Calif. bill would add LGBT history in public schools
Lawmakers are considering a bill to make sure the historical contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people are accurately portrayed in public schools.
Bill would let religious adoption agencies bar same-sex couples
Two Illinois state senators are trying to pass a measure that would allow religious adoption agencies to deny requests from same-sex couples in civil unions.
Female student wins right to wear tuxedo to prom
18-year-old Belinda Sanchez was shocked when her principal told her she couldn't wear a tuxedo to prom.
Obama makes historic move on same-sex marriage rights
A federal law that bans recognition of same-sex marriage is unconstitutional says the Obama administration, which has ordered the Justice Department to stop defending it in courts nationwide.
DADT repeal to end discriminatory policy
In what many are calling a landmark vote for expanding civil rights and equality, the US Senate voted 65-31 to repeal the discriminatory “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy in the military on Dec. 18.
Lawmakers: Time has come to end "Don't ask, don't tell"
Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Pa., and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., say they plan to introduce a standalone bill in the House this week to reverse the controversial policy that bans openly gay service members.
Appeals court hears California marriage equality case
The effort to overturn Prop. 8, California's ballot initiative barring same-sex marriage, reached a new milestone Dec. 6 on its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, as a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on the measure.
LGBT students bullied - by their schools
No one ever said going to school was fun, but for many LGBT students, it can be a downright nightmare - or even impossible.
NY GOP candidate engages in hate speech
As New York reels from a wave of anti-gay violence and bullying, GOP gubernatorial candidate "Crazy Carl" Paladino added to the hateful atmosphere by unleashing a stream of anti-LGBT vitriol.
Judge halts “don’t ask, don’t tell”
U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips in Riverside, Calif., ordered the military Tuesday, Oct. 12, to immediately stop enforcing the controversial “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, putting a halt to the 17-year-old law.
