COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal judge ordered South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson on Monday to pay more than $135,000 in legal fees for a couple who challenged the state ban on same-sex marriage.

The Kentucky county clerk who has refused to issue marriage licenses because of her religious beliefs will be released from jail, where she's been held since Thursday on a contempt of court charge.

He may be small, be he sure is tough.

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s LGBT community is holding its first gay pride celebration, a weeklong observance that was previously almost unthinkable in a Caribbean country long described as the one of the globe’s most hostile places to homosexuality.

After the federal government raided and shutdown the popular worldwide male escort website Rentboy.com several LGBT and human rights organizations have blasted the authorities.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Supporters and opponents of expanded LGBT civil rights protections plan to hold rallies at the Statehouse.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (AP) - Religious conservatives and supporters of gay rights are preparing for a potentially bitter debate over enshrining LGBT rights into state law.

Following its much surprised Orlando celebration involving acting legend Ed Asner, A Celebration of Friends is eyeing a move to California for its next gathering.

Two legally married lesbian couples are suing Indiana's health commissioner and local officials, accusing them of violating their constitutional rights by not listing the names of both spouses on their children's birth certificates.

Despite the bad rap the city received after an ill-conceived “Religious Freedom” bill was passed (and repealed) in 2015, Indianapolis is worth checking out:

After a 17-year-old high school student claimed she was discriminated against for being lesbian, her mother intends to sue the school for violating her rights.

INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA has thrown its considerable heft behind efforts to get Indiana lawmakers to add LGBT civil rights protections into state law, announcing Wednesday that it joined a coalition of businesses that is pushing for the change.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Another business group has formed to lobby for extending Indiana's civil rights protections to bar discrimination against members of the LGBT communities.

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Venture capitalists, angel investors and global entrepreneurs arrive in South Florida next week for the 2015 National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce International Business and Leadership Conference.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota has agreed to pay $58,000 in legal fees and costs associated with a federal lawsuit that challenged the state's ban on same-sex marriage.

At least two Indianapolis-based officials and two organizations are calling upon state lawmakers to establish a hate crime law.

CLEVELAND (AP) – An Ohio lawmaker and her longtime partner are finally getting married after waiting 21 years.

One Million Moms (OMM), the media watchdog arm of the anti-gay hate group American Family Association reached a new low today when they referred to Jazz Jennings, the transgender teen who is the star of the TLC reality series "I Am Jazz," as someone's "mistake."

The politicians who run Wilton Manors have known for years that Wilton Drive is not a neighborhood road — but a death trap.

Once and for all, will America please stand up to the bully that is @realDonaldTrump?

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon marijuana shops began selling marijuana Thursday for the first time to recreational users, marking a big day for the budding pot industry.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Conservative ministers have delivered petitions signed by more than 5,000 people who oppose legislative proposals that would extend state civil rights protections to include sexual orientation and gender identity.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence said Tuesday he would prioritize religious freedom in the debate over civil rights protections for gay and transgender people, showing no retreat from his stance during last spring's national uproar over the state's religious objections law.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Gov. Mike Pence is hinting he may finally reveal during his State of the State speech his thoughts on adding LGBT civil rights protections into Indiana law.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Mike Pence says that he will soon reveal publicly where he stands in the ongoing debate over whether LGBT civil rights protections should be added to state law.