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The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) will hold a volunteer orientation event at Chicago's Center on Halsted on Monday, September 13 from 6:00-8:00pm

As if the Pentagon's process for reviewing the Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) policy wasn't convoluted enough already, the Army just stepped up to the plate and seems to be trying to change the game. According to a September 2nd, 2010 Army News Service release, the Army now has an online inbox soliciting comments about the possible repeal of DADT. While many people questioned the Department of Defense's (DoD) intentions and methods in preparing for possible repeal, at least there was a level of transparency from Secretary Gates and Admiral Mullen. Gates established the Comprehensive Review Working Group (CRWG) to look at the policy implications of repeal and the DoD set about on the estimated $4.4 million process of surveying the troops and their families about repeal of DADT.

A federal judge overturned Nebraska's ban on flag mutilation Thursday, clearing the way for Kansas church protesters to continue trampling on the U.S. flag when they protest at military funerals.

The outlook for the legal defense of Proposition 8, California's ban on same-sex marriage, grew cloudier Thursday as a state appellate court refused to order Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown to appeal a federal judge's ruling overturning the measure.

Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug.

As Tory leader, William Hague faced off rebellion from within his own party over his uncompromising stance on the teaching of homosexuality in schools.

The man who shocked the political world by becoming a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate has been accused of using anti-gay and racial slurs.

Matthew Mitcham encourages gay players in the Australian Football League to feel safe and come out of the closet. Mitcham spoke about this several months after AFL player Jason Akermanis wrote that gay footballers. . .er soccer players should remain in the closet. Mitcham, who is a twenty-two year old diving champion, accused Akermanis of being narrow-minded.

Just a few years ago, leading GOP lawmakers were hesitant to embrace the cause of gay conservatives; Bob Dole's campaign went so far as to return a campaign contribution from the Log Cabin Republicans in 1996.

Scandinavian airline SAS is planning the world's first same-sex wedding in the air.

A New South Wales politician's office seems to have done a little research into the realm of porn--or rather a lot of research: up to 200,000 hits to "suspect" online sites.

Britain's foreign secretary spoke out to say that he and his wife had "had enough" with speculations that he and a male aide were involved in an improper relationship, the New York Times reported Sept.

Apparently, yesterday, Apple decided to release information regarding Ping, their new social network tied into iTunes. It should probably not be confused with Bing, the new Microsoft search engine, or what ever Bing is. It should also not be confused with anything from Mom, including her eyePhone.

It has always been highly unlikely that Democratic Senatorial candidate Alvin Greene of South Carolina was going to win, but it is beginning to appear as if his chances are getting even slimmer. Dottie Sue Maggart-Feldmen, a former campaign aid for Greene, has accused the candidate of using anti-white and anti-gay slurs.

"If Republicans flinch on marriage, America could have eight years of President Obama." This is how Ken Blackwell and Ken Klukowski conclude their little editorial on the Republicans warming to marriage equality. The irony is, of course, palpable since the two men who represent the Family Research Council and Liberty University, respectively, appear incapable of grasping the problem that their Social Conservatives are already facing inside the Republican Party. Where the Tea Party once split the Republicans between the Moderates and the Conservatives, now the social and civil issues are threatening to split the Tea Party with more and more people demanding that the 'Jesus Freaks' get the 'hell' out of the movement.

Film maker Joe Wilson set off an incredible chain of events when he placed a wedding announcement in his home town newspaper, The Derrick. Many were enraged to see a simple announcement for a wedding between two men. Growing up in Oil Town, Wilson was quite aware of exactly how homophobic this small town is, but he decided that it was time for him to live openly. He expected the hate mail, but what he did not expect was a letter from a woman named Cathy Springer, who desperately needed help dealing with the homophobia her young son, C.J. Bills was experiencing. "Out in Silence" is the story of homophobia in small town U.S.A. and what happens to the brave souls that refuse to hide who they are, because others are wrongly convinced that they have the right to belittle others.

An Australian teacher asked students to stop using the word "gay" when singing a classic children's song, but stated no homophobia was intended. The instructor said he was playing a song about Kookaburra birds for 7- and 8-year-old students when the line "gay your life must be" produced giggles. The teacher said his decision to change the words was a mistake made with best of intentions, and plans to speak to the students about how different words hold different meanings across generations.

The Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement wants papal critics to 'disagree with respect' Gay and lesbian Christians are urging secularist groups not to protest against Pope Benedict's UK visit.

Florida House candidate and Wilton Manors Commissioner Justin Flippen was among the gay and lesbian candidates who lost their races in Florida's Aug.

Two U.S. Marines accused of knocking a gay Savannah man unconscious will face only misdemeanor charges in the attack after the Justice Department declined to prosecute them for hate crimes, authorities said Wednesday.