Ohio judge Paul Spurgeon ruled that because same-sex couples aren’t legally married, they aren’t entitled to protection from domestic violence.

The law would make it illegal to provide information to minors if it promotes “non-traditional sexual relationships” or provides “a distorted notion of social equivalence of traditional and non-traditional sexual relationships.”

Willow Smith lives on, Chris Brown finally goes away, and you really just have to see this Swedish toy catalogue.

Can you be a bisexual Congresswoman, and not have your sexuality define you or your politics? Apparently not, if WaPo’s Manuel Roig-Franzia has anything to say about it.

“Social equality for all people, regardless of size, must become a goal of the queer movement.”

The 2012 Election is a gift that never stops giving. Or at least, it hasn’t yet.

Tonight Obama won, Tammy Baldwin won, Todd Akin lost, some states legalized marijuana and voted for marriage equality in four states!

This week we get to talk about Cher and Lady Gaga in practically the same breath.

There’s a lot to say about religion and queerness and how the two can (or cannot) interact, which is why we put together this roundtable with 12 different perspectives. We hope you share your own thoughts and beliefs in the comment section.

Eleven months ago, there was still a possibility of Rick Santorum becoming President, so don’t say 2012 never gave you anything.

Eighth-grader McKenna Pope singlehandedly gender neutralized the Easy-Bake Oven.

Once upon a time, gay subtext was a revolutionary act in media. But is it still all that progressive?

How activists in Louisiana use everything from direct action to meetings with senators to try to pass laws that would protect queer and trans* students from bullying, queer and trans* employees from discrimination, and more. This is how your legal progress sausage is made.

An incredible amount of good news about gay marriage and then we take a nap.

I bookended this article with pictures of animals. Just so you know.

Buenos Aires’ dark streets glistened with youth and possibility, and most of our nights revolved around an easy camaraderie between travelers.

Statistics Canada releases reports on the evolution of Canadian families in the years since same-sex marriage was legalized.

Everyone is in love with the new ad spot for marriage equality from GetUp! Australia.

Drop the mic and walk off the stage.

The Church acknowledges that “same-sex attraction is a complex reality for many people,” and goes on to conclude that “even though individuals do not choose to have such attractions, they do choose how to respond to them.”