gay rights
Michael Sam's stint with the St. Louis Rams was short-lived, but the Dallas Cowboys recently gave him another chance
Following Britain's legalization of gay marriage, British singer Elton John has announced that he plans to marry his long-time partner David Furnish. John, 67, reveals that he and his partner will get married in May in a small ceremony.
Dayna Morales, a waitress in New Jersey, prides herself on being punctual, professional and serving in the U.S. Marines Corps. However, her dedication to her country and to her job as a server at the Gallop Asian Bistro in Bridgewater was overshadowed by patrons who chose not to tip her on a nearly $100 bill simply because she is gay.
Hawaii is one step closer to legalizing same-sex marriage.
On Monday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill banning teenagers from undergoing reparative therapy, the practice of converting a person's sexual orientation to heterosexual from homosexual.
Puerto Rican Orlando Cruz, the first openly-gay professional boxer in history, proposed to his partner on Wednesday via Facebook.
Russia announced that it will not subject athletes and guests attending the 2014 Winter Olympics to its stringent new anti-gay law.
Kathleen Kane has refused to defend the state of Pennsylvania in a case involving legally recognizing same-sex unions.
On Monday, Costa Rica's Legislative Assembly accidentally passed a measure that could pave the way for legalized same-sex civil unions. The passaged caused several conservative members to ask President Laura Chinchilla to veto the bill.
Celebrities on Twitter were sent into a flurry of joyful noise when news of the US Supreme Court declaring the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional broke out. Here's what some of the celebrities tweeted, as compiled by US Magazine.
As a whole, Republicans are still on the fence regarding immigration reform, but they seem to be taking one large stance against adding in gay couples to the debate, as Sen. Marco Rubio's comments Thursday helped demonstrate.
The bipartisan immigration bill has been voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee and onto the full Senate, but it left behind an amendment that would have made same-sex couple eligible for family unification.
After weeks of debating the proposed immigration bill, the Senate Judiciary Committee may be ready to put it to a vote this week.
In an announcement that could signal bad tidings for immigration reform, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., stated on Monday that he would pull back from supporting the immigration bill his bipartisan U.S. Senate panel drew up if it includes language supporting same-sex couples.
The bipartisan immigration bill currently under consideration by the Senate Judiciary Committee is still in tenuous circumstances, as lawmakers seek to appease as many groups with disparate interests as possible.
