Dec 7 - By Eric Tucker, AP Writer
A lesbian couple that married in Massachusetts cannot get divorced in their home state of Rhode Island, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday.
Dec 7 - By Marcus Franklin, AP Writer
Ten years ago this month, Ali Forney — a gay man who for years had struggled with homelessness and drug use — was fatally shot in the head.
Nov 19 - By Associated Press
Mayor John Street, once regarded as an enemy of the gay community for opposing same-sex partner benefits, is to preside over his first same-sex commitment ceremony this weekend.
Oct 26 - By Brett Barrouquere, AP Writer
A high school student can pursue nominal damages from an eastern Kentucky school district over its required anti-harassment training, an appeals court ruled Friday.
Oct 15 - By Lindsey Tanner, AP Medical Writer
Julio and Mauricio Cabrera are gay brothers who are convinced their sexual orientation is as deeply rooted as their Mexican ancestry. They are among 1,000 pairs of gay brothers taking part in the largest study to date seeking genes that may influence whether people are gay.
Oct 14 - By Associated Press
A Vatican official suspended after being caught on hidden camera making advances to a young man said in an interview published Sunday that he is not gay and was only pretending to be gay as part of his work.
Oct 12 - By Associated Press
The Vatican said Saturday it has suspended a monsignor from a senior post at the Holy See after an Italian TV program using a hidden camera recorded him making advances to a young man and asserting that gay sex was not sinful.
Oct 9 - By Eric Tucker, AP Writer
A lesbian couple married in Massachusetts should have the same right as heterosexual couples to divorce in their home state of Rhode Island, lawyers for the women told the state's highest court Tuesday.
Aug 29 - By Associated Press
Homosexual acts were punishable by death under Genghis Khan's rule, according to researchers who spent more than a year compiling the legendary Mongolian conqueror's code of laws, the official Xinhua News Agency said Thursday.
Aug 10 - By Angela K. Brown, AP Writer
A megachurch canceled a memorial service for a Navy veteran 24 hours before it was to start because the deceased was gay.
Jun 24 - By Greg Bluestein, AP Writer
The tattered cloth scraps started arriving at St. John's Lutheran Church shortly after the Rev. Bradley Schmeling took his stand against the church hierarchy, each with an embroidered or drawn message of support.
Jun 22 - By Karen Hawkins, AP Writer
Never mind that Chicago hosted the 2006 International Gay Games. Or that it has the country's first government-recognized gay neighborhood. Or that up to 400,000 people attend the city's Gay Pride Parade each year.
Jun 13 - By Associated Press
The estranged wife of former Gov. James E. McGreevey claims that his accusations of homophobia have hurt her book sales. He blames her taste in clothing.
May 15 - By Lisa Leff, AP Writer
A judge ruled Tuesday that a high school student who sued after being disciplined and then mercilessly teased for using the phrase "That's so gay" is not entitled to monetary damages.
May 14 - By Stephanie Reitz, AP Writer
The long-simmering question of whether same-sex couples in Connecticut should be allowed to marry is now in the hands of seven state Supreme Court justices.
Apr 22 - By Associated Press
The estranged wife of former New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey knew he was gay before they married, he claimed in court papers filed Monday.
Apr 6 - By Gary Gentile, AP Business Writer
Same-sex couples who want to exchange vows in front of Cinderella's Castle now have the chance.
Mar 22 - By Jeff Karoub, AP Writer
Andrew Anthos had many passions in life, including old movies, legendary Hollywood screen sirens and a 20-year campaign to illuminate the state Capitol dome in red, white and blue one night a year. While he never hid that he was gay, he was no gay rights activist.
Mar 14 - By David Crary, AP National Writer
The president of the leading Southern Baptist seminary has incurred sharp attacks from both the left and right by suggesting that a biological basis for homosexuality may be proven, and that prenatal treatment to reverse gay orientation would be biblically justified.
Feb 5 - By Rachel La Corte, AP Writer
Proponents of same-sex marriage have introduced a ballot measure that would require heterosexual couples to have a child within three years or have their marriages annulled.
Jan 18 - By Giovanna Dell'Orto, AP Writer
A minister who disclosed that he was gay before Atlanta's oldest Lutheran church hired him as its pastor could now be defrocked for announcing he has a partner.
Jan 2 - By Steve LeBlanc, AP Writer
In a suspense-filled final day of the legislative session, Massachusetts lawmakers kept alive a proposed constitutional amendment Tuesday that would put a stop to gay marriage in the only state that allows same-sex couples to wed.
Dec 25 - By Dionne Walker, AP Writer
He's no celebrity, but when Phillip McKee III tied the knot in September, he did it with all the pomp and circumstance of an A-lister: Custom-designed gold rings, a $2,000 kilt and a caviar-and-crepe reception at a posh hotel.
Dec 21 - By Tom Hester Jr., AP Writer
New Jersey's governor signed legislation Thursday giving gay couples all the rights and responsibilities of marriage allowed under state law — but not the title.
Dec 14 - By Janet Frankston Lorin, AP Writer
For more than four years, Saundra Toby-Heath has waited for the state of New Jersey to recognize her partner as her wife.