Texas Governor Rick Perry is comparing keeping gays and lesbians out of the Boy Scouts of America to fighting against slavery.

With an organization's national executive board set to vote this month on a proposal that would drop a ban on gay members, Perry was among those who appeared on the anti-gay Family Research Council's program Stand With Scouting Sunday.

The proposal continues to ban gay and lesbian adults from being involved in the organization.

Premium cable network has ordered a ‘complex’ relationship drama from the creator of Glee and American Horror Story.

Ryan Murphy, who also created gay relationship comedy The New Normal, has been given a pilot order for Open.

John Sexton, president of the prestigious New York University (NYU), along with its executive, was asked by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) gay rights group over the ethics and conduct regarding their flagship Abu Dhabi campus.

Do you want your chance to serve a ball or two on the same tennis courts that host the US Open? Or perhaps you just fancy a knockabout with some friends. Wherever you are in the world, there is a good chance there will be a Gay and Lesbian Tennis Association (GLTA) club for you.

We met up with Daniel Merrithew, commissioner of the (GLTA) to find out more about the association and the opportunities it gives its members.

What is GLTA's background?

Illinois took another step closer Tuesday (26 February) to becoming the 10th state in the US to make gay marriage legal.

The Illinois House Executive Committee,comprised of seven Democrats and four Republicans, voted 6-5 to advance The Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act. It will next go to the full House floor for a vote.

At least 60 House members must vote 'yes' to pass the legislation for it to move on to Governor Pat Quinn for signature. Quinn has promised to sign the bill into law if it receives legislative approval.

It's clear President Barack Obama is in favor of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) but he wants to see it passed by US Congress in the same way the repeal of the military's Don't Ask Don't Tell was during his first term in office.

But LGBT groups and now a group of 37 US senators are putting pressure on Obama to take action now to protect the employment rights of LGBT people by issuing an executive order to add sexual orientation and gender identity to other long-standing federal anti-discrimination protections.

An LGBT rights group is protesting President Obama's failure to enact LGBT workplace protections.

Civil rights organization GetEQUAL is staging a demonstration on the south side of the White House tonight at 6 PM Eastern Time, just two days before Obama's annual State of the Union Address during which he may address laws he wants passed in his second term in a speech given directly to both houses of the US legislature. 

The national board of the Boys Scouts of America on Wednesday (6 February) delayed a decision of whether or not to end its controversial ban on gay members and leaders.

The BSA said in a statement that 'after careful consideration and extensive dialogue' within the organization along with outside comments, the board concluded 'that due to the complexity of this issue, the organization needs time for a more deliberate review of its membership policy.'

Since the Mormon Church was the biggest financial contributor to the campaign to pass California's gay marriage ban in 2008, it's a bit surprising to learn that one of the businesses calling for the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act is a hotel chain founded by a devout Mormon.

Marriott International Inc. is among the corporations that has joined a coalition formed by the Human Rights Campaign to fight for the end of a law that bans federal recognition of same-sex marriages in the US.

Before Anderson Cooper came out publicly last year, he never would have had an exchange like the one he had with executive producer Terence Noonan on an episode of hos daytime talk show this week.

But now apparently it's anything goes.

When Noonan asked Cooper: 'Hope do you know anything about what women are doing?' it led to a playful exchange.

'Because, unlike you, sweetie (laughs), I have had a little bit more experience in other areas other than with guys,' Cooper sassed back.

BBC Three has cancelled the lesbian drama Lip Service, it was announced yesterday (12 January).

Harriet Braun, the show’s creator and executive producer, revealed the corporation had not yet given an explanation for the decision.

Set in Glasgow, Scotland, Lip Service featured the lives of a group of gay women and starred Fiona Button, Laura Fraser, and Heather Peace.

The drama pulled in strong ratings when it launched in 2010, but lost a third of its audience when it moved from a late Tuesday night slot to the more competitive Friday at 9pm.

After months of speculation, makers of a Star Wars game have confirmed that a gay romance option will be included in the latest version of the role-playing hit.

The Rise of the Hutt Cartel expansion for Star Wars: The Old Republic will for the first time allow wannabe Jedis to feel the force by pursuing a gay love story.

However, the feature will initially be restricted to characters not controlled by the player.