Madison earns perfect score on LGBTQ+ inclusiveness
MADISON, Wis. -- Each year, the Human Rights Campaign issues scorecards to cities on how inclusive they are to the LGBTQ+ community. Madison passed with flying colors. “I think…
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There are no gay people in Malaysia, says tourism minister
Malaysia's tourism minister has denied the existence of gay people in the country, according to reports in German media.
Methodists reject proposal to allow gay clergy, same-sex marriage
United Methodist churches and clergy could face removal from the denomination if they do not affirm its stance against gay marriage and noncelibate LGBT clergy by 2021. The church reached the decision in a vote at a General Conference in St. Louis on Tuesday.
Chicago police want to talk to Jussie Smollett
Chicago detectives want to speak to actor Jussie Smollett -- but it's not clear when, or if, that will happen.
Salacious new book says homosexuality is rampant at the Vatican
Early in his salacious new book about homosexuality in the Vatican, the French journalist Frederic Martel asks a source to estimate the number of Vatican clergy who are "part of this community, all tendencies included."
San Francisco Fed picks Mary Daly as new chief
For the first time, an openly gay woman will lead a Federal Reserve bank.
Golfer Tadd Fujikawa comes out as gay in Instagram post
American Tadd Fujikawa, the youngest player to compete in the U.S. Open, has announced he is gay.
The homophobic legacy of the British Empire
A wave of joy and relief swept through India's LGBT community last week following a landmark decision by the country's Supreme Court to legalize consensual gay sex.
Same-sex relationships still a crime in 69 countries
India has struck down a colonial-era law punishing consensual gay sex, but there are still 69 other countries with laws on the books that criminalize same-sex sexual activity between consenting adults.
9-year-old died by suicide after he was bullied, mom says
A Colorado 9-year-old ended his own life on Thursday, shortly after coming out as gay and being bullied at school, according to his mother, Leia Pierce.
'Conversion therapy' hits the big screen while laws play out in states
A therapist forbade 16-year-old Mathew Shurka from speaking to his mother and sisters for three years. The youngest child and only son in a tight-knit Long Island family, Shurka said that his mom wasn't physically or emotionally abusive. Instead, the therapist told the teen to give the women the silent treatment because it would help make him straight.
Biden launches LGBTQ family acceptance campaign
Joe Biden announced a new initiative Tuesday aimed at emphasizing the importance of family and community acceptance to LGBTQ youth.
Gay couples could be refused adoptions under measure
The House Appropriations Committee passed an amendment on Wednesday that, if implemented, would allow adoption agencies to refuse gay couples based on their moral or religious beliefs.
Gay athletes are making history at the Olympics
Let's face it. Gay athletes have probably been setting Olympic records since the days of the ancient Greeks.
Gay US Olympians to Pence: 'Eat Your heart out'
The first two openly gay U.S. winter Olympians took to social media Friday to tell Vice President Mike Pence what they think of his position on gay rights.
LGBQ teens face serious suicide risk, research finds
LGBQ teens are more vulnerable to planning or attempting suicide, according to a research letter published Tuesday in the journal JAMA.
Scott Walker struggles with issue of gay Boy Scout leaders
Republican presidential contender Scott Walker is struggling with the issue of gay Boy Scout leaders.
Walker defends comments about Boy Scouts' policy on gay leaders
Gov. Scott Walker touched on multiple topics on his campaign trip to South Carolina, including the Boy Scouts' policy prohibiting gay leaders.
Wineke: Christians, relax, gay people aren't coming for you
If you were to listen to the right wing of American politics and American Christianity, you would be in a panic.
Wisconsin DOJ didn't track gay marriage case hours
The state Department of Justice says it doesn't have any records of the hours it spent defending Wisconsin's gay marriage ban, making the full cost of fighting the case impossible to determine.
FDA plan: Gay men could become blood donors
Agency will be gathering public comments on the proposed change
Gay men who've abstained from sex for one year would be able to donate blood in 2015, ending a lifetime ban for the gay community, under a proposed FDA policy change unveiled Tuesday.
Assembly candidate gets backlash for using gay slur in tweet
Jacob Dorsey is candidate for 44th State Assembly District in Janesville
A candidate running for the 44th District, in Janesville, is getting backlash from a tweet he sent last December.
UW ranks among friendliest universities for LGBT students
UW is only Big Ten, only public university to make list
University of Wisconsin – Madison has been hailed as one of the friendliest university for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered students.
Van Hollen: Gay marriage isn't a fundamental right
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says the U.S. Constitution's equal protection clause doesn't cover sexual orientation the same way it does gender discrimination and there's no fundamental right for gay couples to marry.
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