WARSAW, Poland – Former Polish president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Walesa, accused of homophobia after saying that gay MPs should sit in the back of Parliament, will not be prosecuted on a hate crime charge.

HUDSON, N.C. - Faith In America - an organization working to end the harm to LGBT youth and families from religion-based bigotry – today expressed its deepest hope that the next pope will end the "immense harm" the Roman Catholic Church has caused to innocent LGBT people, especially vulnerable teens.

While Pope Benedict XVI’s tenure has been marred by his erroneous treatment of the victims of pedophilia within the Church, history will note his other great failing in continuing the religion-based bigotry against the LGBT community worldwide.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has released a guide to assist administrators, coaches and students develop a more inclusive environment for LGBT college athletes.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Assemblymember Tom Ammiano has introduced the School Success and Opportunity Act, Assembly Bill 1266, co-authored by Sens. Mark Leno and Ricardo Lara. The bill will ensure that California public schools understand their responsibility for the success and well-being of all students, including transgender students, and will allow transgender students to fully participate in all school activities, programs, and facilities.