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French Mayor Jean-Michel Colo has refused to marry a same-sex couple and in so doing risks jail and fines for discrimination.

LGBT activists in Columbus, Ohio, are warning the city's LGBT community after three gay men were allegedly attacked over the last five days, LGBTQ Nation reports.

Throughout much of the 20th century, an admission of homosexuality could result in a felony conviction and a lengthy prison sentence. Even as late as 1970, Connecticut denied a drivers license to a gay man on the basis of his sexual orientation.

Today, gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender people get considerably more legal protection. Twenty-one states plus Washington, D.C. outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation, and nine states plus Washington, D.C. recognize same-sex marriage.

But 39 other states prohibit same-sex marriage, either in their state constitutions or by statute. And LGBT people in every state still face bullying that can range from taunting to physical violence.

How much do you know about the history of gay rights in America? Take our quiz to find out!

The projections paint an unsettling picture of New York's future: A city where by the 2050s, 800,000 people could be living in a flood zone that would cover a quarter of the land, and there could be as many... Removable flood walls would be set up for much of lower Manhattan, a 15-to-20-foot levee would guard part of Staten Island and gates and ... (more)

Senator Heidi Heitkamp has quietly signed on to co-sponsor the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) which is set to be debated after 4 July

This video offers up a mirrored look at bullying with a straight girl in a gay world being bullied for her sexual orientation

Planning a party for thousands of people would be a challenge under the best of circumstances.

Although the Supreme Court has yet to hand down its decision regarding Proposition 8, the court of public opinion in California seems to have ruled in favor of same-sex marriage.

First there will be summer, and then there will be the race to the mayor's office as Bloomberg heads off to a new venture: Perhaps film, word on the street says.

The shooting at the Bar Noar youth center in Tel Aviv was allegedly carried out because the targeted activist molested the shooter's relative.

Pope Francis I acknowledged for the first time something that has been known for some time- that there is a gay clique within the Catholic Church.

A bill that stigmatizes Russia's gay community and bans the distribution of information about homosexuality to children was overwhelmingly approved by the lower house of parliament Tuesday.

A bill that stigmatizes gay people and bans giving children any information about homosexuality won overwhelming approval Tuesday in Russia's lower house of parliament.

A Council Bluffs jury has awarded a gay couple $147,000 in their discrimination lawsuit.

Such a tender young age, 21. Most of us were just starting to get the hang of early adulthood, stepping out on our own, away from our familial comfort zones and hopefully growing up.

With more than half of voters supporting a repeal of Michigan's gay marriage ban, advocates say it's not a matter of if - but when - same-sex marriage is legal in the state.

Organizers of San Francisco's annual gay pride celebration have confirmed that the U.S. soldier who has acknowledged providing classified documents to WikiLeaks no longer will not be honored during this month's celebration.

Protesters were detained Tuesday as they attempted to rally outside the Russian State Duma before what is expected to a final vote to the bill banning "homosexual propaganda."

A 65-year-old who said both George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin were at fault in Martin's fatal shooting was among four potential jurors interviewed by attorneys during the first day of Zimmerman's trial on... A 65-year-old who said both George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin were at fault in Martin's fatal shooting was among four potential jurors ... (more)

Lance Corporal James Wharton says Prince Harry saved his life after fellow soldiers in the British army started harassing him after word slipped that he had had a romantic encounter with a fellow male soldier while training in Canada in 2008.