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Olympian Greg Louganis said Sunday that having the Winter Olympics in Russia goes against the Olympic Charter.
Attorney General Eric Holder on Saturday announced that the Justice Department will treat the marriages of gay and lesbian couples equal those of their straight counterparts.
At Thursday's annual National Prayer Breakfast, President Barack Obama chided leaders who use religion to justify homophobia.
President Barack Obama on Wednesday nominated an openly gay judge for a federal district court judgeship in Florida.
Gay singer and "American Idol" runner-up Clay Aiken formally declared his bid for Congress in a video posted Wednesday on YouTube.
Utah officials on Monday filed a brief arguing that allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry would lead to fewer children.
A federal lawsuit was filed Monday on behalf of four same-sex couples who wish to marry in Wisconsin or are seeking recognition for their legal out-of-state marriages.
A Minnesota House Republican who voted for gay marriage quadrupled the campaign cash he received in 2011.
State Treasurer and Republican Primary gubernatorial candidate Dan Rutherford held a press conference Friday to address allegations made against him by a current employee in his office.
Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL) honored National Blood Donor Month and highlighted the need to reevaluate donation criteria that unfairly discriminates against men who have sex with men (MSM).
Susanne Atanus, a candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in Illinois 9th District, is reaching out to the LGBT community for support.
Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois has defended holding a "minor exorcism" against a gay marriage law approved by lawmakers, calling it an act of love.
In his fifth annual State of the Union address delivered Tuesday, President Barack Obama highlighted his commitment to gay marriage.
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk will be presented with the Equality Illinois Freedom Award at the 2014 Equality Illinois Gala.
RNC Chairman Reince Priebus and Michigan Party Chairman Bobby Schostak on Friday called on Dave Agema, Michigan's GOP committeeman, to resign over anti-gay remarks.
Equality Illinois, the state's largest LGBT rights advocate, on Thursday blasted attempts to overturn or weaken the state's marriage equality law.
The Indiana House on Thursday scheduled a vote on a proposal to put a gay marriage ban in the Indiana Constitution.
Susanne Atanus, a candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in Illinois 9th District, said autism and dementia are punishments from God, who is angry over abortion and same-sex marriage.
An Indiana House panel on Wednesday approved a proposed constitutional amendment which would prohibit the state from recognizing gay and lesbian couples with marriage, civil unions and possibly domestic partnerships.
Illinois Senator Kyle McCarter, a Republican, on Tuesday introduced legislation which seeks to repeal the state's new marriage equality law before it even goes into effect.
Conservative commentator Glenn Beck says he wants nothing to do with homophobes.
Jonathan Johnson, executive vice chairman of the online retailer Overstock.com, said it's shocking to him that some people think churches don't need protection, according to Deseret News.
A transgender woman fighting to keep an LGBT-inclusive anti-discrimination ordinance in Shreveport, Louisiana dared an anti-gay city councilor to stone her to death.