U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s recent comment that her 2010 agenda wouldn’t include controversial votes unless the Senate acts first has disappointed some LGBT lobbyists on...
An alternative immigration reform bill introduced last week in Congress lacks sought-after language for LGBT families, but advocates of the provision remain optimistic the bill’s sponsor...
A Senate panel approved legislation last week that would provide domestic partner benefits to LGBT federal workers, but not before criticizing the Obama administration for allegedly...
The U.S. Justice Department is closely monitoring the fallout from an apparent anti-gay killing in Puerto Rico in an incident that could become the first prosecuted...
U.S. officials have received assurances from the Ugandan president that he would work to block a harshly anti-gay bill from becoming law in his country and...
WASHINGTON — A Senate committee has reported out legislation that would provide benefits to the same-sex partners of federal employees. The Senate Homeland Security & Governmental...
The only out lawmaker in the New Jersey Legislature said the state’s pending marriage legislation “could go either way” and cautioned against bringing the bill to...
Less than three weeks after the D.C. City Council approved legislation in May to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions, 33 members of the House...
The mayor of Palm Springs is making a bid to become the first openly gay member of Congress who’s married with children. Steve Pougnet, 46, a...
Gay rights advocates are heralding the victory of a lesbian official in her bid to become mayor of Houston as a triumph for LGBT Americans. Annise...