In the early hours of June 28, 1969 patrons of a gay men's bar in Greenwich Village, and their allies in the street, vigorously resisted a routine police raid. The event, which has been described as "the hairpin drop heard around the...

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May 17, 2004 - the day Massachusetts became the first state in this nation's history to legalize same-sex marriage - is hailed as a landmark date in American lesbian and gay history. Still, even this groundbreaking moment can never surpass the events of June...

Editor's Note: "Stonewall" has become one of those iconic events in history, like the storming of the Bastille or the bombing of Pearl Harbor, whose significance has little to do with the "facts on the ground," as today's journalists might call them. And...

Religious groups led the city's gay pride parade on Sunday, lending gravity to an often outrageous event that also featured a jumble of drag queens in feather boas, marching bands, motorcycle-riding lesbians, rugby players and samba dancers."We stand for a progressive religious voice," said Rabbi...

Religious groups led the city's gay pride parade on Sunday, lending gravity to an often outrageous event that also featured a jumble of drag queens in feather boas, marching bands, motorcycle-riding lesbians, rugby players and samba dancers."We stand for a progressive religious voice," said Rabbi...