Gay Rights

Supreme Court considers landmark equality cases

2013-06-15 19:52:00

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has devoted decades to giving meaning to the Constitution's promise of equality for all before the law. Now, as the court heads into the final two weeks of this year's term, the justices may be about to close one...

Lesbians and gays see a more accepting society

2013-06-13 21:23:00

A sweeping new study of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans finds that the overwhelming majority believe society has grown more accepting over the last decade — and will continue to do so in the decade to come. Yet many said they...

Pope reportedly laments 'gay lobby' at Vatican

2013-06-12 14:17:00

VATICAN CITY — In private remarks to the leadership of a key Latin American church group, Pope Francis lamented that a “gay lobby” was at work at the Vatican. It was an apparent reference to allegations in the Italian media that...

These dancing Aztecs, strident and political, prefer movements to the left

2013-05-30 07:00:00

The Aztecs march in the canyons of the great city. Their tall feather headdresses jut skyward. They beat drums, stomp and chant. They dance in twirls and high steps, moving forward. One of them presses to his lips a large pink conch, representing the...

Supreme Court might dismiss Prop. 8 case on a technicality

2013-05-26 15:51:00

SAN FRANCISCO — Lawyers leading the fight for gay marriage in California have been quietly preparing state officials for the possibility the U.S. Supreme Court might dismiss the case on a technicality next month without deciding the fate of...

Gay rights activists in Mexico City accuse police of abuses

2013-05-17 12:30:00

MEXICO CITY -- Same-sex marriage is legal in this city. Gay and lesbian couples can adopt children, and the government touts tolerance and respect for "sexual diversity" in messages posted on subway platforms and bus billboards. Yet, according to...

What matters now about marriage

2013-05-26 00:00:00

Let's be honest: The gay marriage debate is nearly over, and nothing the Supreme Court does when it delivers its opinions on the federal Defense of Marriage Act and on the fate of California's Proposition 8 is likely to change that astonishing fact. A...

Scouting's too-timid offer to gays

2013-04-23 00:00:00

Americans are turning a corner on gay rights, and slowly but surely, they seem to be dragging the Boy Scouts along behind them. Leaders of the organization recently proposed dropping its ban on openly gay Scouts, while continuing to prohibit gay adults...

Gay marriage on verge of becoming legal in Uruguay

2013-04-11 13:55:00

Uruguay is poised to become the second country in South America that allows gay marriage, after lawmakers approved a bill despite the objections of the Roman Catholic Church. President Jose Mujica is widely expected to sign the “equal marriage...

4 Supreme Court justices skeptical of gay marriage ban, expert says

2013-03-26 11:38:00

SAN FRANCISCO -- Jennifer Pizer, senior counsel of Lamba Legal, a gay rights group, said that at least four justices seemed skeptical that the sponsors of Proposition 8 had the legal right to appeal the case. “There were some very hard questions...

Pot, same-sex marriage: Polls shift, but what about the politics?

2013-04-04 15:50:00

WASHINGTON – The last several years have seen huge shifts in polls on two intensely debated issues: marijuana legalization and same-sex marriage. On one, the change in opinion has prompted public officials to shift ground en masse; on the other, few...

Supreme Court seems willing to restore gay marriage in California

2013-03-26 19:25:00

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, hearing arguments on the emotionally charged issue of gay marriage for the first time, appeared willing Tuesday to restore marital rights to gays and lesbians in California but uncomfortable with legalizing same-sex...

Russian police officers separate a protester and a gay rights activist clashing outside the lower house of parliament in Moscow.

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Sept. 7, 2012 The linebacker and special teams ace has been a gay rights proponent for a while, and don't ask him to shut up, thank you very much. Maryland Del. Emmett C. Burns Jr.

2013-02-05 04:50:00

A supporter of a bill banning "homosexual propaganda" tries to grab a poster from the hands of a gay rights activist during a protest near the State Duma in Moscow on Friday.

2013-01-25 00:00:00