A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) on Thursday--four decades after the fist time legislation banning discrimination against gay employees was introduced. Congress still hasn't passed it. Read More
Equality/LGBT
Nevada state Sen. comes out in dramatic floor speech: ‘I’m black. I’m gay’
State Sen. Kelvin Atkinson announced for the first time that he is gay shortly before the Nevada Senate passed a resolution that would repeal state's ban on gay marriage. Read More
Boy Scouts’ proposal says it’s OK to be gay–until you’re 18
In a controversial resolution released Friday, the Boy Scouts of America proposed lifting its ban on gay Scouts while continuing to prohibit gay adult leaders. Read More
Bill Clinton: ‘We have a new bigotry in America’
The former president was awarded GLAAD's first Advocate for Change Award this weekend for supporting the overturn of the Defense of Marriage Act. Read More
Why gay advocates are giving an award to DOMA signer Bill Clinton
The LGBT tent is open to anyone willing to evolve. It's not our job to dictate how they arrive on our side. Read More
Gay couples in red-state America consider bluer pastures
Until now, same-sex couples, regardless of where they lived, lacked such federal recognition. If the court rules as many legal scholars predict, the decision could create a radical level of inequality among gay couples based exclusively on geography. Read More
WATCH: The GOP divide over gay marriage
VIDEO: The RNC passed a resolution Friday affirming its support for “traditional marriage.” RNC committee member Robin Armstrong and Gregory Angelo, executive director of the Log Cabin Republicans, faced off. Read More
GOP reaffirms opposition to marriage equality
The Republican National Committee voted unanimously to uphold marriage as one man and one woman at its annual spring meeting in Los Angeles. The votes come just days after 13 socially-conservative groups warned of abandoning the party if it failed to stick to its "core principles." Read More
The Company Memo: Friday, April 12, 2013
The GOP filibuster on gun control was defeated in the Senate yesterday - but don't think that it signals an easy road ahead. Read More
Support remains high for gay marriage – but opposition grows
While support for same-sex marriage has grown over the last few months, the opposition also jumped by the same percentage, in large part because of growing Republican resistance, according to the latest NBC/WSJ poll. Read More
Republican rising star Ben Carson steps down as Johns Hopkins commencement speaker
Amid controversy over comments comparing gay marriage to bestiality and pedophilia, conservative rising star Dr. Ben Carson announced Thursday that he will not speak at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine commencement ceremony this spring. Read More
Rebranding effort slams to a halt as RNC considers anti-gay marriage resolution
On the agenda for the RNC's spring strategy meeting: a resolution that would affirm the GOP's opposition to same-sex marriage. Read More
#Click3: LGBT breaks new ground in comics
The team of All in w/ Chris asked you for the greatest things on the world wide interweb today. Unfortunately, #click3 couldn't make air tonight so we're bringing them to you on-line. Read More
Santorum in denial? America will NEVER back gay marriage
Failed Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum said it would be "suicidal" for his party to embrace gay marriage even though polls show Americans supportive of it. Santorum is not an anomaly in the GOP. Read More
Then there were 3: Sen. Tim Johnson backs gay marriage
South Dakota's retiring Tim Johnson became the latest Democratic senator to come out in support of gay marriage on Monday. Read More
LGBT activists jump into immigration fray, seeking same-sex partner protections, rights
Gay rights activists are invested in the fight for immigration reform -- from specific provisions for gay Americans and permanent residents seeking to bring a non-citizen partner to the country, to protections for undocumented LGBT individuals. Read More
Same-sex marriage: A mother-daughter talk
"That's crazy!" Ella says to the notion that someone could be barred from marrying whomever they want. Read More
Meet the Democratic ‘final four’ holdouts on marriage equality
In the past few days, the number has dropped from seven to four as conservative Democrats "evolve" in their beliefs. Read More
The final four: Democratic hold-outs on gay marriage
Democrats are down to the final four senators remaining who have not expressed a pro-gay-marriage stance. The final hold-outs are Arkansas Sen. Mark Pryor, West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu, and South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson--but will they remain against marriage equality for long? Read More
Opposition to gay marriage falls away (even in Dixie)
Democrats should head south to round up more support for gay marriage in a region that has evolved, like many a politician on the issue. Read More