The marriage of a lesbian couple in Massachusetts in 2004 is now the focus of the Texas court system as the couple is filing for divorce, an issue many same-sex couples will face if they wish to separate while living in a state that doesn’t recognize gay marriage.
Despite New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson’s support for the rights of gays and lesbians in his state, the New Mexico Senate finance committee voted 7-4 against taking the domestic partnership bill forward.
A college student was hoping to get a personalized license plate showing his gay pride with it reading “IM GAY” but was denied by the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
As people made their way to the Holy Name Cathedral on Valentine’s Day Sunday, they were greeted by hundreds of gay rights activists protesting the Catholic Church’s opposition to gay marriage and its overall unequal treatment of LGBT people.
A team of scientists at San Diego’s Center for AID Research, has studies that may be key in developing new prevention methods for HIV. The study is focused around the discovery of the origin of the virus being among men who have sex with men.
A recent New York Times/CBS News poll shows a large majority in support of gays and lesbians being allowed to serve openly in the military. The results, however, were different about allowing homosexuals to serve.
Although opinions towards allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry are still divided throughout the nation, recent polls show that two-thirds of all Americans are in support of granting homosexual couples the same rights as heterosexual couples through civil unions.
With the continuous popularity of social networking sites, entrepreneur Jason Goldberg felt it was time to create a place aimed exclusively at gay men to compete with the most popular sites.
Government official Kingsley Namakhwa has stated that not only is homosexuality illegal in his country but that anyone promoting it would be prosecuted.
In an interview with GQ magazine, red-carpet actress Anne Hathaway revealed that her traditionally Catholic family left the Catholic Church after her older brother came out of the closet.