on Wednesday.
Allegedly fired for being "too gay," former Miami news anchor Charles Perez talks to Advocate.com about his termination, his gay boss, and Anderson Cooper.
Perez Hilton was heralded when he embarrassed Miss California and derided when he did the same to Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black. So what's a guy to do when he's the most loved and most hated gay guy in America?
From Joe.My.God to The Daily Beast, Advocate.com spotlights a few of the best blogs that cover politics, inside and way outside the Beltway.
Columnist Andrew Sullivan appeared on Comedy Central’s Colbert Report to evaluate Barack Obama’s first nine months in office.
Pat Boone, the singer turned conservative political commentator, says the White House needs to be tented in order to get rid of the “parasites, vermin, roaches, rats, worms, and termites” that have found their way into the government.
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas surprised conservatives by recommending that a gay man be appointed U.S. attorney for the San Antonio area.
While marriage activists debate 2010 vs 2012, without an amendment to California’s state constitution, marriage equality may be an issue that is not going away anytime soon.
2010? 2012? Despite a weekend summit that brought together more than 150 marriage equality activists, consensus over the timing of an attempt to repeal California's Proposition 8 at the voting booth remains elusive.
Last week, political strategist Chad Griffin said a move by three LGBT groups to intervene in his group's efforts to overturn Prop. 8 at the federal level would "undermine" the case. Now the leader of one of those groups says the accusation is "baffling."
As an all-star legal team mounts an ambitious federal challenge to California's Proposition 8, the future of national marriage equality weighs heavily on its shoulders.
With the federal challenge to Prop. 8 moving full speed ahead, Advocate.com sits down with the two couples named as plaintiffs in the suit.
A Senate committee on Thursday held its first hearing on a transgender-inclusive employment nondiscrimination bill, a session that was perhaps most notable for who didn’t show up: Republicans. Not a single GOP senator attended.
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will hold its first-ever hearing on a transgender-inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act on Thursday at 10 a.m.
The number of Americans who approve of President Barack Obama's job in office is nearly the same as the number who voted for him in the election one year ago.
An assistant U.S. attorney general, the attorney general of Illinois, and representatives of Nike and the National Association of Religious Broadcasters will be among witnesses discussing the Employment Non-Discrimination Act at a Senate committee hearing Thursday.
Now that the only pro-marriage equality candidate in New York's 23rd Congressional district, Republican Dede Scozzafava, has dropped out of the race, Tuesday's election holds any number of political lessons for both the GOP and the LGBT community.
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