Texas became the latest state in which a federal judge struck down a ban on same-sex marriage.

Arizona's Legislature has passed a controversial bill that would allow business owners, as long as they assert their religious beliefs, to deny service to gays.

The measure would give legal protection to businesses and individuals that deny goods and services to certain consumers — for instance, same-sex couples having a wedding or commitment ceremony — on the grounds that doing so would place a substantial burden on their exercise of religion. The service provider could use religious beliefs as a defense in a discrimination lawsuit.

The star the upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past made the announcement in a moving and deeply personal speech delivered at Time to THRIVE, a conference to promote the welfare of LGBT youth held at Bally's Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Eighteen court decisions have addressed an issue of equality based on sexual orientation, and equality has won every single time.

Kansas Gets Closer To Legalizing Denial Of Services Across The Board To Gay People

The Sochi Olympics are intended, as The Economist has noted, as a “celebration of Russia’s resurgence, a symbol of international recognition.” So far, the press coverage in the lead-up to tonight's opening ceremonies has instead highlighted the games as a “microcosm of Russian corruption, inefficiencies, excess of wealth and disregard for ordinary citizens.”

A bill which allows same-sex weddings to take place in Scotland has been passed by MSPs in the Scottish Parliament. MSPs voted by 105 to 18 in favour of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill.

How homophobes cannot know that they are on the wrong side of history yet is beyond me. Here's Stephen Fry elegantly putting a Russian politician in his place.

Despite the county’s antigay laws, Uganda is among the countries racking up the greatest number of internet searches for gay pornography.

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Hello. My name is Chris Kluwe, and for eight years I was the punter for the Minnesota Vikings. In May 2013, the Vikings released me from the team. At the time, quite a few people asked me if I thought it was because of my recent activism for same-sex marriage rights, and I was very careful in how I answered the question.

Law condemned when it was first introduced in parliament in 2010 threatens gay people with life imprisonment.

After a gay server at a New Jersey restaurant said a customer denied her a tip and wrote her a hateful note on the receipt, a local family contacted NBC 4 New York and said their receipt shows they paid a tip and didn't write any such note.

Anti-gay discrimination not on the agenda of this month's heads of government meeting in Sri Lanka

Gov. Neil Abercrombie told Al Jazeera Monday that he expects Hawaii's legislature will pass a bill legalizing gay marriage "within a week or so," in a state that just two decades ago prompted an international dialogue on marriage equality.

Putin promised that gay athletes and guests at the Olympics in Sochi will feel at ease.

A senior Kuwaiti health official has plans to test out the country’s “gaydar.”

The ACT has been declared the “rainbow territory’’ after the Legislative Assembly passed a bill to establish Australia’s first same-sex marriage scheme.

An airline has apologised after a passenger found the message 'I am gay' slapped across his luggage in giant letters.