When Nick Pace was serving as principal of a small Iowa high school, he didn't quite know how to respond when one of his students came out of the closet. He was concerned with how the other students would react and what safety measures he would have to put in place to protect his only openly gay student.

Representatives Shultz & Windschitl Introduce House Files 2291 to Exclude Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) Students from Safe Schools Law.

A Uganda government official says that the country’s horrific anti-gay bill is likely to be “changed” from its current form when it reaches its final stages.

Gen. Colin L. Powell changed course Wednesday and threw his support behind the strategy of the military's top leadership to repeal the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.

One Iowa, the state’s largest gay-rights organization, is urging members to contact their legislators in order to counter a move by conservative lawmakers to push a ban on same-sex marriage.

Long ago, gay people settled in our nation’s largest cities. There they spruced up all the property, created every art and fashion movement, and taught entire populations how to dance. They created gayborhoods like WeHo, Chelsea, South Beach—and pretty much queered all of San Francisco until even Laundromats had rainbow flag decals in their windows. About 10 years ago everyone else moved back into these nicely gentrified metropolises, and the lavender diaspora began. Now a slew of secondary cities are becoming gay epicenters.

You may be surprised to learn that the new social-networking site that has been dubbed the "gay Facebook" was made in China, and based in Shanghai. Gays.com is run by a small, multinational team who are keen to put the "Web 2.0" into the gay Webosphere in order to make the site more real name and sociable.

Valentine's Day is coming! And with it the usual traditions that include an outrageous price hike in roses, an outrageous price hike in restaurant dining, and the well-timed rom-com. The role of the latter belongs to a flick to be released on Feb. 12, "Valentine's Day." 

One day after the launch of the iPad, the inevitable first Guys With iPads (maybe NSFW) site has gone live, featuring a handful of shirtless torsos with pads covering faces.