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And it came at too great a price: the brutal killings of Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr.

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow, pictured here in February in New York City, will portray a painter who asks her husband to pose as a woman, starting his journey to becoming one.

A well-heeled Democratic fund-raiser is calling on donors to stop the "gay ATM" to politicians who don't fully support equality for gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people.

More>> LIFESTYLE HOMESTYLE When it comes to negotiating a lease or paying fair rent, gay and transgender renters may soon get more protection.

Peter Danzig and Janeen Thompson talk with Mark Burton, from the LDS Public Offairs Office, outside of the LDS Church Office Wednesday November 4, 2009.

Beth Ditto dated a man because she thought he was gay. The Gossip singer - who is in a long-term relationship with Freddie, a transgendered individual who was born a female - says she realised she was a lesbian when she was 15, but embarked on a three-year romance with a guy because she felt he wasn't a threat.

Local and national gay activists are celebrating a new federal hate crimes bill but say South Carolina still needs its own hate crimes law.

As a legally blind lesbian, I celebrated on Oct. 28 when the president signed the Matthew Shepard and James Boyd Jr.

In obvious ways, and in ways less obvious, sex shapes city living. That's true in all cities, of course, but in San Francisco - well, come on, it's San Francisco.

About 300 protesters held a candlelit protest outside a Glasgow theatre over the staging of a play which portrays Jesus as a transsexual.

Social conservatives are working to ensure that federal funding for sex change operations will be banned in the health reform bill.

A task force formed in the wake of the arrests at the Rainbow Lounge recommended a series of reforms Tuesday designed to give gay and lesbian residents equal treatment at City Hall.

Maine voters have rejected a law allowing same-sex couples to marry, in a major setback to gay rights advocates hoping the northeastern US state would become the first in the country where voters directly approve gay marriage.

Demographer Gary Gates, the census bureau's Lynn Sorgenfrei, Equality California's Geoff Kors, and the census bureau's Tim Olson met last week to discuss changes in the census for 2020.

About 300 protesters held a candlelit protest outside a Glasgow theatre over the staging of a play which portrays Jesus as a transsexual.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. Polls opened at 7:00 across West Michigan Tuesday. While there are a number of important issues on the ballot, the one that's been drawing the most attention in Kalamazoo is the anti-discrimination ordinance.

Leaders from Tulsa's gay community hosted a victory party Wednesday evening to celebrate federal legislation that now includes sexual orientation under hate-crime laws.

D.C. Police are investigating a string of apparent anti-gay assaults on Georgetown University students near campus.

Sigma Phi Beta, the nation's first gay and gay-friendly fraternity, is opening a new chapter--the first after its original Arizona State University founding chapter.

In many parts of this country, November 3, 2009 will be just another Tuesday. Because of scant press coverage, it's easy to forget there are numerous issues and races at stake on Election Day that will have significant ramifications for gay and transgender people.