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24th and current President of France, François Hollande, has signed gay marriage into law. France now becomes the 14th country around the world to legalize gay marriage after New Zealand last month. The country is also the ninth in Europe behind Belgium, Denmark, ...

Same-sex marriages and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights in the United States are steadily evolving, but continue to vary on a state-by-state basis. Currently, the United States does not extend complete legal rights to its LGBT citizens on a national level. Twelve states and the ...

Earlier this month, the Pentagon made history by acknowledging a transgender veteran’s changed gender marker and updated records appropriately. In a short letter dated May 2nd, a Navy official told Autumn Sandeen, a veteran and transgender activist: “Per your request the ...

The Nevada Assembly gave final approval to Senate Bill 139, legislation that would add gender identity and expression to the state’s hate crimes law. “This does not afford victims special rights. This is a statement of what our society is, and ...

Queer Rising, a grassroots organization created to demand full equality for all queer people through nonviolent direct action, held a rally to protest and bring awareness to the four recent anti-gay violent attacks that have occurred over the past 10 ...

Senator Justin C. Jones, a Mormon, said he sees his gay brother-in-law each Sunday at church and couldn't bring himself to vote against extending him marriage rights despite a threat from one of the earliest proponents of the gay. "I would ...

Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal granted a transgender woman the right to marry her boyfriend. The decision only covers the right of a transgender person who was born male to marry a man, and for one who was born ...

Gay Former Tucson Republican Congressman Jim Kolbe, 70, plans to marry his partner, Hector Alfonso, of eight years today in Washington, D.C., where same-sex marriage is allowed by law.  Kolbe said he met Alfonso, a teacher from Panama, at a farewell party at ...

After serving thirteen months, GLAAD President Herndon Graddick resigned. Graddick had been previously served as Vice President of Programs and Communications since 2010 with GLAAD. "I'm proud to leave GLAAD with a stronger, more efficient organization and an incredibly talented and ...

Minnesota Democratic Governor Mark Dayton signed the state's marriage equality bill into law establishing equal civil rights to marry for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) couples. The bill was passed by the state senate six months after voters rejected ...