SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court on Monday agreed to consolidate the appeal of the 2010 ruling that declared California's Proposition 8 as unconstitutional, with the appeal of another federal judge's refusal to vacate the ruling on the grounds that the presiding judge was biased.

Brandon McInerney — accused of murdering gay classmate Lawrence King in February of 2008 at E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard — has struck a plea deal with prosecutors, and agreed to spend the next 21 years in prison.

LOS ANGELES -- The Proposition 8 case is back on the fast track with a ruling from the California Supreme Court that sets the stage for a huge victory that could come very soon.

SAN FRANCISCO -- In a unanimous ruling Thursday, the California Supreme Court said that Proposition 8 sponsors have the legal right to defend the state's ban on same sex marriage.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The California Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice that it will rule Thursday whether proponents of California's Proposition 8 have "legal standing" to defend the 2008 voter-approved law ban on same-sex marriage.

California Assemblywoman Cathleen Galgiani announced Tuesday that she is gay and wanted to come out in order to help young people who may be struggling with their sexual identity. She becomes one of eight openly gay members of the state legislature.

SAN DIEGO -- The superintendent of the San Diego Unified School District is furious over threats and hate mail sent to a local school, after a lesbian couple was voted in as homecoming king and queen.

A federal judge on Thursday ruled against two anti-gay groups who were both proponents of the Proposition 8 ballot measure that banned same-sex marriage in California, saying they had failed to prove that they should be exempt from California's campaign disclosure laws.

LOS ANGELES -- Educators across the state of California are scrambling to incorporate into their curriculum materials that present the significant contributions of LGBT Americans as required by a new law.

SAN FRANCISCO — The Bay Area Reporter has formally endorsed the openly gay San Francisco City Supervisor Bevan Dufty, to become the city’s next mayor.

The opponents of California's Fair, Accurate, Inclusive, and Respectful (FAIR) Education Act — also known as SB48 — on Wednesday conceded that they had failed to gather the signatures required to overturn the landmark bill that requires the historical contributions of gay, lesbian and transgender Americans be included in history lessons and classroom textbooks.

Equality California on Tuesday, announced that opponents of the Fair, Accurate, Inclusive, and Respectful (FAIR) Education Act -- also known as SB48 -- have failed to collect the required number of signatures to place a referendum on the November 2012 ballot to overturn the law.

California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) has signed “Seth’s Law,” an anti-bullying measure aimed at giving public schools tools to prevent and address bullying through mandatory policies and systems to help discourage harassment, and track incidents when they do occur. The governor also signed two significant transgender rights bills.

A high school water polo coach in Covina, Calif. -- who was fired at the beginning of the school year in August -- is protesting his termination, and claims he was fired because he is gay.

San Diego could become the nation's largest to elect an openly gay Republican mayor, as two of the leading GOP contenders in the race for are openly gay, and voters have barely noticed.