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Wyoming couple go it alone in challenging gay marriage ban
A Wyoming gay couple is going it alone in challenging the state's law that bans gay marriage, the AP reported.
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Transgender candidate gets 22% of vote in Congressional primary
Donna Milo earned 22 percent of the vote in Florida's 20th Congressional district GOP primary. That's a loss, of course; but it's a win for LGBT rights, since Milo is transgender.
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Elisabeth Hasselbeck supports gay marriage
Elisabeth Hasselbeck, the conservative co-host of "The View," said in a recent interview that she supports gay marriage.
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New analysis shows steadily increasing support for civil unions
Support for gay civil unions continues to trend upward, according to a new analysis of 20 years of Pew Research data.
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President Obama appoints gay man to HHS post
President Obama made four recess appointments on Thursday, bypassing the need for Congressional approval for gay nominee Richard Sorian.
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Air Force officer about to kicked out under DADT gets legal break
Decorated Air Force officer Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach has reached an agreement with military officials that will require them to warn him if he's about to be kicked out under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
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Naval Air Force ensign alleges anti-gay harassment
When you're assigned a "call sign" in the Air Force or Naval Air Force, it's a nickname that sticks with you for life. You might hope for "Tiger" or "Terminator." But Ensign Steve Crowston got assigned "Romo's Bitch."
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Only 1/4 of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' surveys filled out
U.S. troops are apparently not all that interested in sharing their feelings on the gay military ban known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
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Lesbian West Point cadet comes out, transfers to Yale
Cadet Katherine Miller resigned from the U.S Military Academy at West Point on Monday, because she could no longer hide the fact that she is a lesbian.
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Prop. 8 judge to rule on Thursday whether to lift injunction on gay marriage decision
The judge in the California Prop. 8 case will decide on Thursday whether to lift the temporary injunction on his own decision.
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Decorated Air Force officer sues to avoid discharge under DADT
Decorated Air Force officer Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach filed a lawsuit Wednesday to stop the military from kicking him out under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
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Ted Olson: Would FOX like its right to free speech put up to a vote?
Ted Olson went from being President George W. Bush's Solicitor General and the legal architect behind Bush vs. Gore to being one of pro-gay lawyers who battled Prop. 8. And on FOX News Sunday, Olson argued that legalizin