Lesbian Moms a Growing U.S. Phenomenon

Yahoo! News: "I love my lesbian moms," read a hand-lettered sign a teen-ager held up recently to motorists passing a county building in Portland, Oregon, where gay couples lined up to get marriage licenses. The message, prompted by the heated...

Lesbian Pastor Cleared

New York Times: A jury of 13 Methodist clergy members said Saturday that a fellow minister did not violate church law by being in a lesbian relationship, concluding a proceeding that put on trial the church's stance on homosexuality as...

Gay Bishop Takes Over New Hampshire Diocese

New York Times: Bishop Robinson is the first openly gay man to be elected a bishop in the national Episcopal Church, which is a branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion. His consecration drew protesters and led to angry responses around...

Gay Marriage Enters Political Mainstream

Mercury News: The issue of gay marriage continued its seemingly inexorable spread beyond San Francisco on Wednesday, with ceremonies in Portland, Ore., the possibility of new benefits in San Jose and a more powerful presence in the race for the...

Gay Nuptials for Hundreds in San Francisco

A San Francisco judge Friday refused to stop the city's unprecedented gay marriage spree, prompting elated officials to declare they will keep City Hall open through the three-day weekend so more same-sex couples can tie the knot. Superior Court...

80 Gay Marriages in San Francisco

Mercury News: Racing to beat a conservative legal challenge, San Francisco officials Thursday married 80 same-sex couples Thursday in a series of jubilant ceremonies that marked the nation's first government-approved gay marriages....

Ohio Legislature Votes to Ban Same-Sex Unions

Ohio Legislature Votes to Ban Same-Sex Unions The Ohio Legislature gave final approval on Tuesday to one of the most sweeping bans on same-sex unions in the country, galvanized by court rulings in Canada and Massachusetts that have declared gay...

Gays Have Full Marriage Rights, Massachusetts Court Says

New York Times: The highest court in Massachusetts declared today that only marriage between gay couples; not just civil unions; would comply with the state's constitution, clearing the way for the marriages to take place by mid-May. It would make...

Changes in Episcopal Church Spur Some to Go, Some to Join

New York Times: The decision this year by the Episcopal Church USA to ordain an openly gay bishop has set off a wave of church switching, according to dozens of interviews with clergy members and parishioners across the country.Some lifelong...

Strong Support Is Found for Ban on Gay Marriage

New York Times: The latest New York Times/CBS News poll has found widespread support for an amendment to the United States Constitution to ban gay marriage. It also found unease about homosexual relations in general, making the issue a potentially...

Australia Court Approves Gay Co-Parenting

365Gay.com (Melbourne, Australia) A Melbourne gay couple has been granted co-parent status for a baby boy born to a surrogate mother in the United States. It is believed to be the the first time in Australia that a court has...

Gays: Out of the margins, into the mainstream

CSMOnitor: Over the past three decades, America's attitude toward its gay children has evolved much the same way: gradually, sometimes painfully, one family at a time. But change it has, at a pace that has quickened perceptibly every decade. Surveys...

Installment of first gay bishop to draw supporters, foes

USA Today The warring camps of the Episcopal Church USA face off in Durham, N.H., on Sunday, over the installation of the church's first openly gay bishop — a move some say will fracture the church in America and jeopardize...

Minister faces trial, ouster for being lesbian

Gay.com As the Anglican world waits and watches for the consecration of openly gay Episcopalian Bishop Gene Robinson on Sunday, the Methodist Church has all but ordered a church trial for an openly lesbian minister. According to the Washington Post,...

Sexual Identity Hard-Wired by Genetics, Study Says

Yahoo! News: Sexual identity is wired into the genes, which discounts the concept that homosexuality and transgender sexuality are a choice, California researchers reported on Monday. "Our findings may help answer an important question -- why do we feel...

Episcopal Diocese Rebukes Gay Stand

OrlandoSentinel.com: The Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida became one of the first in the nation Saturday to officially reject the national denomination's policies on homosexuality. By wide margins, delegates to a special diocesan convention gave Bishop John Howe a strong...

Premier now against same-sex marriage

Toronto Star: Premier Ernie Eves, who supported same-sex marriage last summer, now says he personally opposes gays and lesbians being allowed to wed. In a major change in position on the eve of a provincial election call, the Premier said...