May 14 2012 3:22 PM ET
Arizona Sheriff Wants to Bridge Chasm Between Gays and Republicans
Pinal County, Ariz., sheriff Paul Babeu was outed earlier this year, after some allegations from a former boyfriend insinuating that Babeu, a conservative Republican, had made unethical decisions in his personal and professional life. While the investigation continues (Babeu says that he welcomes it because it will exonerate him), the sheriff has called off his campaign for Congress.
May 14 2012 2:49 PM ET
Republican Congressman Says OK to Fire Gays
James Lankford, a Republican representative from Oklahoma, believes a person should be able to be fired for his or her sexual orientation, according to Think Progress.
May 14 2012 2:20 PM ET
Sen. Rand Paul Condemned for Laughing at Obama's Religion
Sen. Rand Paul's joke last week that he didn't think President Obama's views "could get any gayer" didn't have Republicans laughing during the Sunday shows. Party chairman Reince Priebus told NBC's David Gregory on Meet the Press that he didn't want to see others following Paul's example. Then he went on to say the party as a whole supports amending the U.S. Constitution to ban same-sex marriage.
May 14 2012 1:41 PM ET
Chris Hughes Goes Big in Donation to Marriage Fight in Maine
Facebook cofounder Chris Hughes, who was criticized for not donating to fight Amendment One in North Carolina, has pledged $100,000 in Maine. Hughes and his fiancé, Sean Eldridge, who is a senior adviser for Freedom to Marry, are offering it as a matching gift, which means other, small donors will have to step up during the next four weeks if the full amount is to be paid.
May 14 2012 1:16 PM ET
Gallup: There's a 'New Normal' for Americans on Gay Issues
Gallup is calling acceptance of same-sex couples "the new normal" for Americans, based on its latest polling.
May 14 2012 11:23 AM ET
Obama Tells Graduates to Embrace “Defiant, Can-Do Spirit”
“That’s how we achieved women’s rights,” said Obama. “That’s how we achieved voting rights. That how we achieved workers’ rights. That’s how we achieved gay rights. That’s how we made this union more perfect.”
May 14 2012 11:07 AM ET
Colorado Lawmakers to Consider Civil Unions Bill — Again
Colorado lawmakers are back in session at the behest of Gov. John Hickenlooper on a range of bills, including civil unions legislation that failed to reach debate last week. Why the measure failed to get a vote depends on whom you ask. Advocates and Democrats say that state House Republicans blocked the bill using procedural stall tactics, while GOP leaders said the bill came up too late in the legislative session to be considered.
May 14 2012 10:03 AM ET
Andrew Sullivan Hails Obama as 'The First Gay President'
Andrew Sullivan argues that Barack Obama’s biracial identity allows him to understand the “core gay experience” of “displacement” more than any other American president.
May 14 2012 8:13 AM ET
Mayor Bloomberg: North Carolina Amendment a Step Backward
"Last week’s referendum banning same-sex marriage shows just how much more work needs to be done to ensure freedom and equality for all people,” Bloomberg said during a Sunday commencement address at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
May 13 2012 2:06 PM ET
Will Marriage Equality Affect 2016 Presidential Race?
Will President Obama’s outspoken support for same-sex marriage affect the 2016 presidential race? The Los Angeles Times thinks so. Paul West's new political column says the person for whom "risks and rewards of the issue have suddenly been raised is Martin O’Malley," the Maryland governor who is considered a likely White House aspirant.
May 13 2012 12:09 PM ET
Cuban President's Daughter Marches for Marriage Equality
The daughter of Cuban president Raul Castro told crowds at Saturday's gay pride march that her father advocates for LGBT rights, and she reiterated her her belief in marriage equality, according to the Associated Press.
May 13 2012 11:19 AM ET
Transgender Student Sues University of Arkansas
By all accounts, Jennifer Braly is a good student. The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith psychology major carries a 3.58 GPA, according to the Arkansas Times, and has been a popular guest lecturer in psychology and sociology classes.
May 12 2012 7:01 PM ET
Antigay Leaders Want Senate to Vote No on Historic Ex-Gay Therapy Bill
Now that California's Senate Bill 1172 has passed the Judiciary Committee, it now goes to vote by the full Senate. The bill, introduced by Sen. Ted W. Lieu, would be the first the in nation to regulate so-called conversion therapy.
