
If "gay" can mean both "homosexual" and "lame," does it make us homophobic to use it for the latter? A discussion of a controversial word.

Bigots are a dying breed: The United Nations has come out for gay rights for the fist time in its nearly 70-year history.
Google employees make an "It Gets Better" video. Good for Google.

Watch some videos of a funny guy asking protesting WBC members questions like: "Can hermaphrodites only sleep with other hermaphrodites?"

One high school student wasn't afraid to challenge Michele Bachmann to her face about LGBT rights.

This week, yet another bullied gay teen took his own life. Here's why—and how—this has to stop.

Some gay Spainards decided to protest Benedict XVI as he travelled through Barcelona in the Popemobile, and they protested in a rather ingenious way.

After the Senate's historic vote on Saturday, how soon will the repeal go into effect?

Pro-gay pop stars and politicians are fabulous. But there's a whole other world of sports that needs a gay role model.

A new bill in the New Hampshire legislature is sadly reminiscent of some of America's ugliest history.

New Gingrich and Tim Pawlenty both have anti-gay stances, but at least Newt can appreciate a good act of protest.

This is a look back at stories that kept us transfixed in 2010, from the still-bad economy to the Chilean miners and everything in between.

Will actor Zachary Quinto's low-key confession in New York magazine usher in a new era of casual coming-out moments?

The San Francisco Giants are the first major sports team to make an "It Gets Better Video." Given how much kids worship athletes, this is a huge deal.

Rick Santorum is right: sex and civil rights are important public policy issues.

Workplace discrimination is the next frontier of gay rights.

Barbara Bush films a spot for the Human Rights Campaign supporting gay marriage.