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Laine Tadlock, a lesbian educator at Benedictine University, said she lost her job not because she was a lesbian -- but because she ran an announcement in the paper about being legally married in Iowa.
After several gay teen suicides, a lot of "Glee" fans were hoping the show would transmit a powerful message about bullying. On Tuesday night, some fans walked away sorely disappointed.
Marie Osmond is furiously denying rumors that her son, Michael, was gay and that he committed suicide because the Mormon faith would not accept him.
Two students at Albion (Mich.) College set fire to a gay pride flag on campus, an incident that has led calls for alumni to stop donations.
The new president of the gay Log Cabin Republicans, R. Clarke Cooper, is finding open doors in the halls of Congress as his group tries a two-pronged approach to get "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" thrown out.
Congress goes back to work next week and it isn't clear whether lawmakers will have the time-- or the will-- to repeal the ban on gays in the military.
The midterm elections loaded up Hawaii's government with pro-civil union leaders from the Governor's Mansion on down, a change that analysts say will pave the way for Hawaii to legalize same-sex marriage next year.
Lawyers for the conservative Log Cabin Republicans filed an emergency request with the Supreme Court on Friday, asking the court to stop enforcement of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
In Chicago and across the country, Catholic priests and lay people are fighting over the future of a powerful charitable funding organization, Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), and its alleged ties to pro-g
A straight mom who posted a blog about her five-year-old son's cross-dressing costume choice is now the focus of international internet support and scorn. The mom compared what happened to her little boy to the gay kids
The percentage of gays and lesbians who vote Republican is going up.
Actor Vince Vaughn said he's glad that director Ron Howard is keeping a gay joke in the new comedy "The Dilemma."
Republicans picked up a bunch of formerly Democratic seats in Illinois and across the nation on Tuesday, as voters showed their frustration with the country's stalled economy.
The two Rutgers University students accused of secretly taping and broadcasting a classmate having sex with another man now say they never actually saw any sex.
One of the mail bombs sent by terrorists in Yemen was addressed to a small, gay-friendly synagogue in Chicago.
Comedienne Betty White said in an interview with Parade that she's pro-gay marriage.
Rebecca Kleefisch, the Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, said on Thursday she's sorry for comparing gay marriage to marriages with dogs, tables or clocks.
President Barack Obama said his attitude on gay marriage is "evolving" and that LGBT community disillusionment is "not justified" during a Q and A session with several liberal political bloggers.
In a spirited, free-flowing debate on Wednesday night, Senate candidates Mark Kirk and Alexi Giannoulias talked about gay rights.
An Arkansas school board member took the opportunity on Spirit Day to bash "queers" and recommend that all gay people commit suicide.
