A federal judge in Seattle this week refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by three men who claim they were disqualified from the 2008 Gay Softball World Series for not being "gay enough," but did rule that the league can limit the number of straight players on its teams.

The Washington state Senate on Wednesday passed it's last hurdle in recognizing out-of-state same-sex marriages and domestic partnerships.

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Lawmakers in the Washington state House of Representatives have passed a bill which would allow same sex marriages performed in other states to now be recognized.

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- In what may be a mostly symbolic move, one Washington state lawmaker thought Valentine's Day an appropriate day to introduce legislation to legalize same-sex marriage in the Evergreen State.

ABERDEEN, Wash. -- A 19-year-old graduate of Aberdeen High School has filed a lawsuit against the school district, alleging he endured "severe and persistent harassment" throughout junior high and high school and that school officials were aware of the harassment but failed to take steps end it.

A federal judge on Friday ordered the reinstatement of a decorated Air Force Reserve flight nurse who was discharged from the military under the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy that [...]

[caption id="attachment_10791" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Margaret Witt"][/caption] Closing arguments concluded Tuesday in the case of a lesbian who wants to be reinstated to the Air Force Reserve in Washington state. Former [...]

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that gay marriage opponents do not have an automatic legal right to prevent public release of the names and addresses of the signers of a Washington state ballot measure favoring traditional marriage.

A man told police he was beaten Sunday night in the parking lot of the Seattle Filipino Community Center because he is gay, and [...]

A man suspected of spray-painting homophobic slurs on a number of West Seattle buildings was arrested Thursday morning, reports KOMO-TV. Ryan J. Cox, 31, was arrested without incident and booked [...]

Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed and Governor Chris Gregoire have made it official, certifying that voters adopted the “everything but marriage” domestic partnership law approved by the Legislature last [...]

It was to be a night of hope and promise for the LGBT community, but instead the crushing defeat of Maine's gay marriage law delivered another setback for gay rights [...]

In a victory for gay rights supporters, voters in Washington state have approved Referendum 71, a measure to expand the state's domestic partnership law. The results are a disappointment to [...]

On Tuesday, voters will “approve” or “reject” the final expansion to the state’s domestic partnership law, which grants registered domestic partners additional state-granted rights currently given only to married couples. [...]

Washington state's slow-but-steady approach to increasing rights and benefits to gay and lesbian couples hit its first snag just as the three-year process appeared to be complete. After lawmakers passed [...]