Topic: United States

A judge has refused to block a recall election to remove three El Paso, Texas elected officials who backed gay rightsA judge has refused to block a recall election to remove three El Paso, Texas elected officials who backed gay rights, the ...
Gay rights activists in Kansas are lobbying for repeal of the state's sodomy lawGay rights activists in Kansas are lobbying for repeal of the state's sodomy law. Despite a groundbreaking 2004 U.S. Supreme Court ruling which struck down sodomy laws throughout the ...

Gay Book Project Headed By 14-Year-Old Girl

An LGBT book project based in California is headed by 14-year-old Amelia Roskin-FrazeelAn LGBT book project based in California is headed by 14-year-old Amelia Roskin-Frazeel. The Make It Safe Project donates books about sexual orientation and gender identity to K-12 schools, school ...

US protests anti-gay bill in Russia

The United States denounced Wednesday a Russian bill imposing fines for the promotion of gay "propaganda" among young people in the city of Saint Petersburg."Gay rights are human rights and human rights are gay rights," the State Department said, repeating a declaration ...
Two ads urging Mainers to back gay marriage, which were first released in October on the Internet, will begin airing on TV around ThanksgivingTwo ads urging Mainers to back gay marriage, which were first released in October on the Internet, will have ...
State Rep. Mark Ferrandino, who is openly gay, on Friday was elected minority leader of the Colorado HouseState Rep. Mark Ferrandino, who is openly gay, on Friday was elected minority leader of the Colorado House, the Denver Post reported. “I will be ...
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 ...
North Carolina's top Republican, State House Speaker Thom Tillis, has said a proposed gay marriage ban is not about rightsNorth Carolina's top Republican, State House Speaker Thom Tillis, has said a proposed gay marriage ban is not about rights. At a Student ...
Michael Brown has compared the Jerry Sandusky child abuse scandal to California's recently approved gay history lawMichael Brown has compared the Jerry Sandusky child abuse scandal to California's recently approved gay history law, media watchdog RightWingWatch.org reported. Sandusky, a former coach at ...
The Massachusetts Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that bars discrimination in the workplace against transgender peopleThe Massachusetts Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that bars discrimination in the workplace against transgender people, Springfield's CBS affiliate WSHM reported. Senators approved the bill ...