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Gay Lawmaker David Cicilline Announces Resignation From Congress

Cicilline has served since 2011.

Study Finds 24 Percent of Southern LGBTQ People Live in Poverty

Disparities found nationwide in number of poor LGBTQ people compared to their straight, cisgender counterparts.

Op-ed: Uruguay is A Little Country With Big Ideas

Uruguay may be tiny, but it has grand ideas of inclusion, family, and success.

Gay Conservatives Disappointed in GOP Platform

"The final document is marred by outdated social conservative ideology," said the Log Cabin Republicans, which participated in the platform drafting process for the first time this year.

Op-ed: No One Wants to Be Called a Bigot

Those rallying against marriage equality don't necessarily want to be called homophobes, but isn't that what they are?

Exclusive: 50+ LGBTQ Women, Nonbinary Activists Back Elizabeth Warren

Warren is "a strong progressive woman ... who will deliver on big, structural change for our country," the endorsers say.

GOPers Urge High Court to Uphold Anti-LGBTQ Bias; Dems Beg to Differ

State attorneys general differ according to party in briefs filed in the employment discrimination cases to be heard by the Supreme Court.

Court: Gay Couple Can't Divorce in R.I.

A lesbian couple who married in Massachusetts cannot get divorced in their home state of Rhode Island, the latter state's supreme court ruled Friday.

Restraining orders block federal funding freeze

The freeze had targeted a wide swath of federal funds, including those allegedly promoting "woke gender ideology."

Bill to Protect GLB Workers Advances Without the T

Democrats on Thursday sent to the full House legislation that would prohibit workplace discrimination against gays, lesbians, and bisexuals, despite bitter complaints from some because transgender workers would not be protected under the bill. Democratic leaders pushed forward the current bill after discovering that including transgender workers in the legislation would cause it to fail in the full House, and promised to try and get additional legislation in the future. ''I believe that the step we are taking today will lay the foundation for passing these additional protections in the future,'' said Democrat George Miller of California, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee.

Republican control of U.S. Congress on the line on Election Day

Republican control of Congress is on the line Tuesday in an election colored by voters' dismay over the Iraq war and misbehavior in Washington. At stake in the midterm election were all 435 House of Representatives seats, 33 in the Senate, 36 governor's offices, and ballot measures on same-sex marriage.

A rip in the quilt

The battle over the AIDS Memorial Quilt may be legally settled, but it has left a trail of hurt feelings and concern over the future of the epidemic's most important symbol

How America's most famous heiress got away with killing her gay confidant

Eduardo Tirella's career as a film set designer was cut short after he was run over by Doris Duke in 1966. But was it an accident?

Top Attorneys No Civil Unions for NY

New York state attorney general Eric Schneiderman and American Foundation for Equal Rights attorney Ted Olson joined forces for an op-ed in which they dismissed chatter about a civil unions 'compromise' for the state.

Luminaries, Leaders Chart Path to Global LGBT Equality

LGBT activists, Obama administration officials, international diplomats gathered for White House Global Forum on LGBT Human Rights Tuesday.

91 Percent of Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills Failed in 2022: Report

While 315 pieces of discriminatory legislation were introduced, activists beat back most of them.

Kamala Harris Emphasizes Diversity, Confronting Global Challenges at Historic West Point Graduation

The vice president was the first woman to give the school’s commencement address.

Two Americas for queer people: HRC report finds stark differences in LGBTQ+ rights at the state level

It was the worst year ever for anti-LGBTQ+ state legislation, but there were some significant victories.