When Luis Gonzalez learned he had tested positive for HIV in 1988, he was devastated. "I cried for weeks," he remembers. "Everyone I knew was dying." ...more

October 15, 2008

One local church's reader board sign has been particularly eye-catching for the past three weeks. It says "New pastor - Same Savior." ...more

September 13, 2008

This concerns The Tampa Tribune Aug. 2 story, "County Mayor Not Likely To Make Ballot." I have helped lead numerous petition efforts throughout Florida, one of which was ended by a very similar court ruling. It is encouraging to see the court rule in the county mayor case in a manner that is consistent with how it ruled in our 1995 city of Tampa referendum case. ...more

August 6, 2008

In one, Mayor Rick Baker is wearing a pink dress with a matching pink hat. ...more

July 26, 2008

In one, Mayor Rick Baker is wearing a pink dress with a matching pink hat. In another, police Chief Chuck Harmon's head has been put on an obscenely overweight body, and the chief is looking intently at a two-layer cheeseburger. Maj. Melanie Bevan appears as both a dominatrix and as the Wicked Witch of the West. These are among more than 180 computer-altered images internal affairs investigators collected as they looked into an allegation that a police officer had posted them online. They were made available today as the result of a public information request. ...more

July 25, 2008

Sociologist Charles Moskos, an expert on the attitudes of servicemen and women who helped formulate the "don't ask, don't tell" policy toward gay people in the military, has died. ...more

June 4, 2008

It is now out in the open. Steven Gabbard and Chuck Weidman can finally acknowledge to family members they are gay. They share an apartment with Weidman's mom, Glendajean Grieco, who is accepting of their relationship. But being gay has not always been so harmonious for the couple. ...more

January 15, 2008

Congress has dropped legislation that would have expanded laws against hate crimes to include attacks on gay people after it became clear the measure would not pass the House, aides said Thursday. ...more

December 7, 2007

Hate crime incidents rose nearly 8 percent last year, the FBI reported Monday, as civil rights advocates take to the streets to protest what they call official indifference to intimidation and attacks against blacks and other minorities. ...more

November 20, 2007

The House on Wednesday approved a bill granting broad protections against discrimination in the workplace for gay men, lesbians and bisexuals. ...more

November 8, 2007