WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington says it won't continue social service programs it runs for the District if the proposed same-sex marriage law isn't changed.
The St. Louis Archdiocese contributed $10,000 to a voters' initiative that overturned a Maine law last week legalizing gay marriage, campaign finance records show.
It looked like a stunning reversal: the same church that helped defeat gay marriage in California standing with gay-rights activists on an anti-discrimination law in its own backyard.
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Venerable English stage actor Ian McKellen has played all the great parts from Hamlet to Richard III, but in the twilight of his career, he is finding new roles in mainstream film and TV -- and as a gay icon.
Gay rights groups commended the Mormon church for supporting a Salt Lake City ordinance banning discrimination in housing and at work.
The Mormon church for the first time has announced its support of gay rights legislation, an endorsement that helped gain unanimous approval for Salt Lake city laws banning discrimination against gays in housing and employment.
Despite vociferous lobbying by gay-rights advocates, the state Senate did not act Tuesday on same-sex marriage legislation amid concerns the measure wouldn't pass.
In his fight against gay marriage, State Senator Rubén Díaz Sr. is again exasperating his fellow Democrats.
In a Nov. 6 story about the tactics of gay marriage opponents, The Associated Press reported erroneously that gay marriage foes had won 31 consecutive statewide ballot measures against the issue.
Advocates continued to push for a vote in the Senate on a gay marriage bill, but it was unclear when a vote might be rescheduled.
As Catholic bishops prepare for a conference to discuss how to fight gay marriage, on-the-ground gay activists are thinking of ways to beef up the struggle
For those fighting to expand gay rights in New York, State Senator Rubén Díaz Sr., a Pentecostal minister, represents the most outspoken and unpredictable of foes.
A vote on a pair of nondiscrimination ordinances that would provide housing and employment protections for gay and lesbian.
As Catholic bishops prepare for a conference to discuss how to fight gay marriage, on-the-ground proponents of gay marriage are thinking of greater confrontation
The play, Begum Sahiba, had a quiet premiere this Saturday at Bandra?s Rangsharda auditorium, but by Monday it had gay rights activists screaming hoarse.
GAY Australian Idol Kate Cook has revealed she had death threats from women after news of her love triangle involving her ex lover's younger sister emerged.
NY Governor David Paterson has asked the state legislature to vote on a bill that will allow gay marriage.
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated the death penalty against an Ohio man who killed and mutilated a man he met in a gay bar in 1985, rejecting a claim that his lawyers erred during the sentencing phase of his trial.
Gay rights activists are looking to a possible vote to legalize same-sex marriage in New York State on Tuesday as a way to drive a national campaign that opponents say has lost momentum.