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Rick Santorum, the former Republican presidential candidate, pleaded for an end to an "assault on marriage" on Tuesday.
Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday called gay rights advocates in Massachusetts "courageous."
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, an advisor to Mitt Romney on immigration policy, on Tuesday compared gay people to drug users and polygamists.
Illinois Rep. Bob Dold is criticized for his opposition to a gay workplace protections bill in an ad released Wednesday by Democratic rival Brad Schneider.
Language criticizing President Barack Obama's decision to no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) – the 1996 law which bars federal agencies from recognizing the legal marriages of gay and lesbian couples – i
Have you seen the new One Direction parody by 'Wrong Direction,' a studly boy band comprised of perfectly toned male models.
GOP Representatives Mary Bono Mack of California, Richard Hanna of New York and Judy Biggert of Illinois are being called on to come out in support of gay marriage.
Sporting goods and camping retailer Recreational Equipment Inc., REI, has endorsed gay marriage and in particular Referendum 74, the ballot question which will ask Washington state voters in November to either uphold or
LPAC - the recently formed lesbian super PAC - made its first endorsement Tuesday morning, backing openly lesbian Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) in the state's upcoming senate race.
Groups opposed to gay rights are applauding Mitt Romney's selection of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate.
An illuminated road sign in Provo, Utah near Brigham Young University was programmed to read "God Hates Gays. Follow Detour."
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) as his vice presidential running mate at an event at the retired battleship USS Wisconsin.
Seeking fairness and equality for everyone in Illinois will be front and center at the Illinois State Fair, which opened Thursday, as the first-ever LGBT-focused booth, staffed jointly by Equality Illinois and Lambda Leg
Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain has said that Chick-Fil-A CEO Dan Cathy confided to him that the company earned $30 million on Appreciation Day and said that he would donate that money to "the charitable or
Mitt Romney has reiterated that he disagrees with the Boy Scouts of America's ban on openly gay scouts and leaders.
Gay rights activists are holding a kiss-in event to counter Wednesday's Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day.
Supporters of legalizing gay marriage in Ohio say it could yield $165 million for the state.
Pat Robertson has questioned the Democratic Party's support for gay marriage in its platform, saying it is tantamount to a "death wish."
The Democratic party will include a plank supporting marriage equality in its official platform at the upcoming convention in North Carolina, according to retiring Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank.
Married couple LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian have posed together for the NOH8 Campaign, which raises awareness and funds for gay rights causes, including ending California's 2008 voter-approved gay marriage ban, Proposit
A second anti-gay organization has filed to intervene against two Cook County lawsuits seeking to overturn the state's same-sex marriage ban.
Four Illinois lawmakers have introduced a resolution to uphold Illinois' ban on same-sex marriage and calls on the General Assembly to adopt a constitutional amendment against marriage equality.
