LGBT Rights

Gates to announce new rules for ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ enforcement

Gates to announce new rules for ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ enforcement

Wednesday, March 24, 2010
The Pentagon is expected to announce Thursday that it will relax enforcement of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy that prevent gay men and lesbians from serving openly in the [...]
Same-sex couples wed as Mexico City gay marriage law takes effect

Same-sex couples wed as Mexico City gay marriage law takes effect

Thursday, March 11, 2010
Five gay and lesbian couples were married in Mexico City on Thursday, the first such ceremonies since a law went into effect this month legalizing same-sex marriage in the Mexican [...]
California GOP state senator reveals he is gay, but still won't support gay rights

California GOP state senator reveals he is gay, but still won't support gay rights

Monday, March 8, 2010
A Republican state senator from California with perfect record for voting against gay rights, acknowledged Monday that he was gay. "I am gay," said state Sen. Roy Ashburn of Bakersfield, [...]
Mexico City enacts Latin America's first same-sex marriage law

Mexico City enacts Latin America's first same-sex marriage law

Thursday, March 4, 2010
A law allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry took effect Thursday in Mexico City, just one day following the same rights being grated to couples in the U.S. capital. [...]
Anti-gay lawmaker arrested on DUI charges -- after leaving gay bar

Anti-gay lawmaker arrested on DUI charges -- after leaving gay bar

Thursday, March 4, 2010
A California lawmaker who has repeatedly voted against gay rights measures since taking office eight years ago, was charged with driving under the influence on Wednesday, reportedly after leaving the [...]
D.C. gay marriage opponents ask Supreme Court to block same-sex unions

D.C. gay marriage opponents ask Supreme Court to block same-sex unions

Monday, March 1, 2010
Opponents of gay marriage have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to put a hold on the District of Columbia's new law allowing same-sex couples to wed. The Associated Press reports [...]
Judge to schedule closing arguments as Prop 8 trial attorneys file final briefs

Judge to schedule closing arguments as Prop 8 trial attorneys file final briefs

Saturday, February 27, 2010
Yesterday marked the deadline for final briefs to be submitted in the federal trial over California's ban on same-sex marriage. [caption id="attachment_6599" align="aligncenter" width="466" caption="Plantiffs (left to right) Paul Katami, [...]
Clay Aiken to speak at hometown gay rights event

Clay Aiken to speak at hometown gay rights event

Wednesday, February 24, 2010
[caption id="attachment_6420" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Aiken"][/caption] More than a year after disclosing he is gay, Clay Aiken is speaking before a gay-rights event in his hometown of Raleigh, NC, reports the [...]
Minnesota House holds first ever hearing on gay marriage legislation

Minnesota House holds first ever hearing on gay marriage legislation

Tuesday, February 23, 2010
On Monday, the Minnesota House held its first ever hearings into legalizing gay marriage in Minnesota. There are three bills that the House is considering but there will be no [...]
Virginia governor strips ‘sexual orientation’ from state’s non-discrimination policy

Virginia governor strips ‘sexual orientation’ from state’s non-discrimination policy

Friday, February 19, 2010
[caption id="attachment_6324" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="McDonnell"][/caption] Gay state workers in Virginia are no longer protected from discrimination now that the new Republican governor, Bob McDonnell, has stripped sexual orientation from the [...]
New Hampshire House rejects bills aimed at repealing gay marriage

New Hampshire House rejects bills aimed at repealing gay marriage

Wednesday, February 17, 2010
New Hampshire's House rejected a pair of anti-gay marriage bills on Wednesday. The House voted 201-135 to kill a proposed constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one [...]
Oklahoma man suing state for rejecting 'IM GAY' vanity license plate

Oklahoma man suing state for rejecting 'IM GAY' vanity license plate

Sunday, February 14, 2010
An Oklahoma man is suing the state for rejecting his application for a personalized license plate that proclaims IM GAY. "I want to tell people who I am and what I am. I’m proud of it. I’m openly gay. I’m not hiding,” said Keith Kimmel. "What better way [...]
Queer Rising activists stage protest outside NYC marriage bureau (Video)

Queer Rising activists stage protest outside NYC marriage bureau (Video)

Saturday, February 13, 2010
Four gay rights activists were arrested Friday morning after staging a protest in which they chained themselves to a New York City marriage bureau. The group, members of the LGBT civil disobedience group Queer Rising, chanted “one struggle, one fight, marriage is a civil right [...]
Kenya police arrest 5 suspected homosexuals in raid on gay wedding

Kenya police arrest 5 suspected homosexuals in raid on gay wedding

Saturday, February 13, 2010
Kenya police on Friday arrested five suspected homosexuals in a coastal resort town after hundreds of residents protested over a planned gay wedding. A police official said two of the [...]
Minnesota gay rights group rallies in support of gay marriage legislation

Minnesota gay rights group rallies in support of gay marriage legislation

Saturday, February 13, 2010
Gay rights supporters rallied at the Minnesota state capital in St. Paul this week in a show of support for same-sex marriage. One of the state's most high-profile gay rights [...]
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