Matthew Van Atta

The Canadian government has notified border patrol guards to prevent extremist antigay church leader Fred Phelps from entering the country, the Canadian Press reported Friday.

The Commission on Presidential Debates has named Jim Lehrer and Gwen Ifill of PBS, Tom Brokaw of NBC News, and Bob Schieffer of CBS News as moderators of the three presidential debates and one vice presidential face-off.

An unemployed truck driver accused in a fatal church shooting plans an insanity defense for the rampage that left two people dead and six wounded, his lawyer said Wednesday.

A transgender woman whose jailhouse beating in June resulted in two Memphis police officers losing their jobs was charged with prostitution on Sunday, according to Nashville Fox affiliate WZTV.com.

James Edwin Parker's 2 Boys in a Bed on a Cold Winter's Night has proven so successful with audiences in Provincetown that the Art House Theater has decided to extend the play's run beyond its one-month limited engagement through the end of August.

Los Angeles Police chief William Bratton has joined other high-profile supporters of marriage equality by donating to gay rights organization Equality California.

Two sexual orientation and gender identity rights groups were granted consultative status on Tuesday by the United Nations Economic and Social Council.

The latest Eurobarometer survey examining discrimination in the European Union published this month reveals growing acceptance of the LGBT community within the E.U., but more work needs to be done.

Singer Jim Bailey will perform a collection of Judy Garland songs at the Music Box Theater @ the Fonda, August 9-10.

Activists belonging to the libertarian wing of the Republican Party continue to mourn the loss of Kent Snyder, a 49-year-old gay political operative credited with propelling the presidential campaign of Ron Paul into a national, grassroots movement that raised more than $35 million.

The here! television network will partner with Affirmations, an LGBT community center in Ferndale, Mich., and Comcast Cable to host a free screening of the award-winning series The DL Chronicles on July 18. The event will take place at 7 p.m. at Affirmations, located at 290 West 9 Mile Road in Ferndale.

The Church of England's move to accept women bishops further roiled an already troubled Anglican communion Tuesday, infuriating conservatives and complicating efforts to promote unity with the Roman Catholic Church.

On Friday, July 18, comedian Kathy Griffin will do two shows at the Mandalay Bay Theatre in Las Vegas.