
Gay pride rally in Georgia derailed
Thousands of anti-gay protesters, including Orthodox priests, occupied a central street in Georgia's capital Friday, with some threatening to lash ...

EU survey reveals many gays live in fear
Across Europe, gay couples are scared of publicly engaging in even the most basic expression of their affection: Holding hands. Released Friday, the ...

Newtown parents seek more focus on school security
The moment Alissa Parker learned of a shooting at her daughter's school, she suddenly regretted not pointing out what she had seen as security gaps ...

Scottish cardinal to atone for sexual misconduct
The Vatican on Wednesday ordered a disgraced Scottish cardinal to leave Scotland for several months to pray and atone for sexual misconduct, issuing ...

ACLU: Time for 'Modern Family' gay couple to wed
The ACLU is lobbying for the gay couple on "Modern Family" to get married. ACLU Action started a campaign to urge the show's producers to write a ...

For Minnesota gay marriage sponsors, it's personal
As a crowd of thousands roared from the lawn of the state Capitol, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signed the bill Tuesday that makes gay marriage legal ...
Brazilian must register gay unions as marriages
Brazilian notary publics must register same-sex civil unions as marriages if the couple requests it, the country's National Council of Justice said ...

Minn. governor to sign bill allowing gay marriage
With marriages to be available for Minnesota's gay couples starting Aug. 1, Duluth residents Gary Anderson and Gary Boelhower are getting ready to do ...

Minn. House approves gay marriage; would be 12th
A historic vote Thursday in the Minnesota House positioned that state to become the 12th in the country to allow gay marriages and the first in the ...

Study: Immigration bill would help Social Security
A bipartisan immigration bill pending in the Senate would strengthen the Social Security trust fund by adding millions of workers to tax rolls, and ...

Gay marriage momentum expands to 2 Midwest states
The national momentum on gay marriage has been limited mostly to the East and West coasts, but it looks like that's about to change. The Minnesota ...
Gay rights plan seen as threat to immigration bill
Religious leaders said Wednesday that adding a gay rights proposal to immigration legislation could risk their support for the bill, setting up a ...

Same-sex couples welcome Del. gay marriage law
Mikki Snyder-Hall married her partner, Claire, in California in 2008, and moved two years ago to Rehoboth, a gay-friendly Delaware beach town.

Delaware becomes 11th state with gay marriage
Delaware became the 11th state in the nation to allow same-sex marriage when Democratic Gov. Jack Markell signed a gay marriage bill into law just ...
Minnesota appears poised to legalize gay marriage
Minnesota appears poised to legalize gay marriage, as the Democratic speaker of the state House said Tuesday that a gay marriage bill endorsed by the ...
Josh Ritter protests Pa. college's gay policy
Singer-songwriter Josh Ritter says he won't play a central Pennsylvania Christian college again unless it changes its policy against "homosexual ...
Kluwe says he's been released by Vikings
The Vikings released punter Chris Kluwe on Monday, bringing an end to his colorful and outspoken eight-year stay in Minnesota. Kluwe announced the ...

Sotomayor speaks at NYC literature festival
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has said she wants to be called just "Sonia from the Bronx." And on Sunday, the first Hispanic justice on ...

CNN's Kurtz apologizes for errors in Collins story
Media critic Howard Kurtz used his CNN show on Sunday to point a finger at himself, apologizing for a story on gay basketball player Jason Collins ...

Harvard Professor apologizes for Keynes comments
Niall Ferguson, a Harvard history professor and author, apologized on Saturday for saying economist John Maynard Keynes was less invested in the ...

Young gay athletes set tone for NBA coming out
You've probably never heard of Holly Peterson or Jonathan Jean-Pierre. One came out as a lesbian at age 15, when she was playing high school ...

Obama supports including gays in immigration bill
President Barack Obama says he supports recognizing gay unions in a broad immigration bill pending in Congress but won't say whether he would sign ...

CNN: Media critic Kurtz to address his own issues
CNN says Howard Kurtz will address his mistaken story on gay basketball player Jason Collins on "Reliable Sources," the weekly media criticism show ...

RI now 10th state to allow gay marriage
Rhode Island has become the nation's 10th state to allow gay and lesbian couples to wed, after a 16-year effort to extend marriage rights in this ...

Rhode Island becomes 10th state with gay marriage
Rhode Island on Thursday became the nation's 10th state to allow gay and lesbian couples to wed, as a 16-year effort to extend marriage rights in this ...