By Staff Report

HADDONFIELD, N.J. (AP) — Gay 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 a recent… »

By Staff Report

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Modern Family,” the Emmy award-winning comedy with two gay partners and their adopted baby among its cast of characters, will be saluted by a tolerance group for the TV show’s openhearted view of… »

By Staff Report

NEW YORK (AP) — David Valdes Greenwood was 15 when he climbed to the highest arch of a bridge in his small Maine town and got ready to jump. It was 1982. He was distraught over a pastor’s… »

By Staff Report

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Funny lady Margaret Cho wasn’t laughing when she learned Tuesday that she’d done her last dance on “Dancing With the Stars.” The 41-year-old comedian cried after being eliminated from the hit ABC show, but vowed… »

By Staff Report

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — In one photo, Margie Phelps has a furrowed brow and is stomping on the American flag at one of the numerous protests her fundamentalist church has held nationwide against the military, gays and… »

By Staff Report

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Republican North Carolina legislator who sent some of his colleagues an e-mail containing a gay slur is being called on to apologize for his remarks. Rep. Larry Brown replied all to an… »

By Staff Report

October 5, 2010 – The Give a Damn Campaign (www.wegiveadamn.org), a project of Cyndi Lauper’s True Colors Fund, has released its newest public service announcement focusing on hate crimes based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Ricky Martin, Elton John, Idina Menzel,… »

By Staff Report

Describes practical approach to affordable health insurance Encino, CA – October 5, 2010 – Governor Schwartzenegger signed two bills last Friday, SB900 and AB1602, that will give California an insurance exchange patterned after the failed health insurance experiment in Massachusetts . Californians will now have… »

By Staff Report

Iconic New Yorker Raises Profile of Timely Fight for Equal Marriage WASHINGTON –The Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization – has released the fourth video of the “New Yorkers for Marriage Equality” campaign, which features… »

By Staff Report

Mormon Leader’s Inaccurate Statements  Fuel Anti-LGBT Violence, Teen Suicides WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest civil rights organization dedicated to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality, today called on Boyd K. Packer, the president of the Mormon Church’s Quorum of… »