The military continues to operate under the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, which even the Pentagon says is unsubstantiated. As General McChrystal asks for more troops in Afghanistan, one gay Navy vet offers his service to his country in spite of the policy that would deny him.

Chris Geidner tracks the progress of LGBT equality and calls into question the suggestion that we should stop giving donations to Democrats until ENDA is passed and the Defense of Marriage Act is repealed.

Ordinances that would provide housing and employment nondiscrimination protections for gay and lesbian Salt Lake residents are being opened to public comment today.

Silence from Obama and a surprise appearance by Maggie Gallagher near a rally in D.C.’s Dupont Circle exacerbated what was already a depressing moment for gay rights this week.

A city native and strong supporter of Kalamazoo's effort to keep an anti-discrimination law reflects on a hard-won campaign.

Right-wing group's spending gets desired results in Maine but not in Washington.

OurScene TV’s Blake Hayes filed a video report from New York City’s Union Square, where hundreds of people gathered to protest the vote in Maine Tuesday that overturned marriage equality in that state.

Former news anchor Charles Pugh becomes Detroit’s first openly gay black city council president -- with the help of endorsements from the Council of Baptist Pastors and several individual pastors.

The loss of marriage equality in Maine was a major blow on Election Night, but down the coast in North Carolina there was an LGBT victory. Pam Spaulding talks to Chapel Hill's mayor-elect, Mark Kleinschmidt.

Orthodox rabbis are "smeared" by the impression that they accept same-sex marriage, says an Orthodox journal.

The date of the first gay marriage to take place in South America was announced Monday in Buenos Aires.

A bill that would allow same-sex marriage in the Garden State may not make it to the governor's desk before his exit in January.

Rhode Island gubernatorial hopeful blasts governor's veto of a bill allowing domestic partners to make funeral arrangements for one another.

Just hours before President Obama is scheduled to sign the Matthew Shepard and James Bryd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Eastern), the Human Rights Campaign has released a tribute video to Judy and Dennis Shepard, who have lobbied for passage of this legislation since they lost their son Matthew to hate-motivated murder in 1998. 

Members of the Westboro Baptist Church found themselves outnumbered during their anti-Semitic protest at Rutgers University on Wednesday.

In honor of Veteran's Day, two of the most famous gay vets -- Frank Kameny and Dan Choi -- share their letters from Uncle Sam.

What's it like to be 33, gay, and one of the most powerful people in America's second-largest city? Stressful, says Matt Szabo, the new deputy chief of staff to Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.

The loss of marriage equality in Maine was a major blow on Election Night, but down the coast in North Carolina there was an LGBT victory. Pam Spaulding talks to Chapel Hill's mayor-elect, Mark Kleinschmidt.

An Alabama legislator has drafted a bill aimed at keeping the state's public universities from offering employee benefits to same-sex partners.

Australia’s Queensland Opposition has moved to exclude same-sex couples from new surrogacy laws.

Dallas mayor Tom Leppert wants voters to know that he embraces diversity, despite what his church may preach.

What's it like to be 33, gay, and one of the most powerful people in America's second-largest city? Stressful, says Matt Szabo, the new deputy chief of staff to Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.

While a small majority of California voters supports the right of gay couples to marry, a larger portion of voters opposes efforts to place the issue back on the ballot next year, according to a Los Angeles Times/USC poll.

While marriage activists debate 2010 vs 2012, without an amendment to California’s state constitution, marriage equality may be an issue that is not going away anytime soon.

A gay White House employee offered his very first interviews to the LGBT press while Congress took one step forward and one step back on "don't ask, don't tell" repeal in 2010.

It was the next generation of activists who kick-started the National Equality March with a flash mob -- and it was 23-year-old David Valk who rallied the troops. Advocate.com spends a day on the ground with Valk in DC.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday reinstated the death sentence of a man who was found guilty of killing a man he met at a gay bar in 1985.

Melody Barnes, who oversees President Obama’s Domestic Policy Council, told a group of students at Boston College Law School that she sympathized with a questioner who expressed support for marriage equality.

Bloggers John Aravosis and Joe Sudbay launched a campaign urging anyone concerned about LGBT equality not to donate money to the Obama campaign or the Democratic Party.