Politics

Roberto Arango comes out gay 3 years after naked pictures appeared on Grindr

Former Puerto Rico State Senator Roberto Arango has publicly announced he's gay.

Mar 9, 2014

Iowa: 64 percent proud or don't care about gay marriage

A new poll conducted last month found that 64 percent of Iowans either are proud or don't care about gay marriage.

Mar 8, 2014

Kentucky AG refuses to defend gay marriage ban; gov. to hire outside counsel

Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway on Tuesday announced that he would not defend the state's ban on gay marriage in court.

Mar 5, 2014

AG Madigan: Other counties can issue marriage licenses

Attorney General Lisa Madigan said in a March 4 letter to Macon County Clerk Stephen Bean that all Illinois counties could issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

Mar 4, 2014

Majority support for gay marriage in Michigan

A majority of Michigan residents support gay marriage, a new poll has found.

Mar 2, 2014

Arizona's Jan Brewer vetoes 'license to discriminate against gays' bill

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Wednesday vetoed a controversial bill opponents said would allow businesses and individuals to discriminate against gay people.

Feb 26, 2014

Arizona Governor vetoes religious freedom bill SB 1062

Feb 26, 2014

Texas AG Greg Abbott to appeal gay marriage ruling

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott will appeal a ruling handed down Wednesday striking down the state's ban on gay marriage.

Feb 26, 2014

Champaign County, IL Clerk to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples

Champaign County Clerk Gordy Hulten on Wednesday became the second county clerk in Illinois to immediately issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

Feb 26, 2014

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer will reportedly veto bill allowing businesses to discriminate

Multiple sources are reporting that Arizona Governor Jan Brewer plans to veto a controversial bill that opponents say would allow individuals and businesses to discriminate against gays.

Feb 26, 2014

Joe Biden to deliver keynote at gay fundraiser

Vice President Joe Biden will deliver the keynote address at the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) annual Los Angeles Dinner on Saturday, March 22.

Feb 26, 2014

Opposition grows to Arizona bill allowing businesses to discriminate against gays

Opposition is growing to an Arizona bill which opponents say would allow businesses and individuals to discriminate against gays.

Feb 25, 2014

Former Bush aide Matthew Dowd: Arizona's anti-gay bill uses religion to discriminate

Matthew Dowd, former chief strategist for President George W. Bush, on Sunday described a bill in Arizona as using religion to discriminate against gays.

Feb 24, 2014

Illinois Republican ends effort to repeal gay marriage law

Illinois State Senator Kyle McCarter, a Republican, has ended an effort to repeal Illinois' gay marriage law approved by lawmakers last year.

Feb 23, 2014

GLN supports 'conversion therapy' ban proposed for Illinois

The Gay Liberation Network ( GLN ) issued a statement saying it emphatically supports the "Conversion Therapy Prohibition Act" recently introduced into the Illinois House by Rep. Kelly Cassidy.

Feb 23, 2014

Equality Illinois seeks immediate statewide marriage equality implementation

Equality Illinois on Sunday called on county clerks throughout Illinois to consider and follow the ruling of U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman that marriage equality is a fundamental right and denying imme

Feb 23, 2014

Illinois Gov. Quinn encourages immediate marriage equality statewide

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn on Friday lauded a federal judge's decision allowing gay and lesbian couples to immediately begin marrying in Cook County instead of waiting until June 1, the initial effective date of legisla

Feb 23, 2014

Hundreds rally against Arizona bill allowing businesses to discriminate against gays

Feb 22, 2014

Same-sex marriage licenses: Cook County Clerk office to stay open until 7 p.m.

Cook County Clerk David Orr will begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples immediately - more than three full months before the June 1 date set by the Illinois legislature - following a federal court order toda

Feb 21, 2014

Arizona Senate approves bill allowing businesses to discriminate against gays

The Arizona Senate on Wednesday approved a bill which opponents say would allow businesses and individuals to discriminate against gays.

Feb 20, 2014

Indiana proposed gay marriage ban pushed back

The Indiana Senate on Monday approved an amended version of a proposed gay marriage ban, meaning that the question will not reach this year's ballot.

Feb 18, 2014

Judge strikes down Virginia ban on gay marriage

In a ruling which is the second coup for the South this week, U.S. District Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen late Thursday issued a sweeping 41-page opinion that strikes down the voter approved 2006 constitutional amendment

Feb 14, 2014

Former Rutherford employee files federal suit

A former employee of the Illinois Treasurer's Office filed a federal lawsuit Feb. 10 against Treasurer and gubernatorial candidate Dan Rutherford, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

Feb 11, 2014

Four Gay Couples Want Ohio To Recognize Their Marriages On Birth Certificates

Feb 10, 2014