Virginia Governor “Taliban Bob” McDonnell tries to backpedal by issuing an unenforceable “Executive Directive” barring employment discrimination on the basis of sexuality, after mainstream national media finds out that …

A Virgina state Representative (called “Delegates” in local parlance) takes a really brave stand and tries to force a floor vote on a law banning discrimination on the basis of …

Same-gender marriages began today in Washington D.C. Meet the happy couple in this profile in the Washington Post. (via AmericaBlog)
Elsewhere…
D.C. – The Supreme Court takes up whether the …

Karl Rove whines: “But that’s politics — our view in political issues, on issues of public policy can and should be divorced from our families. And our families shouldn’t be …

Since long before Harvey Milk first allied with San Francisco Teamsters to help them get a better contract, LGBT groups have teamed up with others in need, giving our time …

The layman who served as one of the Vatican’s elite ushers, it turns out, quite the lay-man. Former papal public works executive Angelo Balducci employed Ghinedu Ehiem, a singer …

A California state Senator who voted against a resolution condemning Prop 8 and who has largely made a career out of rhetorical gay-bashing was arrested on a DUI charge yesterday …

After the Supreme Court refused to block DC’s same-gender marriage (a move which offers a tantilizing opportunity to speculate on any potential Supreme Court challenge to Perry v. Schwarzenegger), jubilant …

Minnesota lawmakers have introduced the Basic Protections Initiative, a policy developed by Project 515 which would assist same-sex couples in a variety of ways. Four bills comprise the initiative and each expand rights for domestic partners.

Quiz time! What’s stronger: Jesus’ sermon on the mount (enjoining Christians to care for the poor and dispossessed, et al.), or a few scattered verses touting homophobia and an ex-Nazi …