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At an LGBT Pride month reception held at the White House on Wednesday, President Barack Obama said that "marriage equality is about our civil rights."
A new Hillary Clinton campaign video released Wednesday features several same-sex couples and weddings in support of marriage equality. The two-and-a-half minute video, titled "Equal," comes just days ahead of an expecte
Republican presidential candidates Rick Santorum and Mike Huckabee are among the more than 50,000 people who have signed a pledge promising to disobey a Supreme Court ruling striking down state bans on gay marriage.
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has reiterated his call for civil disobedience if the Supreme Court strikes down state bans on gay marriage.
Iowa Representative Steve King, a Republican, on Thursday suggested that a Supreme Court ruling striking down state bans on gay marriage could lead to civil war.
In her official campaign rally for president on Saturday, Hillary Clinton reiterated her support for marriage equality.
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker on Sunday said that he would support a constitutional amendment excluding gay couples from marriage if the Supreme Court strikes down state bans on gay marriage.
Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts on Saturday attended the wedding of his gay sister in Chicago.
Former Republican House majority leader Tom DeLay predicted last week that a Supreme Court ruling striking down state bans on gay marriage would lead to massive revolt.
An electronic billboard which states that "homosexuality is not a civil right" appeared this week in Wyoming, a city in Western Michigan.
Endorsements from reality stars Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar no longer appear on Mike Huckabee's presidential campaign website.
A new poll found that a majority of American voters would support a U.S. Supreme Court decision to make gay marriage a Constitutional right.
On Thursday, a federal grand jury indicted former House speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL), alleging he agreed to pay a man $3.5 million over several years not to report that he had sexually abused him several decades ago.
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.
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.
In testimony before the Senate on Wednesday, Sir Elton John called on Congress to continue the fight against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
A majority of Americans want the Supreme Court to strike down state bans on gay marriage, a new poll has found.
A new poll released Thursday found record high support for marriage equality.
Former Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann over the weekend blamed the imminent rapture on President Barack Obama's policies, including his support for marriage equality and pursuit of a nuclear arms deal with Iran.
Florida Senator Marco Rubio said Sunday that he does not believe being gay is a choice.
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum on Thursday said that attending the wedding of a gay person whom he loves would be a "violation of his faith."