(Washington) Ballot measures to deny marriage rights to gays and lesbians are being decided today in three states, while in a fourth that already bans same-sex marriage marriage, voters are being asked to endorse a ban on gay adoption. Voters in California, Florida and Arizona are being asked to approve amendments ... Full story...
Miriam Mercado gave this statement to the team organizing the weekend's vigils:
“When my son told me he was gay, I told him, ‘Now, I love you more.
(Washington) Reports of hate crimes against gays increased sharply in 2008, according to new FBI data released Monday.
(Ames, Iowa) The sign sits propped on a wooden chair, inviting all comers: "Ask an Atheist."
Whenever a student gets within a few feet, Anastasia Bodnar waves and smiles, trying to make a good first impression before eyes drift down to a word many Americans rank down there with "socialist.
These are photos from tonight's New York City vigil for crime victims Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado and Jason “Jaysen” Mattison Jr.
(Rome) The Archbishop of Canterbury sought Thursday to downplay the implications of the Vatican's unprecedented invitation for Anglicans to join the Catholic Church as he arrived in Rome for his first talks with the pope on the new policy.
(Manila, Philippines) A Philippine gay rights group is waging a legal battle to be allowed to run in next year's polls after the Elections Commission ruled it cannot register as a political party on grounds that it advocates immorality.
Vigils will be held on Sunday across the country to honor the lives of Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado of Puerto Rico and Jason "Jaysen" Mattison Jr.
(Hong Kong) A prominent mainland Chinese director banned by Beijing from making movies brought his new gay romance film to Hong Kong on Friday for what is likely the last of a handful of screenings on his home soil.
(Toronto)Canada's Federal Court says the country's refugee board must reconsider the case of a lesbian who deserted the U.
(Washington) More than 150 Christian leaders, most of them conservative evangelicals and traditionalist Roman Catholics, issued a joint declaration Friday reaffirming their opposition to abortion and gay marriage and pledging to protect religious freedoms.
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