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As LGBT Pride Month sparks festivals and political movements around the globe in June, Boystown is staking its claim as "Chicago's Proudest Neighborhood" in anticipation of some of the city's biggest events.
Olympian Bruce Jenner, who revealed in April that he is transitioning from male to female, shows off her new look and new identity on the June cover of Vanity Fair.
Public health officials in Rhode Island say popular dating apps may be harmful for your health.
President Barack Obama on Friday issued a proclamation recognizing June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride month.
If the U.S. Supreme Court grants same-sex couples the freedom to marry, the majority of those couples will still face significant legal discrimination.
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum on Wednesday formally announced his bid for the White House.
A new issue of the Windy City Times arrives across Chicago and the suburbs every Wednesday, carrying the legacy of the city's LGBT community.
Greenland's parliament on Tuesday unanimously approved a bill that legalizes gay marriage in the island nation.
A controversial anti-gay bill thought dead this session by opponents has resurfaced as an amendment to a bill now being considered in the Texas Senate.
During an appearance on Fox News Sunday, Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee argued that a president could ignore a Supreme Court ruling, claiming that the court cannot make laws.
The first federally approved monument honoring lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) veterans was dedicated Memorial Day, Monday, May 25 at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois.
Patrick Smith, Mr. Los Angeles Leather 2015, was named International Mr. Leather 2015 at the 37th annual IML Competition in Chicago Sunday, May 24.
A federal judge on Thursday ruled that gay and lesbian couples have the right to marry in all 67 Alabama counties.
Josh Duggar, a co-star of TLC's 19 Kids and Counting, has confessed to sexually molesting underage girls as a teenager.
Oregon Governor Kate Brown has signed a bill into law which prohibits therapies that attempt to alter the sexuality or gender identity of LGBT youth.
A policy by the Girl Scouts of America (GSA) welcoming transgender girls has raised the ire of conservative religious groups, including the American Family Association (AFA).
A Michigan pastor who once compared being gay to alcoholism has resigned his post after he was caught looking for sex on Grindr, a dating app for gay and bisexual men.
Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum on Monday attended an event sponsored by an Iowa group opposed to marriage equality.
In an interview with Christian broadcaster CBN's David Brody, Jeb Bush, the former governor of Florida, said that he does not believe that gay couples have a constitutional right to marry.
In a message to commemorate the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT), President Barack Obama reiterated that LGBT rights are human rights.
A married Missouri lawmaker opposed to gay rights has been caught sexting with a female college freshman who was working as an intern at the state legislature.
The Laramie City Council on Wednesday approved a bill that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
A new survey shows that more religious Americans support marriage equality than oppose it.
Oregon is poised to become the third state, plus the District of Columbia, to prohibit therapies that attempt to alter the sexuality or gender identity of LGBT youth.