Topic: New Jersey

New Jersey's Reed Gusciora has called on Assembly leaders to take action on his gay marriage bill during the upcoming lame duck-sessionNew Jersey Deputy Assembly Majority Leader Reed Gusciora has called on Assembly leaders to take action on his gay marriage bill ...

A US 19-year-old has been indicted on hate-crime charges for using a webcam to capture a gay encounter involving his roommate, who later committed suicide.Dharun Ravi was originally charged in September 2010, after his Rutgers University freshman roommate Tyler Clementi, 18, killed ...

Gays see repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell' military policy as a milestone for civil rightsAllowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the U.S. military is a step toward equality, advocates say, but a fight for other social changes such as ...

Teen suicides create a 'teachable moment' for gay activists seeking political changeGay Americans have arrived at a "teachable moment."Often feeling marginalized in political discourse or grousing that they're used as political pawns, they have the nation's attention — and sympathy — after ...

Ex-NJ Gov. McGreevey, who resigned after announcing he was gay, saddened by student suicideThe New Jersey governor who resigned after he announced he was a "gay American" says he's "filled with great sadness" at the suicide of a Rutgers University student.Speaking Friday ...

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Thursday called the suicide of gay Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi an 'unspeakable tragedy'New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Thursday called the suicide of gay Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi an “unspeakable tragedy.” Clementi's body was fished out ...

While Florida expressly bans gay and lesbian people from adopting children, most other states simply have no clear law against gay adoption. In 2000, Utah passed legislation to prohibit any unmarried person from adopting children. Florida prohibits a person to adopt their ...

Actor/singer Chris Colfer, born May 27, 1990 in Clovis, California, plays soft-spoken and incisive Kurt Hummel on FOX's hit show Glee. Harry Wieder, a previous resident of the East Village neighborhood of New York City, began his activist career in the 1980's ...

House Committee Approves Anti-Workplace Discrimination Bill for Gays, Lesbians, BisexualsDemocrats on Thursday sent to the full House legislation that would prohibit workplace discrimination against gays, lesbians and bisexuals, despite bitter complaints from some because transgendered workers would not be protected under the ...

New Jersey Becomes 9th State to Protect Against Transgender DiscriminationStarting Sunday, New Jersey joins eight other states in making it illegal for employers and landlords to discriminate against transgendered people.The law, which sailed through the Legislature in December, has received little attention ...