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December 21, 2011

Newt Gingrich to gay Iowan: Vote for Obama

Newt Gingrich told a gay man and longtime resident of Oskaloosa here today that he should vote for President Obama...
December 19, 2011

Could Obama be warming up to same-sex marriages?

VIDEO - Building off the recent repeal of the 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' law, the LGBT community wonders whether or…
December 8, 2011

Newt Gingrich's gay half-sister backs Obama for 2012

The gay half-sister of Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich has criticized his position on gay rights, saying she will support…
December 7, 2011

African countries may pay price for violence against gays

OPINION - For the first time in U.S. history protecting and promoting the civil rights of gays will become part…
November 30, 2011

Michael Steele advises Herman Cain: 'Your heart will tell you what to do'

Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele spoke Tuesday with embattled GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain and offered him this…
November 28, 2011

T.I. defends right to be 'against' homosexuality in Vibe

theGRIO REPORT - In this interview, T.I. may have created a firestorm when he was asked about gay rights...
November 5, 2011

NY radio station launches new voice of black gay life

theGRIO REPORT - Clay Cane is the sole African-American host of the new Equality Pride line-up, and he has chosen…
October 2, 2011

Obama: Commander in chief must support gay troops

WASHINGTON (AP) - A combative Obama on Saturday criticized Republican presidential candidates for staying silent when the crowd at a…
October 2, 2011

Cain says he should have spoken up for gay soldier

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain says that he should not have stayed silent after the audience at…
September 20, 2011

Repeal of gay ban causing few waves in US military

WASHINGTON (AP) - After years of debate and months of final preparations, the U.S. military passed a historic milestone Tuesday…
July 26, 2011

Wanda Sykes talks same-sex marriage at NAACP convention

VIDEO - "I didn't have to 'come out' black," offered comic Wanda Sykes Monday during a speech at the NAACP…
July 25, 2011

Will Obama's pro-gay policies alienate African-Americans?

OPINION - Some blacks privately grumble over Obama's expected reversal on the gay marriage issue and his backing of the…
July 24, 2011

Gay couple to finally wed after 20 years of waiting

theGRIO VIDEO - For two decades, Steve Williams and Joe Pressley have acknowledged their love for each other...
July 22, 2011

Obama officially ends ban on gays in the US military

WASHINGTON (AP) - Friday's move was expected under the repeal law Congress passed in December. Before "don't ask, don't tell,"…
July 21, 2011

Gay black authors try to turn the page on intolerance

theGRIO REPORT - Whenever gay literature is mentioned, the likes of E. Lynn Harris, James Earl Hardy and others come…
July 19, 2011

Obama backs bill overturning Defense of Marriage Act

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is supporting legislation to overturn the federal Defense of Marriage Act...
July 15, 2011

Bachmann's gay stepsister attended Obama's inauguration

Helen LaFave, Michele Bachmann's openly gay stepsister, was interviewed following President Barack Obama's January 2009 Inauguration...
July 14, 2011

Why can't more sports stars champion gay rights?

OPINION - Michael Irvin's words are a stark lesson for the kind of bigotry that is too often tolerated in…
July 13, 2011

Gay rights group slams Chris Brown's homophobic rant

One of the nation's leading gay rights organizations is slamming Chris Brown for his homophobic rant during a pick-up basketball…
July 12, 2011

Michael Irvin tells Out magazine his brother was gay

DALLAS (AP) - The Hall of Fame receiver tells a magazine that his womanizing may stem from seeing an older…