Laphonza Butler, a gay Black woman, has been named to the U.S. Senate by Gov. Gavin Newsom, becoming the state's first out LGBTQ senator.
A bipartisan group of congressional lawmakers are backing a bill that would codify same-sex marriage into law. The “Respect for Marriage Act,” co-introduced by U.S....
Amy Coney Barrett calls sexual orientation a "preference" during hearing, but later apologizes for it.
Lawmakers urge the president to ensure that federal agencies are complying with a recent Supreme Court ruling
Writings from Ryan Bounds' college years reveal hostility towards communities of color and LGBTQ people
Following in the footsteps of Equality California, the Human Rights Campaign endorsed U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein for re-election this November, even as she faces a...
California's senior senator faces challenge from former State Senate President Kevin de Leon, who alleges she's too moderate
Legislation that would repeal the remaining sections of the Defense of Marriage Act was reintroduced in the House and Senate on the first day of...
[Photo: Senate Judiciary Committee Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) talks with Human Rights Campaign president Joe Solmonese and legislative director Allison Herwitt, with Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.)...
[Photo: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) opens a business committee meeting to consider the Respect for Marriage Act, as well as several judicial...
The Senate Judiciary Committee has set Nov. 3 for beginning the mark-up of the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that would repeal the Defense...
[Photo: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) confers with Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) before a committee hearing into the Respect for Marriage Act, a...
White House press secretary Jay Carney announced today that President Barack Obama supports the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill to repeal the Defense of...
The decision of the House Republican leadership on March 9 to authorize the House counsel’s defense of the Defense of Marriage Act in court prompted...
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