FIRST there were nuclear-free zones, then alcohol-free zones. Now Sydney is set to introduce

California’s highest court on Monday barred doctors from invoking their religious beliefs as a reason to deny treatment to gays and lesbians, ruling that state law prohibiting sexual orientation discrimination extends to the medical...

Jorge Saavedra’s moment of truth came in the middle of an impassioned speech to 5,000 people about the paltry amount of money being spent to stop the spread of AIDS among gay...

Opponents of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on gays in the military denounced it as cruel and unpatriotic Wednesday. Supporters insisted it was needed to maintain military morale, and raised the prospect of a rise of HIV...

Democrats are convening the first congressional hearing on the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy since its enactment 15 years ago. But they acknowledge there’s no chance of repealing it this year.Indeed...

Congress should repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy because the presence of gays in the military is unlikely to undermine the ability to fight and win, according to a new study released by a California-based research...

Hundreds of gay rights supporters have marched in the Indian capital, Delhi, for the first time

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), bitterly divided over sexuality and the Bible, set up another confrontation Friday over its ban on ordaining non-celibate gays and lesbians.The denomination’s General Assembly, meeting in San Jose, Calif.,...

The Army has discharged a decorated medic who was deployed to Iraq despite acknowledging he was gay.Darren Manzella, 30, said he revealed his sexual orientation to his military supervisor in August 2006, and was redeployed to Iraq anyway. He has...

Now that gays and lesbians can legally marry in California, a retired Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) minister is again challenging her denomination’s position on same-sex marriage by officiating the wedding of two women.The Rev. Jane Spahr...