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Santorum was here. Now it’s your turn for a surge

For the Colorado LGBT community, the news from the state’s Feb. 7 caucus is grim.…

Colorado’s gay GOP: Santorum’s caucus victory is not binding

Don’t worry, Colorado. The results from Tuesday night’s GOP caucus aren’t binding, influential gay Republicans told Out Front…

After historic ruling, what’s next for Prop. 8 case?

Nearly four years after Proposition 8 put a halt to same-sex marriages in California, gay…

Hillary Clinton to the world: it should never be a crime to be gay

GENEVA — The Obama administration bluntly warned the world against gay and lesbian discrimination today,…

Idris Arsaminkov

U.S. to use foreign aid to promote gay rights

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is announcing a wide-ranging effort to use U.S. foreign aid…

Calif. teen faces 21 years after guilty plea in death of gay classmate

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California teenager who shot a gay classmate to death…

Calif. court mulls appeal rights of Prop 8 backers

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s same-sex marriage ban endured its latest legal test Tuesday as…

DA to seek new trial in California gay teen killing

LOS ANGELES (AP) There was no question that Brandon McInerney, who had just turned 14,…

Gay marriage: awkward issue for some Republicans

NEW YORK (AP) _ Same-sex marriage might seem like a straightforward issue: People are for…

Perry backs a constitutional limit on marriage

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) _ Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Saturday he supports a federal…