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CNN anchor Don Lemon says he's gay
For years, colleagues of CNN anchor Don Lemon have known he was gay, but now he's talking about his sexual orientation in a new book, "Transparent."
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Suburban Chicago school, principal welcome gay couples to prom
Kaneland High School students and their principal welcomed a gay couple to the senior prom last month.
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State Farm insurance to start offering same-sex benefits
State Farm insurance will soon start offering health and other benefits to the same-sex partners of the company's employees.
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Long Island high school bans same-sex couples from prom
St. Anthony's High School, a co-ed Catholic school on Long Island, has told a lesbian student she can't bring her girlfriend to prom.
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Republicans load Defense Authorization Bill with anti-gay provisions
Republicans tacked three anti-gay amendments on to the annual Defense Authorization Bill before passing it out of committee on Thursday.
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Navy stops plan to allow clergy on naval bases to perform same-sex weddings
The Navy is backing down -- at least temporarily -- from a new policy allowing clergy on naval bases to perform gay and lesbian wedding ceremonies inside base chapels.
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63 Congressmen complain to Navy about new rule allowing gay weddings in base chapels
As part of the post-"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" guidance for sailors, the Navy has sent out a memo saying it will be acceptable for gays and lesbians to use chapels and churches on naval bases for weddings.
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Documents from 1961 gay rights challenge on display at Library of Congress
In 1961, gay rights pioneer Frank Kameny petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to try to get his job as a federal astronomer back. He'd been fired because he was gay.
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Lesbian werewolf romance 'Jack and Diane' will star Elvis' granddaughter
Magnolia Pictures has picked up the lesbian-werewolf romance movie "Jack and Diane" and is planning on distributing it this year.