CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A gay couple has filed a federal lawsuit in Cheyenne challenging the Wyoming law that defines marriage as existing only between a man and a woman. David Shupe-Roderick, 25, and Ryan W. Dupree, 21, who are representing themselves in court, although neither is a lawyer said the Laramie...

As many of you may have already figured out, we hear at Speak Equal took a bit of a blogging recess this past summer. Nothing horribly and dramatic happened, merely several of our teammates and moving parts had a summer chock full of classes, work, training, and travel. With that being said, it’s...

A prominent gay rights organization says eight of 17 Washington-area hospitals do not explicitly include a reference to sexual orientation in their patient nondiscrimination policies. The report released Monday by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation follows President Barack Obama’s mandate that...

The Minnesota Family Council is attempting to intervene in opposition to a lawsuit seeking legal gay marriage in Minnesota. The group is represented by Alliance Defense Fund attorney Jordan Lorence, who frequently represents conservative Christian groups around the country in gay rights cases. He’s...

BLANTYRE, Malawi — Malawi’s president on Saturday pardoned and ordered the release of a gay couple sentenced to 14 years in prison, but said that homosexuality remains illegal in this conservative southern African nation. Malawi has faced international condemnation for the conviction and harsh...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Servicemembers United, the nation’s largest organization of gay and lesbian troops and veterans, today released a newly obtained document from the National Guard Bureau showing 630 additional discharges pursuant to the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law...

Yesterday was International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia. Here are three of my favorite headlines/stories from around the world: 3. Jamaica: Gay protest at Emancipation Park Known for extreme cases of hate crimes on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, Jamaica has long since...

BOSTON – A Roman Catholic school has withdrawn its acceptance of an 8-year-old boy with lesbian parents, saying their relationship was “in discord” with church teachings, according to one of the boys’ mothers. It’s at least the second time in recent months that students have...

Ask Gov. Lingle To Sign The Civil Unions Bill! In a stunning and courageous move, the Hawaii House of Representatives passed HB444 by a 31-20 vote April 29, sending the civil unions bill to Gov. Linda Lingle’s desk. Take three minutes to visit Equality Hawaii’s web-site today and tell Gov....

Openly gay Massachusetts state senator, Stanley C. Rosenberg, encouraged the 2010 University of Massachusetts graduating class to continue to fight for freedom. Although Massachusetts was the first state in the country to legalize same-sex marriage, Rosenberg assures the UMass graduating class that the...