Obama Backs Gay Marriage
WASHINGTON -- In a nod to a dramatic shift in public opinion, Barack Obama on Wednesday became the first sitting president to announce his support for same-sex marriage.

Rewriting North Carolina on marriage equality
On Tuesday, North Carolina voters will be given a chance to rewrite the state constitution, adding to it a ban on same-sex marriage. The latest polls indicate the amendment to the constitution has a majority of support in the state. The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, the pastor of Greenleaf Christian Church in Goldsboro, North Carolina, spoke out against the amendment at a recent press conference. If voters in that state listen to him, the amendment doesn't have a chance.

Biden: I'm 'absolutely comfortable' with gay marriage
Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday said that's he's "absolutely comfortable" with married same-sex couples being granted the same rights as heterosexual pairs.

Cure "the gay": How Robert Spitzer’s Apology Can Impact The Proposition 8 Case
In 2001, Robert Spitzer — a prominent psychiatrist who led the charge to declassify homosexuality as a mental condition — released a controversial study showing that some gay people could change their sexual orientations and become straight...

The OUT 'Power 50':
OUT magazine's annual "power list" of the nation's most influential lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.

DNC Chairs Endorse Marriage Equality In Democratic Platform
Four former chairs of the Democratic National Committee called on the party on Wednesday to embrace marriage equality in the 2012 Democratic platform.

Denying Same-Sex Insurance Benefits Discriminates, Federal Judge Rules
A federal judge in San Francisco says the denial of insurance benefits to same-sex spouses is discriminatory...

Prop 8, California's Same-Sex Marriage Ban, Declared Unconstitutional
A federal appeals court on Tuesday declared California's same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional, putting the bitterly contested, voter-approved law on track for likely consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Eleventh Circuit Upholds Victory for Transgender Employee Fired by Georgia Legislature
It is unfair and illegal to fire a transgender employee because she does not conform to stereotypes (more)