Attorney Becomes Virginia's First Out Judge — For a While
Navy vet Tracy Thorne-Begland gets a temporary appointment, over the objections of conservatives such as state lawmaker Bob Marshall.
Man Wants Job at NYPD, Says Gays Should Be Locked Up
Should gay people be locked up? When a potential applicant for the New York Police Academy answered yes to that question, he was turned away.
Two Gay Employees Fired And Fighting Back
A lesbian in Maryland and a gay man in California are both fighting for their jobs in the education and child care field after being terminated, seemingly only for their sexual orientations.
New Mexico's Supreme Court Stands Up for Gay Mothers
A woman will be able to reunite with her daughter now.
Court Says It's OK to Be Called 'Gay'
A New York court ruled that falsely calling someone “gay” is no longer slander, in part because of the shift in cultural attitudes.
Were Democrats Right to Block Gay Nominee to N.J. Court?
A gay nominee to the New Jersey Supreme Court was blocked today after promising to recuse himself from an upcoming case on same-sex marriage.
Va. Gov.: I'm Not Opposed to Gay Judges
Virginia governor Bob McDonnell said that he has never opposed allowing gay judges on the bench, despite his state's
Virginia Lawmakers Say No to Gay Judge on Bench
Virginia isn't ready for a gay judge, lawmakers decided this morning. Richmond prosecutor Tracy Thorne-Begland had been nominated to Richmond’s 13th General District Court and would have been the state's first openly gay nominee to win confirmation. But he got only 33 votes instead of the 51 needed after Delegate Bob Marshall led social conservatives on a crusade against him.
Gay Judicial Nominee Could Be Denied Because of Marriage Support
The nomination of a Virginia prosecutor to be a state judge is being challenged because one state delegate fears he is a "homosexual advocate."









