The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that custodial rights to children of same-sex couples in a union before gay marriage was legalized in the United States can be granted
Former Utah Democratic state lawmaker Jackie Biskupski will become Salt Lake City's first openly gay mayor after ousting a two-term incumbent in this month's vote, final election results showed on Tuesday.
Richard Dowling and Cormac Gollogly have been together for 12 years, engaged for five, and on Tuesday were finally able to marry when they became the first gay couple to wed in Ireland following a landmark referendum.
A large, private Christian university in Arizona has decided to extend full spousal benefits to the married partners of its gay and lesbian employees despite continued adherence to religious principles reserving marriage solely for heterosexual couples.
Sweden may prove to be too liberal for most people's tastes in the West, as the Gate Stone Institute reports that the government will soon legalize gender reassignment surgery or GRS, for minors, and will not require parental consent to boot.
One Million Moms, a conservative activist group, has called for a boycott of the popular American Girl doll company after the business featured a family with same-sex parents in their recently-released magazine.
The Mormon Church has deemed married same-sex couples to be apostates of the faith and their children ineligible for baptism in a reaffirmation of opposition to gay marriage months after endorsing fair housing and employment on the basis of sexual orientation.
Kentucky Governor-elect Matt Bevin said on Friday that when he takes office in December he will order changes to the state marriage license form to appease clerks who have objected to issuing licenses to same-sex couples.
Two Tokyo districts issued Japan's first certificates officially recognizing same-sex partnerships on Thursday, a major step forward for gay couples in a nation where being openly gay remains largely taboo.
Prominent evangelist Franklin Graham has praised the city of Houston after a controversial "Equal Rights Ordinance" critics said would have allowed men to use women's restrooms if enacted was defeated at the ballot box.
Temples and synagogues affiliated with the nation's largest Jewish movement could adopt gender-neutral bathrooms and their rabbis would be encouraged to give sermons on transgender topics, under a groundbreaking resolution expected to pass at a conference of Reform Jews on Thursday.
Voters in Houston, the fourth most populous U.S. city, rejected a measure that have would banned discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation, protections not guaranteed under Texas law.
The U.S. government on Monday found that a Chicago suburban high school district discriminated against a transgender student and gave the school a month to provide full access to girls' locker rooms or lose federal funding.
Ben Carson, frontrunner in the struggle to become Republican presidential candidate, said on Wednesday that his support for gay rights initiatives when he was a director at major companies does not clash with his opposition to gay marriage.
A bill to give legal recognition and protection to same-sex couples was presented to parliament on Wednesday, a significant milestone on Italy's tortuous path to legalizing civil unions.
A Christian baker who refused to make a cake supporting gay marriage has asked Colorado's highest court to take his case and rule that the government cannot force him to communicate a message with which he fundamentally disagrees.
Roman Catholic bishops debating family issues at a three-week gathering remain deeply divided on key issues such as how to minister to homosexuals and divorced couples.
Dr. Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky, has said that Christians should not attend a same-sex wedding, even of their own child, because doing so demonstrates "moral approval" for such unions.
A new report from the U.S. government calls for an end to the discredited practice known as conversion therapy for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youths.
Sweet Cakes Bakery owners, Aaron and Melissa Klein are being ordered to pay $135,000 as a result of the judgment against them for refusing to bake a wedding cake for a lesbian couple on the grounds of religious conscience. There is a steadily rising agenda of persecution against those who would stand for God and righteousness as Scripture defines it.
Pope Francis on Sunday reaffirmed Catholic opposition to gay marriage as he opened a three-week gathering of bishops from around the world but said the Church had to show love and understanding towards all.
Albert Mohler, the president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, has criticized gay conversion therapy and outlined how the church can better respond to the LGBT community using the "full wisdom of the Christian faith."
A county commission in Tennessee on Tuesday night will consider a resolution asking God to spare citizens from the wrath of God that may rain down on them as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling legalizing gay marriage.
Melissa and Aaron Klein, owners of the embattled Sweetcakes by Melissa bakery, are continuing to fight a $135,000 judgement imposed by Oregon officials over their refusal to make a lesbian wedding cake.
Pope Francis addressed a meeting of some 300 Catholic bishops from around a world Sunday by forcefully asserting that marriage is an indissoluble bond between man and woman, for it is "God's dream for his beloved creation." But he said the church doesn't judge and must "seek out and care for hurting couples with the balm of acceptance and mercy."