The sudden loss of Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy has struck a blow to the gay rights movement. Kennedy's deep commitment to equality for all made him a strong advocate for gay marriage, hate crimes legislation and gay protections.

Gay activists and leaders say they have lost ...

The governor of Maine has signed a formal proclamation putting the state's gay marriage law up for a vote in November. Gov. John Baldacci signed the measure Wednesday after election officials verified that gay marriage foes had reached the threshold of petitions necessary to ...

Dr. Eric Goosby is President Obama's choice to fill the vacancy left by the departure of AIDS Relief Chief Dr. Mark Dybul, an openly gay man, in January.

Goosby, 56, is an HIV/AIDS specialist who began his work in treating AIDS patients at San Francisco General ...

United Methodist clergy cannot perform same-sex marriages or gay civil unions, even if their regional church district supports the idea, the denomination's high court ruled. The Judicial Council said that a church district, or annual conference, cannot "negate, ignore or violate" churchwide discipline, even if they ...