A Chinese court is set to hear a case that could help pave the way for gay marriage in the world's most populous country, which currently does not legally recognize same-sex unions in any form.
Bolivian President Evo Morales on Tuesday said he was sorry for telling his health minister he did not "want to think you're a lesbian," when the official talked to another woman while the leader was giving a speech.
Republican Utah Gov. Gary Herbert on Thursday chided a local judge for putting his "personal beliefs and feelings" above the law when he ordered ordered a baby to be taken from her lesbian foster parents and placed with a heterosexual couple, supposedly for the child's well-being.
An Illinois school district may face sanctions over its refusal to let a female transgender student use the girls' locker room, a decision the U.S. Department of Education says constitutes a violation of federal anti-discrimination laws.
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.
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.
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.
California's Republicans extended an olive branch to gay and lesbian supporters on Sunday when they voted overwhelmingly to officially recognize the Log Cabin Republicans as a charter volunteer organization. The party's LGBT wing, which has at least 200 members in California, had long been marginalized.
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback on Tuesday did away with an executive order that for eight years had protected gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender state workers.
The owner of a Denver bakery has been accused of religious discrimination because she refused to put a gay slur on a Bible-shaped cake. Marjorie Silva, who runs the Azucar Bakery in the Mile-High City, prefers not to repeat what term the customer demanded to have written on the pastry; but it was harsh enough for her to draw the line, the entrepreneur said.
