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Gay Adoption Bill to be Reintroduced with Bipartisan Sponsors

By Megan Barnes | May 20
A bill that would cut off federal funding to adoption and foster care agencies that discriminate against gay and lesbian couples seeking to parent is making its way to Congress again with bipartisan support.

Fla. Teen Hit With Felony Charges for Same-Sex Relationship

By Jason St. Amand | Monday May 20, 2013
An 18-year-old high school student has been slapped with felony charges for having a relationship with a 15-year-old female fellow student.

Florida Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, John Lewis, Reintroduce Gay Adoption Bill

By Sergio N. Candido | Wednesday May 8, 2013
Florida Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and John Lewis (D-Ga.) are set to reintroduce today (May 7) a bill that would legalize adoptions by gay couples nationwide and remove many of the current restrictions to adopt or foster children.

Court: Iowa Must Recognize Both Lesbian Parents

Friday May 3, 2013
The Iowa Supreme Court says the state health department must list the names of both spouses in a same-sex relationship on a child’s birth certificate.

Principal Won’t Allow Transgender Student to Run for Prom King

By Jason St. Amand | Thursday Apr 25, 2013
A transgender teen running for prom king is upset that his school principal will only allow him to run for prom queen. Fellow students in York, Pa., are siding with him in the dispute.

Father of Gay Teen Suicide Walks Across US to Fight Bullying

By Jason St. Amand | Thursday Apr 25, 2013
The father of an openly gay teen who committed suicide earlier this year will walk across the country to raise anti-bullying awareness.

Right Wing Rages Over Reports a School Forced Same-Sex Kiss

By Jason St. Amand | Tuesday Apr 23, 2013
Some parents’ complaints about an Upstate New York middle school allegedly asking female students to ask each other for a kiss as part of an anti-bullying campaign have sparked a firestorm in the right-wing blogosphere.

Report: LGBT Seniors in Philadelphia See Healthcare, Housing Challenges

By Angela Thomas | Thursday Apr 18, 2013
The Public Health Management Corporation released a wide-ranging, first-of-its-kind report on the needs of local LGBT seniors.

Gay-Friendly Alternative to Boy Scouts Doubles in Size in a Year

By Jason St. Amand | Wednesday Apr 17, 2013
An alternative gay inclusive group to the Boy Scouts says that its popularity is on the rise as its membership has doubled in the past year.

Families of Hospitalized Man & Arrested Partner Come Forward

By Jason St. Amand | Wednesday Apr 17, 2013
Conflicting arguments have surfaced after the story of a gay Missouri man who was arrested for refusing to leave his partner’s hospital bedside went viral.
Bisbee’s AG says the civil unions law ran afoul of the state’s ban on same-sex marriage

Arizona Town Puts Civil Unions on Hold to Tweak Legislation

By Bob Christie | Saturday Apr 13, 2013
The City Council in the Arizona community of Bisbee will rewrite a recently enacted civil union ordinance after being threatened with a lawsuit by the state Attorney General’s office, which said the ordinance ran afoul of a state ban on same-sex marriage.