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Homophobia discovered during investigation of Colorado State Patrol

News report shows the Colorado State Patrol tolerated bigotry and homophobia

Activists to protest Obama's failed promise to end workplace discrimination

GetEQUAL will stage a demonstration outside the White House today to demand LGBT protections in the workplace

Photo of kissing lesbians accidentally used in straight marriage article

Conservative news network Fox News mistakingly used a photo of two brides kissing in an anti-equality, anti-feminist opinion piece

Far right Australian party calls engaged Greens MP ‘self-proclaimed homosexual’

A far right Australian political party that claims to espouse Christian values has labelled an engaged heterosexual MP a ‘self-proclaimed homosexual’ because of his support for same-sex marriage

Pomeroy mayor resigns after harassment of gay police officer made public

The mayor of a small town in Idaho has resigned after her Police Chief went public to complain of her alleged homophobic harassment of one of his officers

LGBT troops and families still unequal even with no DADT

Don't Ask, Don't Tell is gone but LGBT troops still fighting to get what should be theirs

Poll shows support for Boy Scouts to drop ban on out gay members

Quinnipiac University poll shows majority wants gays to serve openly in the Boy Scouts

Gay minorities are more vulnerable to HIV, experts say

Studies show individuals who experience mental traumas from homophobia, racism and depression are more likely to engage in risky behavior that could lead to HIV infections

Gay sperm donor, lesbian couple reach child custody agreement

A judge in Florida has approved three names, from a gay man and a lesbian couple, to be included on their baby's birth certificate

Judge rules LGBT Vietnamese groups can be legally excluded from Orange County Tet Parade

A judge in Orange County, California has ruled that the local Vietnamese community’s annual Tet Parade can legally bar LGBTs from marching as a group

Police Chief backs gay officer over homophobic mayor

The Police Chief of a small town in Ohio has gone public about the harassment of a gay police officer by the town’s mayor, warning that it could get the local government sued

Founder of Parents and Friends of Gay and Lesbians (PFLAG) to receive second-highest civilian honor in US

Jeanne Manford will posthumously receive 2012 Presidential Citizens Medal

Colorado civil unions bill passes crucial vote before full State Senate

All Democratic senators plus one Republican support bill which has final vote next week

President Obama nominates gay man to federal appeals court bench - again

Todd Hughes would make history if approved by the US Senate

Man gets 18 months in prison for anti-gay assault

Detroit man who brandished a gun and threatened a man just for 'standing too close' was given 18 months in jail

UK gay charity publishes the guide: 'So you think your child is gay?'

UK based charity Stonewall has released a guide offering advice for parents on how to support their children if they are gay, lesbian or bisexual

UKIP blames gay marriage win on Europe

UK's Euro-sceptic party believes Prime Minister David Cameron has pushed through marriage equality because of influences from Europe

How one MP hopes straights will benefit from gay marriage

Liberal Democrat Julian Huppert speaks to GSN about why he wants to open up civil partnerships to heterosexuals

Gay Facebook founder's husband to run for US Congress

Sean Eldridge, husband of Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes, is planning to run for a seat in New York in 2014

Pussy Riot to appeal conviction at European Court of Human Rights

After they performed a pro-gay, anti-Putin protest in a Moscow cathedral, two women were jailed in prison colonies and forced to live in harsh conditions

Poland's trans MP blocked from deputy parliament speaker post

Poland's first transgender MP has been blocked from being elected to the prestigious post of deputy parliament speaker

Attenborough wildlife shows criticized for leaving out gay animals

A study carried out by The University of East Anglia in England has found BBC wildlife shows hosted by Sir David Attenborough do not present enough 'alternative views of animal behavior'

Vatican archbishop backtracks on pro-gay comments

Vincenzo Paglia, who said the Catholic Church should fight anti-gay laws, has said the media 'derailed' his comments

Ukraine to ban discrimination against gays, says foreign minister

Ukraine’s foreign minister believes that a law prohibiting discrimination against gays will be adopted soon

Family Research Council shooter pleads guilty, shooting plan revealed

Floyd Lee Corkins II has pleaded guilty to three felonies, while court documents published online revealed his plan to target a second right wing organization if he had not been stopped at the first

Sacked cop on a rampage has vendetta against Asians and lesbians

Dismissed Los Angeles Police officer and suspected multiple murderer Christopher Dorner wrote in his manifesto that he has a special animosity for lesbian and Asian police officers

Anti-same-sex marriage party leader nominates pro-marriage equality candidate

A maverick Australian independent MP with his own history of making homophobic comments has nominated a pro-marriage equality candidate for his new party only a week after dumping two others for anti-gay outbursts