Attorney General Loretta Lynch announces that the Justice Department is filing a federal civil rights lawsuit against North Carolina and Gov. Pat McCrory for the state's bathroom law.

U.S. Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon received the Human Rights Campaign’s Visibility Award at the LGBTQ rights organization’s Los Angeles gala over the weekend. The award was presented to Rippon by fellow Olympian Gus Kenworthy, who said, “Tonight’s honoree is incredible. He’s an inspiration to me

After 50 years together, Henry and George traveled to New York City to legally wed. But once they crossed the state lines to return to their home state of Ohio, the legally married couple was treated as nothing more than legal strangers. Nearly half a century of love and commitment—and they want not

Kristal Ball of MSNBC's The Cycle makes a compelling argument to discount religious beliefs in opposition to Same Sex Marriage. She illustrates why Texas Senator Ted Cruz 's inaccurate argument that interracial opposition to marriage in the 1960's did not include oposition based on religious beliefs...

A gay wedding proposal on Italy’s Got Talent appears to be Italian TV’s first same-sex proposal. A member of acrobatic dance troupe Les Farfadais dropped to one knee and presented his boyfriend with a ring during the live competition. The boyfriend’s surprise proposal came just after the group perf

Gay pride is the positive stance against discrimination and violence toward lesbian, gay, equality rights, increase their visibility as a social group, build community, and celebrate sexual diversity and gender variance. Pride, as opposed to shame and social stigma, is the predominant outlook that ...

WCBS-TV New York, Channel 2 News coverage of ACT UP protest at Manhattan's marriage license bureau in 1989. The report features an on-camera interview with former Lambda Defense and Education Fund executive director, the late Thomas B. Stoddard. Anchor: Ernie Anastos; Reporter: J.J. Gonzalez.

Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul is dead at the age of 76. This video live from Kennedy Center in Washington, DC represents a tribute to her incredible career and her contribution to the world of music and amazing work for civil rights and the right's of women and equality in this country and aro...

As of July, 2013, same-sex marriage is legally recognized nationwide in Argentina, Belgium, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Norway, Sweden, and Uruguay. In the United States, same-sex marriages are recognized on the federal level, though same-sex couples can only marry in thirteen of the fifty states...

President Obama 's first reaction to the Supreme Court decision requiring states to recognize same-sex marriage came, of course, in a tweet. President Barack Obama declared Friday that the Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide is "a victory for America."From the White House R...