Connecticut's highest court just made a stunning decision: it recognised that some rights only now formally granted through same-sex marriage and/or civil unions predate the recognition of relationships by the government. » 7/16/14 11:42pm 7/16/14 11:42pm

In new remarks from Attorney General Eric Holder, the United States Justice Department will urge the Supreme Court to rule state bans on same-sex marriage unconstitutional after Utah state officers stated that they will ask the Supreme Court to overrule a lower court that concluded gay couples can legally marry in the… » 7/14/14 9:00pm 7/14/14 9:00pm

Fearful of the consequences of the recent Hobby Lobby decision by the Supreme Court, some prominent gay rights organisations are withdrawing support for the Equality Non-Discrimination Act due to a religious exemption clause in the bill. » 7/08/14 11:31pm 7/08/14 11:31pm

A new study from an Australian research group has concluded that in most aspects, children of same-sex partners are actually likely to be healthier than their heterosexual-parented peers. » 7/06/14 10:23pm 7/06/14 10:23pm

Vice President Joe Biden, who has made a habit of getting out in front on LGBT issues for the Obama Administration, has expressed his belief, in his usual "plain-dealing, no-nonsense" style, that discrimination against LGBT individuals had no place in a civilised society, and that LGBT rights trumped local social… » 6/25/14 8:54pm 6/25/14 8:54pm

In an interview on the homosexual subtext of Rebel Without a Cause, Ethan Hawke made some interesting comments about the significant drop in homophobia in his teenagers' generation. » 6/24/14 11:02pm 6/24/14 11:02pm

In an explanation on the White House website, two senior aides to President Barack Obama have outlined further United States restrictions in its bilateral relationship with the country of Uganda. The restrictions come over Uganda's passage of an extreme "Anti-Homosexuality Act" that criminalises LGBT individuals with… » 6/21/14 6:46pm 6/21/14 6:46pm

President Barack Obama is drafting and will sign an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating against employees on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity. » 6/16/14 11:01pm 6/16/14 11:01pm

You remember state Sen. Stacey Campfield, don't you? He's the Tennessee lawmaker who tried to make it illegal in Tennessee for teachers to discuss anything about sexuality with their students, and then, because that wasn't enough, tried to make it so that if schools found out a student's orientation, the schools would… » 6/10/14 11:28pm 6/10/14 11:28pm

LGBT Americans have once again received strong support from the White House as President Barack Obama has formally declared June 2014 as "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month" in an official proclamation. » 5/31/14 2:31pm 5/31/14 2:31pm

A Republican Delegate to the Virginia General Assembly has called for the impeachment of that state's attorney general for refusing to defend the state's ban on same-sex marriage. » 5/24/14 5:43pm 5/24/14 5:43pm

A Saginaw, Michigan city council member is now receiving criticism for comparing those supporting an LGBT+ inclusive non-discrimination ordinance to Nazis. Because of course he did. » 5/22/14 10:15pm 5/22/14 10:15pm

In what seems like a bizarro world headline, David Cameron appears to be against civil partnerships for straight people, despite strongly supporting same-sex marriage last year. » 4/27/14 8:55pm 4/27/14 8:55pm

State Senator Glenn Grothman of Wisconsin said the United States' standing had fallen in Africa and US Secretary of State John Kerry "upset God" by supporting Uganda's LGBT community against a recently passed anti-gay law. » 4/27/14 2:30pm 4/27/14 2:30pm

According to a new poll from Texas Tech University, slightly more Texans now support marriage equality in the state than oppose it. » 4/22/14 10:54pm 4/22/14 10:54pm

Welp, that sure didn't take long. There is already a petition circulating to stop the Finnish postal service, Itella, from issuing the overtly homoerotic stamps of Touko Laaksonen, better known as Tom of Finland. » 4/20/14 2:00pm 4/20/14 2:00pm

The current administration heading Turkey has announced plans to house gay prisoners in yet to be built all gay prisons. Gay rights groups in the country have expressed concerns about further marginalising LGBT+ persons in a society generally hostile to homosexuality, and where gay prisoners are usually housed in… » 4/19/14 2:51pm 4/19/14 2:51pm

Naomi Campbell gave a shout out to Carmen Carrera as she spoke at the 25th GLAAD Awards in support of transgender models in the fashion industry. » 4/13/14 9:59pm 4/13/14 9:59pm

With what could have major implications on sex reassignment surgery for transgender women, four young cisgender women have been successfully implanted with vaginas made from their own cells. Follow up tests have shown that the engineered vaginas are not distinguishable from the rest of the young women's bodies. » 4/10/14 8:55pm 4/10/14 8:55pm