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A Russian lawmaker has denied that gay athletes and tourists attending the Winter Olympics in Sochi will be exempt from the nation's recently approved "gay propaganda" law, which prohibits the public promotion of gay rig
Equality Illinois today urged the City of Chicago to suspend its sister city relationship with Moscow as part of a concerted effort to protest Russia's criminalization of gay rights activism.
During a press conference on Monday, Pope Francis made it clear he would not judge priests for their sexual orientation.
NBC Sports Group Chairman Mark Lazarus on Saturday said that NBC would provide coverage of Russian anti-gay laws if they affected the Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Two-time Olympic figure skater, three-time US National Champion, openly gay Johnny Weir has responded to calls to boycott the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia next February to protest the recent escalation of Russian ant
Stolichnaya, one of the most popular vodkas in the United States, is responding to a call by gay and lesbian groups for a boycott of Russian products, including Stolichnaya and other vodkas.
Two men on Wednesday became Colombia's first gay couple to marry.
Voters in the city of Fresnillo have elected Benjamin Medrano as mayor, making him Mexico's first openly gay mayor.
President Barack Obama reiterated his support for gay marriage while speaking at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate on Wednesday during the G8 Summit.
Pope Francis appears to have acknowledged the existence of a "gay lobby" at work inside the Vatican.
Robbie Rogers is young, gay and was a successful professional soccer star until he stunned the world in February by retiring from soccer and coming out to the world in a letter he posted online.
The French Parliament Tuesday cast its final vote for marriage equality. The bill, which passed 331-225, guarantees same-sex couples the freedom to marry, as well as adoption rights.
In the wake of votes in France and Uruguay, New Zealand lawmakers on Wednesday approved a bill legalizing gay marriage, making the island nation the 14th in the world and the first in the Asia-Pacific region to approve s
Robbie Rogers is considering a return to soccer after coming out, a move which would make him the U.S.'s first openly gay professional athlete.
A note from a father telling his son that he has known and is okay with him being gay went viral on Friday.
In just the second day of the Cardinal's conclave at the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, the Catholic College of Cardinals has elected a new Pope.
Cardinal Keith O'Brien has admitted to allegations he made advances to younger clergy in his diocese.
Blogger Andrew Sullivan on Wednesday speculated on whether Pope Benedict XVI is secretly gay.
Cardinal Keith O'Brien has been forced to resign his post as archbishop effective immediately amid allegations he made advances to younger clergy in his diocese.
The Vatican on Saturday dismissed allegations linking Pope Benedict XVI's sudden resignation to the discovery of a "gay lobby" inside the Vatican.
The Vatican announced on Monday that Pope Benedict XVI will resign his post on February 28.
