Kamal was just 16 when gunmen snatched him off the streets of Baghdad, stuffed him in the trunk of a car and whisked him away to a house. But the real terror was about to begin.

California's attorney general, Jerry Brown, says that same-sex marriages should not be delayed, and our Republican governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, is against the proposed constitutional amendment that would limit marriage to one man and one woman.

California Supreme Court reversed a lower court decision and ruled that same-sex couples have the same right to marry as opposite-sex couples under the state constitution

Republican hegemony, conservative Christianity and misogynist media are taking their toll. Maddening! Archfoe of the Equal Rights Amendment is given an honorary doctorate by Washington University.

Fox News radio host mocks Heath Ledger's death. Please read and take action.

The Australian-born actor who was nominated for an Oscar for "Brokeback Mountain" was found dead Tuesday.

If we've opened the door to the issue of sexism in the presidential campaign, then let's have at it. Sexism in its myriad destructive forms permeates nearly every aspect of American life. It's the dark persistence of misogyny in America.

Sodomy, n. A crime against nature. --American Dictionary of the English language, Noah Webster 1828. Words mean something. Noah Webster knew that well. Just hearing the word sodomy sounds harsh. This is evidence of how far we have slid.

A 15-year old boy admits partial responsibility for beating 19 year old Ferrucio Silvestro in Niterói after being identified by witnesses. Claims he thought he was being hit on.

Jodie Foster has finally come out as a lesbian to pay tribute to her girlfriend of 14 years. The fiercely-private actress has always resolutely refused to discuss her sexuality. ...she broke her taboo to thank "my beautiful Cydney".