For conservatives from Washington state, one anti-gay marriage initiative on the ballot wasn't quite good enough, so they pushed for two. Thankfully, one of the initiatives failed.

Gay couples in France will legally be able to marry as well as adopt children beginning in 2013, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said Tuesday in a speech before Parliament.

Following in Apple's iconic footsteps, Facebook over the weekend unveiled two new "cake topper" figures for same-sex couples declaring their marriage status on the social network.

Minnesota for Marriage, an umbrella organization campaigning to add a "marriage definition" amendment to the North Star State's constitution, seemed to take things too far when it posted a bible quote to its official Facebook page that appeared to condone the execution of homosexuals.

Unlike many militaries around the world — including, until recently, the Armed Forces of the United States — the Israeli Defense Forces have long been proud of their gay and lesbian service members.

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals voted today against reconsidering its previous ruling that the state's same-sex marriage ban — better known as Proposition 8 — was unconstitutional.

Among the thousands of people who participated in this year's annual Utah Pride Festival in Salt Lake City were some 350 unexpected attendees: Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

An appeals court in Albany yesterday ruled unanimously that being falsely labeled a homosexual does not, in itself, constitute defamation.

In what appears to be a direct response to the failed boycott campaign of anti-gay group One Million Moms, JCPenney yesterday unveiled a new Father's Day ad featuring a same-sex couple playing with their children.

North Carolina has already voted in favor of amending its constitution to outlaw all domestic unions outside heterosexual marriage, but that's not quite enough for one Tar Heel State pastor who thinks all gays and lesbians should be penned behind electric fences and left to die.

Republicans in Colorado's House State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee voted yesterday to kill a proposed bill to legalize same-sex civil unions that was expected to pass in the larger House of Representatives.

Proving once again there was no day so historic that it could not be spoiled with partisan assholery, the Republican-led House refused to let the tweets settle on President Obama's same-sex marriage support proclamation before moving to hobble it with a measure ensuring the Justice Department could not actively oppose the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act.

By the unanimous consent of all voting lawmakers, Argentina yesterday approved a gender rights package that will allow all adult citizens to change their sex at will — even without undergoing surgery or hormone replacement therapy.

As predicted, voters in North Carolina approved a state constitutional ban on same-sex marriage that, due to its vague language, will also make other domestic arrangements such as civil unions and domestic partnerships illegal — for both gay and straight couples.

Despite the latest poll numbers showing a clear victory for those in favor of North Carolina's anti-gay constitutional amendment — the so-called Amendment One — at least one person has yet to concede: Miss North Carolina Hailey Best, who recorded a video telling other voters headed to the polls today to vote against the initiative.

Calling out rappers and bigots and bigoted rappers with his new single "Ben" (AKA "Gay is Okay"), Texas-based hip hop artist Adair Lion makes a moving plea for gay acceptance over Michael Jackson's same-named solo song.

Adventures in Babysitting's Keith Coogan, Step by Step's Christine Lakin, Charles in Charge's Josie Davis, and other former child stars take a decisive stand against fellow junior thespian Kirk Cameron and his cocky opinions on the "detrimental" and "destructive" nature of homosexuality.

Katie LoCricchio and her partner are engaged. The two live in Queens and, now that same-sex marriage has finally been legalized in New York, they can begin the process of planning their wedding. LoCricchio, like so many frenzied brides-to-be, went straight for the magazines.

The Miss Universe Organization announced today that it will begin allowing transgender women to compete in its annual beauty pageants starting next year.