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98 Degrees' Jeff Timmons joins Chippendales
Openly gay candidate wins Miami Shores council seat
J Crew ad featuring boy with pink toenails stirs debate
An online advertisement that features J. Crew President Jenna Lyons painting her son's toenails pink has lit up a controversy on the internet, as conservative bloggers accuse the retailer of pushing homosexual and transg
Kobe Bryant fined $100,000 for using gay slur during game
Out's power 50 includes some influential figures not even out
Kobe Bryant could be headed for suspension following gay slur
Illinois Senate panel rejects adoption-limiting bill
LGBT military advocacy group snubbed at White House event
Hawaii passes transgender employment protections
Civil unions legislation could include amendment to allow discrimination
New conservative tactic: Stop saying 'gay,' start saying 'unnatural' and 'sodomy'
Christian conservatives meeting at a weekend event in Virginia discussed some new tactics in their war against gay and lesbian rights, including a change in semantics.
Gay book tops 'Most Banned' list for fifth year in a row
For the fifth year in a row, a children's picture book about a penguin with two dads has topped the American Library Association's list of most-often banned books.
LGBT community and leaders helped Emanuel win Chicago's mayoral race
'Glee,' 'Modern Family' win GLAAD Media Awards
House Republicans schedule another anti-gay hearing
Republicans in the House of Representatives have scheduled a hearing on the "Defense of Marriage Act," the third such anti-gay hearing in recent weeks.
PrideFest Milwaukee gets a little bit country
Massachusetts group cancels Gandhi biographer's event because of gay controversy
An Indian American group has canceled a speech by the author of a new biography on Mahatma Gandhi because of controversial passages in the book that imply he had a gay relationship.
New estimate of LGBT population in U.S.: 9 Million
A new study from the University of California-Los Angeles finds that about nine million American adults identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender.
Roscoe's celebrates 24 years of community and memories
California Prop. 8 Judge Vaughn Walker: Yes, I'm gay
Retired U.S. Chief District Judge Vaughn Walker, who struck down the state's ban on gay marriages, confirmed his week that he is gay.
Classic novel 'From Here to Eternity' to be re-released with gay content restored
The classic novel "From Here to Eternity," which was made into a famous movie starring Burt Lancaster and Frank Sinatra, will soon be re-released with censored gay content restored.