Ban on blood donation from gay or bisexual men may be partially revoked A 31-year ban preventing gay and bisexual men from donating blood may soon be under consideration to be partially revoked by Congress.
CEOs like Tim Cook could change the landscape for the LGBT community in the business world When Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed he was gay on Thursday, questions of when other Fortune 500 company CEOs would come out of the closet began to circulate.
The mayor of Houston, Texas has had a change of heart regarding her fight against evangelical Christian leaders who oppose legislation promoting LGBT rights.
The fight between evangelical Christian leaders and pro-LGBT government legislation continues in Houston, Texas as city officials have subpoenaed the sermons of five pastors who oppose Houston's new equal rights ordinance.
Vatican reveals document toying with idea of accepting homosexuals A new document supporting homosexuals from the Vatican has caused controversy within the ranks of church conservatives but has won cheers from LGBT rights advocates.
Ray Cole had been arrested for being gay while vacationing in Morocco, setting off an online campaign for his release. On Tuesday he returned to the UK and was reunited with his family.
For the first time ever, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed lawsuits seeking to protect transgender workers under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Montana parishioners divided over treatment of local gay couple Parishioners from a Roman Catholic church in Montana are evenly divided over treatment of a local gay couple, a bishop told The Associated Press.
Supreme Court agrees to hear same-sex marriage petitions The U. S. Supreme Court has added same-sex marriage cases from five states to its closed-door agenda discussion at the end of the month, Al Jazeera reported.
States want Supreme Court to put same-sex marriage issue to rest A federal court in Chicago ruled Thursday against marriage equality bans in Indiana and Wisconsin, but all eyes are now on the Supreme Court, according to The Associated Press.
A coalition of Latino, Asian-American and LGBTQ advocacy and civil rights groups have urged President Barack Obama to ensure the LGBTQ community is included in any potential action regarding undocumented immigrants.
Chilean marine steps forward to fight against discrimination of LGBT people serving in military A Chilean soldier has come out and announced his sexuality in order to fight discrimination against gays in the military.
Argentina has played host to an important conference on LGBT tourism and has led the way in Latin America toward acceptance, thereby benefitting economically.
One day before her son's funeral, a Florida mother says she was told by her church that it would be "blasphemous" to hold her son's funeral at the church because he was gay.
President Obama flexed his executive authority on Monday by signing an order that bans workplace discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees of federal contractors and the U.S. government.
On Wednesday, a judge in Colorado became the 16th judge to overturn a state's gay marriage ban since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) last summer, forcing the federal government to recognize same-sex marriage.
Although a federal judge in Kentucky struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage on Tuesday, the ruling was temporarily put on hold, which means it's still unclear when same-sex couples could be issued marriage licenses.
