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Women ask British court to legally recognize their Canadian marriage

Two women married in Canada are now asking Britain to recognize their marriage, which the U.K. government has deemed a "civil partnership" under the country's new law.

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100-Year-Old Grandmother Slams Florida's Book Bans in Powerful Speech

She only had one minute to speak and she made the most of it.

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Antigay church agrees to obey laws restricting funeral protests

The Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan.--which, under the leadership of its notoriously antigay pastor, Fred Phelps (pictured), spreads a message of hate by picketing at soldiers' funerals--has agreed to obey new state laws that have been passed to limit where and when such demonstrations take place, a church attorney said Wednesday.

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Chuck Williams, Founder of The Williams Institute at UCLA Law School, Is Dead

The LGBTQ+ community has lost one of its most ardent and impactful members and supporters.

Englands Highest Ranking Gay May Sue Church

Efforts intensify to end gay soldier ban

Critics of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy are gaining new allies, including a few conservative congressmen and a West Point professor, as they press on multiple fronts to overturn the ban on out-of-the-closet gays and lesbians in the armed forces.

Women ask British court to legally recognize their Canadian marriage

Two women married in Canada are now asking Britain to recognize their marriage, which the U.K. government has deemed a "civil partnership" under the country's new law.

Palms Springs Sting Police Use Gay Slur

100-Year-Old Grandmother Slams Florida's Book Bans in Powerful Speech

She only had one minute to speak and she made the most of it.

Out former marine goes to Congress to fight 'don't ask, don't tell'

Eric Alva, the first American wounded in the Iraq War, has since come out and is working now to lift the ban on openly gay service members in the U.S. military.

Op-ed: 5 Questions to Ask Before Tying the Knot

Just because the federal government will recognize same-sex marriages doesn't make everything easier.

Suspected gay serial killer Herb Baumeister's 12th potential victim identified by police

Jeffrey Jones went missing in August of 1993.

For Trump, a Lifetime of Evading Responsibility Comes to an End

The fraud may finally get caught, but we're the ones who will pay the price.

Congress presses Pentagon on gay linguist dismissals

Russian Newspaper Accused of Violating 'Gay Propaganda' Law

A story about a teacher who was fired for being gay drew the attention of media regulators.

EEOC Rules on LGB Workplace Protections

Although the ruling specifically addressed LGB employees, the ACLU says it applies to transgender workers too.

Antigay church agrees to obey laws restricting funeral protests

Op-ed: The DoD Is Exploiting Gay Couples -- Finally

The weird perk of being made a political football.

It's now illegal for Minnesota libraries to ban LGBTQ+ books under this new law

The North Star State has officially banned book bans.

Russia's LGBTQ Conference for Families in Works Amid Homophobic Regime

Organizers and activists reached out to the international community to fund the Moscow gathering that flies in the face of the anti-LGBTQ regime.

Florida May Allow Adoption Agencies to Turn Away Gays

An odious bill advances in the Florida House.

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The LGBTQ+ community has lost one of its most ardent and impactful members and supporters.

Critics of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy are gaining new allies, including a few conservative congressmen and a West Point professor, as they press on multiple fronts to overturn the ban on out-of-the-closet gays and lesbians in the armed forces.

Two women married in Canada are now asking Britain to recognize their marriage, which the U.K. government has deemed a "civil partnership" under the country's new law.

She only had one minute to speak and she made the most of it.

Eric Alva, the first American wounded in the Iraq War, has since come out and is working now to lift the ban on openly gay service members in the U.S. military.

Just because the federal government will recognize same-sex marriages doesn't make everything easier.

Jeffrey Jones went missing in August of 1993.

The fraud may finally get caught, but we're the ones who will pay the price.

A story about a teacher who was fired for being gay drew the attention of media regulators.

Although the ruling specifically addressed LGB employees, the ACLU says it applies to transgender workers too.

The weird perk of being made a political football.

The North Star State has officially banned book bans.

Organizers and activists reached out to the international community to fund the Moscow gathering that flies in the face of the anti-LGBTQ regime.

An odious bill advances in the Florida House.