WASHINGTON (AP) _ Hillary Rodham Clinton is embarking on a book tour this week that will feature overtones of a potential presidential campaign in 2016 and could offer a window into the former Secretary of State's stamina and how she might present her rationale for another White House bid.

Irrational tweetstorms and blatant attacks on our institutions may be the norm in our nation’s capital today, but turn the clock back three decades and the controversies of the day seem almost quaint in comparison: 

2016 will go down in the LGBT history books as a year of sobering pushback against the many gains won in the years prior. In the space of 12 months, the community has gone from having the most pro-LGBT president in history to bracing for a new president who has, so far, nominated a line of cabinet secretaries who are mostly hostile to equal rights for LGBT people. It has seen the largest mass shooting in U.S. history target an LGBT nightclub and an unprecedented number of anti-LGBT bills in state legislatures.

MADRID (CNN) -- Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is planning to attend a wedding Friday, but it's not just any wedding -- it's the marriage of two men. This is news in 2015 because Rajoy has consistently opposed the recognition of same-sex marriage, which became legal in Spain 10 years ago.

There’s a gay revolution brewing in Dallas, and it’s against an unlikely foe: the Pride Parade.

It is often said Bernie Sanders’ message hits home with young Americans.

The campaign for Florida House seat 92 is heating up with incumbent representative Patricia Hawkins-Williams fending off allegations of anti-LGBT views. 

Responding to recent polls showing support for the legalization of medical marijuana in Florida waning, supporters for Amendment 2 remain confident in victory.

The commission meeting of Sept. 22 has been rescheduled for Sept. 21 at 6:30 p.m. in the Commission Chambers, 2020 Wilton Drive.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ Gov. C.L. ``Butch'' Otter publicly took his oath of office for a rare third time as Idaho's chief executive on Friday, promising to continue defying the federal government and to protect the people of Idaho from its overreach.

SAO PAULO (AP) — A minor character in Brazil's election race faced a firestorm of criticism on Monday after saying during a presidential debate that the country needs to stand up against gay people who should receive psychological help far away from the general population.

Jair Bolsonaro is described as Brazil’s Donald Trump. He’s the new right-wing president that will crack down on crime and help create jobs.

(WB) New polling from the progressive San Francisco-based firm Change Research has found anti-LGBT Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa)’s hold on his congressional seat is more tenuous than widely believed.

It’s time again to “Deck the Halls” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas!” Three area gay men’s choruses are ringing in the holiday season with programs of festival music.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday that he found it "frustrating" that the Justice Department hasn't been able to carry out criminal prosecutions of executives whose risky banking practices blamed for the global financial crisis.

Let’s face it.

Nightclubs, bars and hospitality establishments catering to the LGBT community were, in the past, the epicenter of all LGBT life across the country.

Charismatic Berlin mayor Klaus Wowereit, whose reputation has taken a beating over struggles in the construction of the German capital's new international airport, said Tuesday he will step down by the end of the year.

The Biden Foundation on Tuesday introduced “As You Are: A Family and Community Acceptance Campaign,” aimed at boosting the acceptance of LGBTQ youth by their families. The family and community acceptance campaign will collect personal stories from LGBTQ young people, siblings, parents, educators and social service providers among others to educate and inform about the potential harms associated with family and community rejection along with the importance of accepting, affirming and supporting of LGBTQ youth.

(WB) California Reps. Jackie Speier and Susan Davis joined four other members of Congress on Friday to introduce a bipartisan bill intended to protect transgender military servicemembers under siege by the Trump administration. H.R. 4041 prohibits the Department of Defense from discharging trans members of the Armed Forces based solely on their gender identity.

Meagan Simonaire came out as bisexual when Maryland was debating whether or not to outlaw gay conversion therapy, and her father was one of the main proponents.