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November 7, 2012
Openly gay candidate Mark Pocan wins Tammy Baldwin's US House seat

First time in history gay member of congress is succeeded by another gay member

Wisconsin State Assemblyman Mark Pocan has won a seat in the US House of Representatives and made a little bit of history along the way.

Pocan, who is openly gay, succeeds Tammy Baldwin in the US lower house just as he had in the State Assembly. This marks the first time that one gay legislature follows another for the same seat. Baldwin on Tuesday (6 November) became the first openly gay member of the US Senate.

Pocan, 48, defeated Republican challenger Chad Lee in an electoral district that has been reliably Democratic in the past.

October 4, 2012
Moves in second US state to ban ex-gay therapies for kids

New Jersey Democrats are hoping that theirs can become the second US state to ban attempts to alter the sexual orientations of LGBT young people

A New Jersey Democrat and gay father of two has announced that he will introduce a bill that would ban the use of so-called ‘reparative therapies,’ or ‘sexual conversion therapies’ aimed at changing people’s sexual orientations in those under 18.

August 29, 2012
Ex-gay therapy ban a step closer in California

Attempts to alter the sexual orientations of minors look set to be banned in the US state of California after its state Assembly passed a bill on the issue in an overwhelming vote

California’s State Assembly voted on Tuesday to prohibit minors from being subjected to attempts to cure them of their homosexuality, bringing the state closer to becoming the first in the US to do so.

The Assembly voted 51-21 in favor of the ban on so-called conversion therapy which is disapproved of by the American Psychiatric Association for both adults and children alike.

A number of openly gay state Assembly members spoke in favor of the bill.

August 10, 2012
Madonna faces fine for flouting St Petersburg 'gay gag' law

The queen of pop tells fans at Russian concert to 'show your love' for gays and 'fight for freedom'

Madonna will be prosecuted for speaking out for gay rights during her concert in St Petersburg last night (9 August).

The Material Girl faces a fine of 5,000 Rubles ($156) after telling fans at her MDNA gig to ‘show your love and appreciation to the gay community.’

‘We want to fight for the right to be free,’ she added.

The organizers of the queen of pop’s world tour could also be ordered to pay up to 500,000 Rubles ($15,700), according to the Gay Russia website.

March 23, 2012
Politician wants Madonna prosecuted if she speaks out in St. Petersburg

She has vowed to speak out despite new law prohibiting “the propaganda of homosexuality'

St. Petersburg city assemblyman Vitaly Milanov, the author of anti-gay law that just went into effect, says he will attend Madonna's concert in the Russian city this summer to see if she follows through with her vow to speak out for the gay community.

The ‘homosexual propaganda’ law in the city went into effect on last Saturday and there have been calls for the singer to cancel her concert there.

January 18, 2012
New Jersey politician apologizes for gay slur on Facebook

Charles Mainor blames 'gaybirds' reference on friend who used his phone

New Jersey Assemblyman Charles Mainor insists that he would know better than to post a homophobic slur on his Facebook page.

But apparently he's friends with someone who does not.

During Sunday night's NFL playoff game between the New York Giants and Green Bay Packers, this message was posted on Mainor's Facebook page: "Who the hell do you think we are the DALLAS COWGIRLS OR THOSE GAYBIRDS FROM PHILLY....NO WE ARE THE NEW YORK GIANTS."