Readers call on gays to arm themselves

(WB) New Jersey and Illinois’ LGBT-inclusive curriculum laws go into effect this academic year.

Advocates for gay marriage are blasting Republican candidate for governor Bruce Rauner’s (ROW’-nurz) stance on the issue as Illinois’ new law allowing same-sex marriages takes effect statewide.

(AP) The decision about whether to stop transgender students at a suburban Chicago school from using girls' locker rooms and restrooms lies with a federal magistrate judge.

More than 125 supporters of the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council joined the LGBT rights organization for an evening of appetizers and drinks at the National Croquet Center last week.  

A Hampton University football player made history by being the first HBCU athlete to come out and identify as gay. 

CHICAGO (AP) — A swanky brunch paying tribute Sunday to those who helped pass Illinois' new same-sex marriage law wasn't free from election-year politics as organizers deemed Gov. Pat Quinn "the most pro-gay governor in the history of Illinois" and knocked his Republican re-election challenger.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A group of current and former Republican lawmakers say they support making same-sex marriage legal in Utah and Oklahoma because it's consistent with Western conservative values of freedom and liberty.

QUINCY, Ill. (AP) _ County clerks in western Illinois say they'll wait until June 1 to start issuing same-sex marriage licenses, even though two other Illinois counties have started issuing them.

Carly Fiorina, a business executive campaigning for the Republican Party’s Presidential nomination, spoke on National Public Radio Monday evening and was asked her thoughts on the current scandal involving legendary actor Bill Cosby.