WASHINGTON — The LGBT Technology Partnership, a nonpartisan, non-profit organization focused on ensuring that the implementation of public policies address the unique technological needs of LGBT communities, today announced a new collaboration with the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) beginning with the joint launch of a series of cybersecurity tips to encourage greater awareness about cybersecurity and safety issues affecting the LGBT community.

HOOD RIVER, Ore. – Even the most romantic dreamer couldn't imagine a more fairy tale setting to get married.

A wedding beneath towering Mount Hood, overlooking the swift blue water of the Columbia River in the Gorge, truly felt like a fairy tale for Erin Hanson and Katie Pugh.

But when the couple went to find a baker for their wedding cake, they were turned away because they are lesbians.

It's a familiar story. In February, Sweet Cakes, a bakery in Gresham, turned away a gay couple. That became national news.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The state Senate voted 37-30 today to approve a bill that will legalize marriage equality for Minnesotans. Cheers erupted from the gallery and out in the hallways, which were crowded with supporters.

Last week, the state House voted 75-59 to pass the bill. Gov. Mark Dayton, a leading supporter of the bill, plans to sign the bill into law at 5 pm Central Time on Tuesday, May 14. The law will go into effect on Aug. 1, 2013.

WASHINGTON – The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday filed an amendment to a comprehensive immigration reform bill that would allow legally married gay Americans to sponsor their foreign-born partners for green cards.

U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) filed the amendment to the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act, one of several the committee chairman filed on Tuesday.