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Jessica Dutro

Woman gets life in prison for murdering 4-year-old son she thought was gay

Crystal Moore

S.C. town questions anti-gay mayor's abrupt firing of lesbian police chief

Judge Jerome A. Holmes

Judge has sharp questions for attorneys at Okla. same-sex marriage hearing

Sharon Baldwin, left, and Mary Bishop are plaintiffs challenging Oklahoma's ban on same-sex marriage

Same-sex marriage has second appellate court hearing

Attorney Charles Cooper, the lawyer who argued before the Supreme Court in favor of upholding California’s ban on gay marriage learned while he was handling the case that one of his children is gay and now is helping her plan her wedding with another woman. Cooper says his view of same-sex marriage is evolving after having argued in court that gay unions could undermine marriages between a man and a woman.

Lawyer who argued in favor of Prop 8 now planning gay daughter's wedding

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Woman gets life in prison for murdering 4-year-old son she thought was gay

Zimbabwe president threatens to expel diplomats who promote gay rights

S.C. town questions anti-gay mayor’s abrupt firing of lesbian police chief

School apologizes for advising bullying victims not to ‘tattle,’ or be a ‘sore loser’

Judge has sharp questions for attorneys at Okla. same-sex marriage hearing

Oregon

Woman gets life in prison for murdering 4-year-old son she thought was gay

South Carolina

S.C. town questions anti-gay mayor’s abrupt firing of lesbian police chief

Nebraska

School apologizes for advising bullying victims not to ‘tattle,’ or be a ‘sore loser’

Oregon

Oregon revises marriage licenses to accommodate for same-sex couples

Arkansas

Judge hears challenge to Arkansas same-sex marriage ban

Oklahoma

Judge has sharp questions for attorneys at Okla. same-sex marriage hearing

Illinois

Lambda Legal sues doctor, clinic for denying care to transgender woman

Ohio

Portman on Ohio ruling: Marriage equality shouldn’t come from the courts

Oklahoma

Same-sex marriage has second appellate court hearing

Arkansas

Hearing set in challenge to Ark. same-sex marriage ban

Missouri

Hundreds of Mo. businesses voice support for statewide LGBT protections

Oklahoma

Tenth Circuit, Round 2: Court takes up Oklahoma same-sex marriage case

Massachusetts

Thousands rally at UMass to support LGBT community, counter WBC protest

Arizona

Judge won’t merge suits challenging Ariz. same-sex marriage ban

Illinois

Chicago man receives email from Sprint addressing him as ‘gay sissyboy’

Wisconsin

Wis. couple asks state Supreme Court to strike down same-sex marriage ban

Alabama

Woman charged in murder of son’s partner after shooting him in the back

Ohio

Judge stays ruling on Ohio recognition of lawful same-sex marriages

Michigan

Judge takes up Michigan ban on domestic partner benefits

Louisiana

Louisiana House kills bill to repeal unconstitutional sodomy law

Ohio

Ohio man gets prison time for trying to ‘push the gay out’ of disabled brother

National Headlines

Pro-gay marriage GOP super PAC has strong Q1, gay GOP candidates fall short

IOC pressured by All Out, U.S. lawmakers to ban anti-LGBT discrimination

What’s next in the legal odyssey to achieve marriage equality across the land?

Jimmy Carter speaking at Civil Rights Summit in Texas

Mormon leader outlines opposition to gay marriage at church’s biannual conference

Mozilla CEO resignation: Free speech suppressed, or free market at work?

Africa

Zimbabwe president threatens to expel diplomats who promote gay rights

Africa

Leader of Ethiopia’s Orthodox Church vows to fight homosexuality ‘to the end’

Africa

Planned anti-gay rally in Ethiopia is cancelled

Asia

UN condemns Brunei law that calls for death by stoning for gay sex

Asia

India’s supreme court recognizes transgender people as third gender

Europe

Finnish postal service to issue ‘Tom of Finland’ gay male erotica stamps

Newsmakers

College rescinds commencement invite to Dustin Lance Black over sex photos

Lawyer who argued in favor of Prop 8 now planning gay daughter’s wedding

‘X-Men’ director Bryan Singer accused of sex abuse in lawsuit

Richard Land ‘exposes’ the ‘Dirty Little Secret’ of the gay community

Anti-gay hate group leader back to U.S. after spending night in jail in Canada

U.S. anti-gay hate group leader Peter LaBarbera arrested in Canada

Study: Marriage leads to improved health for same-sex couples and their children

6th annual gay pride parade takes over Florida’s South Beach

The path of acceptance vs. the path of rejection

Advocate for homeless LGBT youth calls on Pope to end religion’s anti-gay messaging

Annual ‘Day of Silence’ calls attention to ‘silencing effect’ of anti-LGBT bullying

New food festival to celebrate LGBT chefs, food luminaries

Arts • Entertainment

Music

‘4 Non Blondes’ to reunite for one night to benefit L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center

Film

‘Hunger Games’ top winner at MTV Movie Awards, Leto wins ‘best transformation’

MEDIA

Jennifer Lopez, Laverne Cox honored with GLAAD Media Awards

Books & Authors

Leslie Cheung’s biography: 11 years after his death, fans remember his warmth

Theatre

Broadway: Terrence McNally’s ‘Mothers and Sons’ gentle, moving

Television

7 years after calling co-star a ‘faggot,’ Isaiah Washington returns to ‘Grey’s Anatomy’