GOP presidential hopeful talked about his views on gays rights after actress Ellen Page asked him about the "persecution of gays in the work place" while the politician was grilling pork chops at the Iowa State Fair.
President Barack Obama on Tuesday named Raffi Freedman-Gurspan the White House Office of Presidential Personnel's new outreach and recruitment director, a historic appointment because Freedman-Gurspan becomes the first openly transgender official to serve in the Executive Mansion.
While many Kenyans express excitement about President Barack Obama's upcoming visit to the country of his ancestors, some of them are already warning him not to "talk about the gay issue."
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton on Friday offered some reassurance to a gay teenager who on the popular "Humans of New York" Facebook blog had worried that people might dislike him because of his sexuality.
Pride NYC, a celebration of all things LGBTQ, is upon us. More than 40 years since Pride launched, not only is it important to know what cool Latino LGBT events are happening in and around New York City and beyond, but what sparked the annual push for visibility and rights.
An immigrant transgendered woman heckled President Barack Obama while honoring LGBT Pride Month in the White House on Wednesday. She explained her reasons to interrupt Obama in a post on Thursday.
A California man's proposed ballot measure that called for the killing of gay people is "patently unconstitutional," and the state's attorney general is not required to "waste public resources" to process the initiative, a Sacramento County Superior Court ruled on Monday.
The U.S. Department of Defense is set to treat discrimination based on sexual orientation in the same way it handles that based on race, religion, sex, age and national origin, Secretary Ashton Carter announced on Tuesday at an LGBT pride event at the Pentagon.
Jeb Bush reaffirmed his stance against same-sex marriage and religious freedom during a recent interview on the Christian Broadcasting Network's "The Brody File."
More than 1,000 people marched in Havana this weekend in what the Associated Press called a "colorful gay rights march" led by Mariela Castro, the daughter of Cuban leader Raúl Castro.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has called for comprehensive immigration reform and support of President Barack Obama's immigration executive actions, but the former secretary of state also spoke about reforms on immigrant detention and its practices.
This coming weekend Cuban gay activists, along with Mariela Castro, will hold a symbolic mass wedding this weekend as part of Cuba's annual gay pride parade.
After voting against LGBT rights legislation, a conservative North Dakota lawmaker has come out of the closet, admitting that he sent sexually explicit messages to a younger man on a gay dating site.
The owners of New York's first gay-centric hotel, Out NYC, have apologized for hosting Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz, following protests and calls for boycotts.
Military police beat a transgender woman in Sao Paulo, Brazil disfiguring her face on April 10. Military police reportedly beat a transgender woman in Sao Paulo, Brazil, disfiguring her face on April 10.
Sen. Rubio, who is running for president, said on "Face the Nation" he believes people do not choose their sexuality but are born with it. His views counter some Republicans' views on homosexuality.
With the Supreme Court poised to hold a "historic hearing" on same-sex marriage later this month, opponents of such unions are aggressively pushing legislation on the state level to shield individuals who cite religious objections in denying services to gay couples.
The law grants same-sex couples and heterosexual couples the same rights and benefits available through civil marriage and will go into effect later this year.
Hipolito Mejia used an anti-gay slut in a homophobic joke during his presidential campaign tour in the U.S. Mejia is running for president of the Dominican Republic in the country's upcoming elections.
Shibuya Ward has made history by becoming Japan's first government at any level to recognize same-sex marriage. The non-legal binding ordinance marks a step forward for Japan and will attempt to curb discrimination.
