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.

Move over Michele Bachmann, "crazy" has a new face!

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.

Rock singer Adam Lambert interviewed former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg on his Instagram channel on Thursday. 

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

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.

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.

(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.

As the 2014 gubernatorial race begins to heat up in Florida, the LGBT community will be turning to our local community publications in hopes of finding an unbiased moderator to facilitate dialogue and debate between all candidates vying for the highest elected office in the Sunshine State. But last week when the publishers of the South Florida Gay News and the Florida Agenda were partying-it-up at the home of Fort Lauderdale City Commissioner Dean Trantalis, the journalistic integrity of our community's publications was compromised.

The cast of "Will & Grace" has reunited to get voters to the polls in a way only they could.

(CNN) -- At the conclusion of a contentious three-week meeting, Catholic bishops in Rome recommended a path for divorced and remarried Catholics to participate more fully in church life -- a top priority for Pope Francis -- but failed to forge a consensus on some of the deepest challenges facing many of the faithful.

From our media partner Sun Sentinel: FORT LAUDERDALE— Charlie Crist won a commanding victory in the Democratic primary Tuesday, propelling him forward into what's already a blistering hot campaign against Republican Gov. Rick Scott in what will be the highest profile — and most expensive — governor's race in the country.

Hillary Rodham Clinton is facing a question with global implications as she seeks the White House: What do you call the husband of a U.S. president?

As the U.S. Presidential campaign enters the summer season, both major political parties are turning their attention to the national conventions.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Monday that LGBT people should support his proposal to ban Muslims from the U.S. because Islamic groups promote violence against gays.

Students at Dartmouth College are defending a series of explicit questions on gay sex posed to Texas Gov. Rick Perry during a Sunday night Q&A, saying they were trying to illustrate how childish Perry was being by denying gays their rights just because "he finds anal sex icky."

Parallel paths, different results

Earlier this month the Log Cabin Republicans hosted their Annual Spirit of Lincoln Dinner in Washington, DC for Chapter leaders and members.

The election is over, the results are in, and we know that barring a major miracle we can forget about seeing ENDA and pretty much anything else LGBT-supportive happen in Congress for the next two years at least. If we’re to be completely honest, however, Democrats won’t have a realistic chance of taking back the House until 2020, when gerrymandered congressional districts are redrawn.

There are some topics—politics and religion, for example—that we are warned not to bring up in polite conversation.

(CNN) -- When is a kiss not just a kiss? When it's a political undoing. On Monday, a Louisiana newspaper posted a video showing freshman Louisiana Rep. Vance McAllister, a conservative Christian and married father of five, in an extended passionate kiss. In his government office. With someone other than his wife.

TALLAHASSEE (AP) -- It sounds like something Republican Gov. Rick Scott would ask of Republican-turned-Democrat Charlie Crist: "How can the people of Florida trust your recent conversion?"