by Rex Wockner The mayor of Calgary, Alberta, Dave Bronconnier, upset gays Oct. 10 by allegedly saying during a debate that he doesn't "condone" the gay "lifestyle." When a questioner complained that Tourism Calgary promotes [...]

by Rex Wockner The European branch of the International Lesbian and Gay Association and the Dutch national gay group COC lectured the nations of Georgia and Azerbaijan on the responsibilities of European Union membership Oct. [...]

by Rex Wockner The Istanbul governor's office is trying to close down the Turkish GLBT rights group Lambda Istanbul. The office claims the group's objectives -- and even its name -- are "against the law [...]

by Rex Wockner Moscow gay pride organizers lost an appeal of a slander case against Mayor Yuri Luzhkov on Oct. 11 and now plan to move to the European Court of Human Rights. Nikolai Baev [...]

by Rex Wockner Some 10,000 LGBT people hit the streets of Taipei Oct. 13 for the city's fifth gay-pride parade. The procession ended at City Hall with a rally and a performance by pop diva [...]

by Rex Wockner More than 16,100 same-sex couples registered under the United Kingdom's marriagelike civil-partnership law in 2006, its first full year of existence, the Office for National Statistics said Oct. 11. About 4,000 of [...]

by Rex Wockner A constitutional amendment to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation has passed a Venezuelan legislative committee and moved to the full National Assembly. Should the measure and other proposed changes pass the [...]

By Bob Roehr WASHINGTON, DC - Judge Michael Mukasey, the Bush administration's nominee for U.S. attorney general, said he would treat LGBT employees and their organizations no differently than others, at his Senate confirmation hearing [...]

By Lisa Keen The Employment Non-Discrimination Act passed a House committee today by a 27 to 21 vote, with four Republicans voting for it and four Democrats voting against it. The "No" votes among Democrats [...]

By Lisa Keen Keen on the trail October 25, 2007 GOP ON PARADE: Republican presidential hopefuls had two high-profile forums for their views on gay-related issues this week. On Sunday night, October 21, Fox News [...]

By Lisa Keen Just over two months away from the first voting in the 2008 presidential primaries, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama is launching a new push for voters in the black community that has [...]

Wire Reports Washington, DC - Five additional members of the House of Representatives have signed on as co-sponsors of The Military Readiness Enhancement Act (H.R. 1246), a Congressional bill to repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't [...]

ANN ARBOR - The Coaltion for Adoption Rights Equality (CARE) and Lesbian Moms Network (LMN) are sponsroing Boo Fest from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27 at Braun Court in Kerrytown. The cost [...]

By Tana Michaels SAGINAW - Judge Jurrens of Saginaw County's 70th District Court will decide at a later date if - and on what charges - Michael Kerr, a resident of Pinconning, will be held [...]

FERNDALE - A potluck and townhall will be held at Affirmations Community Center at 6:30 p.m. this Friday, Oct 26. Panelist include Jay Kaplan, staff attorney with the ACLU of Michigan LGBT project, Melissa Pope, [...]

By Sharon Gittleman SOUTHFIELD - Religious and family ties and sexual orientation are subjects sure to induce passionate responses. Sometimes it's hard to step back and really listen to another point of view. The Jewish [...]

by Todd A. Heywood Capitol Correspondent EAST LANSING- Young Americans for Freedom Michigan State University is bringing Nick Griffin, head of the British National Party, to the East Lansing campus on Friday, Oct. 26 from [...]

LANSING- Oral arguments before the Michigan Supreme Court in the case of National Pride at Work v Granholm et al, will be heard on Tuesday, Nov. 6 at the Hall of Justice, 925 W. Ottawa, [...]

FLINT - Flint native Tim Retzloff loves history, especially LGBT history. So much so that he is pursuing a doctorate in U.S. history at Yale University in Connecticut, with a concentration in LGBT history. He [...]

by Sean Kosofsky All Politics is Loco It seems like every year is an election year. Well, it is. Triangle Pride PAC, like other political action committees, takes a great deal of time surveying the [...]

In Michigan Daniel Tammet Noon Oct. 31 Adrian College www.optimnem.co.uk Nine: To most, a number that falls between eight and 10. But to Daniel Tammet, it's how he sees his partner. His lover is tall [...]

by Sharon Gittleman Please check for resource at bottom of this article. FERNDALE- When Diane Holcomb got her diagnosis, she took charge of her recovery. When she felt better, she didn't give in to the [...]