Before there were same-sex marriage and domestic partnerships, even before the rainbow flag became a symbol of gay pride, Don Moreland was fighting for the rights of gay and lesbian people.

Republican lawmakers in Washington State were quick to challenge Gov. Chris Gregoire’s recent push to pass a gay marriage bill, saying it would create an unnecessary distraction.

Rick Santorum continued his string of antigay pronouncements while on the trail in New Hampshire, saying a man in jail would be a better parent than a same-sex couple.

Having already disavowed racist rhetoric in newsletters sent out under his name, Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul is now having to explain a warning about a “federal-homosexual cover-up on AIDS.”

Marcus Bachmann,husband of presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, wants to coordinate a nationwide campaign to do away with same-sex marriage and abortion rights.

Comedian Stephen Colbert ripped Rick Perry’s new antigay ad on his show Thursday night.