Month: November 2012

John Hanger is now the first declared candidate in the 2014 election for Pennsylvania governor.

Health officials say 1 in 5 new HIV infections occur in a tiny segment of the U.S. population—young men who are gay or bisexual.

City leaders in Pocatello are joining a handful of other Idaho cities pursuing anti-discrimination safeguards based on a person's sexual identity.

The oddball romances Moonrise Kingdom and Silver Linings Playbook picked up five nominations each Tuesday to lead the Spirit Awards honoring independent film.

New challenges to more than 500 paper ballots out of more than 120,000 votes cast in a New York state Senate race could throw control of the chamber into court,…

Four female service members filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the Pentagon's ban on women serving in combat, hoping the move will add pressure to drop the policy just as officials…

A Michigan State University poll has found an increase in support for gay marriage in Michigan, with 56 percent of adults questioned saying they support the same-sex unions.

The St. Louis County Council has narrowly passed an ordinance that adds gender identity and sexual orientation to its anti-discrimination regulations and hate crimes law.

A woman who was attacked and beaten says the assault was not a hate crime.

Former Biloxi Mayor Pete Halat, who was released from prison in March for participating in a 1987 murder plot against a Mississippi Gulf Coast judge and his wife, is now…