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The Equality Illinois Political Action Committee (PAC) Friday issued its early endorsements of legislative candidates running for office in the March 18, 2014, primary election who have strong voting records on LGBT issu
Oklahoma State Rep. Sally Kern has condemned a federal judge's ruling declaring Oklahoma's ban on gay marriage unconstitutional.
Equality Illinois and Randy Hannig, EQIL's Director of Public Policy, Wednesday announced Hannig's intention to leave the organization shortly after the March 18 Illinois primary election.
Representative Mike Quigley (D-Illinois) on Wednesday urged Congress to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) to stop workplace discrimination against the LGBT community and promote equal rights for all Ameri
Gay rights advocates on Tuesday cheered a federal judge's ruling declaring Oklahoma's ban on gay marriage unconstitutional.
A federal judge on Tuesday declared Oklahoma's ban on gay marriage unconstitutional.
An Indiana House panel on Monday held a hearing to consider a proposed constitutional amendment which seeks to limit marriage to heterosexual couples.
The Indiana House on Thursday scheduled its first hearing on a controversial amendment which seeks to prohibit the state from recognizing any union other than a heterosexual marriage.
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney on Tuesday said that the administration has no comment on a case in Utah that allowed more than 1,300 gay couples to marry before the Supreme Court acted on Monday.
Illinois Republican congressman Aaron Schock has locked down his Instagram account following speculation that he is gay.
Three Utah counties which had refused to abide by an order legalizing gay marriage in the state have started issuing marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples.
Before the November 2012 election, same-sex couples could marry in only six states plus the District of Columbia, and the federal government, under the Defense of Marriage Act, banned recognition of gay marriages, denyin
Despite uncertainty and some rejection, about 700 gay and lesbian couples in Utah tied the knot between Friday and Monday.
Opponents of a proposed constitutional amendment which would define marriage as a heterosexual union are planning a rally in early January.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner said that he would have vetoed Illinois same-sex marriage legislation if he were governor.
A New Mexico Supreme Court ruling handed down Thursday joins the state with 16 others and the District of Columbia in allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry.
A New Mexico Supreme Court ruling handed down Thursday means the state can join 16 others plus the District of Columbia in allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry.
Phil Robertson, a star of A&E's reality show 'Duck Dynasty', was suspended from the show Wednesday after making anti-gay statements in an interview with GQ magazine.
Social conservative groups opposed to Illinois' gay marriage law have failed to deliver on making the issue part of next year's primary races.
As the Indiana General Assembly prepares to consider a proposed constitutional amendment which would ban gay marriage in the state, Indiana's six Roman Catholic bishops have weighed in on the issue.
The Civil Rights Agenda (TCRA) will now be shifting the focus of their efforts, after the Illinois marriage equality victory, to rights that have been denied to the often marginalized transgender community of Illinois.
A campaign seeking to legalize gay marriage in Pennsylvania kicked off Wednesday in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
The Evansville City Council on Monday voted unanimously to oppose a proposed gay marriage ban in Indiana.
Virginia Rep. Randy Forbes is troubled by increasing GOP support for openly gay Republican candidates.