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Supporters of California's gay marriage ban are appealing a ruling that a U.S. judge's own gay relationship was no basis for tossing out his decision in support of same-sex marriage. U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker in San Francisco last year struck down California's same-sex marriage ban...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentina is about to have its first gay divorce, not quite a year after a groundbreaking law legalized homosexual marriage. The Argentine Federation of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transsexuals says the divorce involves a female couple who have only been married...

LONDON – A 40-year-old American man living in Scotland said Monday he's sorry for posing as a Syrian lesbian blogger who offered vivid accounts of life amid revolt and repression in Damascus, a hoax that has exposed the difficulty of sifting truth from fiction online. Tom MacMaster said he...

-- Facebook users now have two more ways to describe their romantic arrangements. In a gesture of inclusiveness aimed at the gay community, Facebook on Thursday added "In a civil union" and "In a domestic partnership" to its official list of relationship statuses. Facebook did not immediately...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Grizzlies forward Rudy Gay will miss at least four weeks with a left shoulder injury, a potentially serious blow to Memphis' playoff chances. Gay suffered the injury in the second quarter of Tuesday night's 102-91 win against the Philadelphia 76ers. An MRI Wednesday showed a...

NEW YORK – The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation is honoring Ricky Martin and Kristin Chenoweth (CHEN'-oh-wuhth). The organization announced Wednesday that Martin will receive the Vito Russo Award at GLAAD's 22nd annual Media Awards on March 19 in New York City. The award is presented...

Gay, Randolph lead Grizzlies over Timberwolves AP – Wed Feb 2, 10:27 pm ET AP MINNEAPOLIS - Rudy Gay had 22 points, seven assists and seven rebounds, and Zach Randolph added 23 points and 13 boards to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 102-84 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on...

-- The Ugandan high court has banned all media outlets in the country from publishing lists identifying people they claim are gay after advocacy groups filed a lawsuit. The order after Rolling Stone -- a local tabloid which has no relation to the iconic U.S. music magazine -- published lists of...

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/politics/2010/12/21/sot.hoyer.dadt.cnn President Obama will sign the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 into law Wednesday, ending a policy enacted in 1993 that banned openly gay and lesbian soldiers from military service. The changes won't be immediate...

President Obama is expected to sign the bill repealing "don't ask, don't tell" this week. http://cnn.com/video/?/video/bestoftv/2010/12/20/exp.am.starr.dadt.passage.mpg.cnn Washington -- Although Congress has now voted to repeal the military's controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy, it...

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/bestoftv/2010/12/18/exp.nr.dont.ask.dont.tell.vote.cnn Washington -- The military's prohibition of openly gay people serving within its ranks is one step closer to ending, after the Senate voted Saturday to repeal the armed forces' "don't ask, don't tell" policy...

Grand Rapids, Michigan -- For an organization that describes itself on its website as being "truly a melting pot," with membership that comes "from all walks of life," the Boy Scouts of America sure is picky. This week alone, the nonprofit organization has been criticized for removing a father...

As Election Day gets closer, the rhetoric gets more intense, interesting and, shall we say, passionate. Here are some things that you might have missed. Wigged out The Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission ruled that Joan Heffington, the unsuccessful candidate in the state's GOP gubernatorial...

Washington -- Groups representing gay and lesbian service members are warning recruits and service members eager to come out to the military to tread carefully a day after the Pentagon gave recruiters top-level guidance to accept applicants who say they are gay. The Servicemembers Legal Defense...

The Obama administration is expected to appeal a federal judge's order barring the military from enforcing its ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the armed forces. Washington -- The Obama administration is expected to appeal a federal judge's order barring the military from enforcing...

Washington -- The Justice Department requested an emergency stay Thursday of a federal judge's injunction stopping enforcement of the military's policy that bars gay men and lesbians from serving openly. Justice Department lawyers say they want the federal court in California to grant a stay of...

OTTAWA – A judge has sided with safety first in a court case brought by a gay man who has been banned from giving blood. The impact of denying gay or bisexual men the right to give blood is "not in the same league" as asking the people who need that blood to accept lower safety standards...

Mexico offers honeymoon to gay newlyweds MEXICO CITY, Mexico City says it is offering a free honeymoon to the first gay couple to wed under Argentina's new law legalizing same-sex marriages. After Argentina became the first Latin-American country to allow gay marriage, the Mexico City...

Obama hosts White House LGBT reception WASHINGTON, (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama hosted a reception at the White House Tuesday to honor Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month. Obama, who has been criticized by many gays and lesbians because the U.S. military's "don't ask...

Study shows 'gaydar' may be real LEIDEN, Netherlands, (UPI) -- "Gaydar," the supposed innate ability of gay people to identify other gays even in a crowd, may actually exist, Dutch researchers say. Dutch scientists said gay men and women in a study proved to be more detail-oriented and...