SACRAMENTO -- The California state Assembly today passed the historical Judicial Applicant and Appointment Demographics Inclusion Act (SB 182).

Introduced by state Sen. Ellen Corbett (D-San Leandro) and sponsored by Equality California, the bill would add gender identity and sexual orientation as self-reported demographic information collected by the Governor for state and county judicial appointees and applicants.

The bill passed the state Senate in July and will now go to the Governor's Office.

QUEENS, N.Y. -- Lambda Legal filed a discrimination lawsuit today in Queens County Supreme Court against the Sizzler Restaurant in Forest Hills, Queens on behalf of Liza Friedlander, who was violently attacked while trying to dine with friends at her favorite breakfast spot.

Malawi's two leading LGBT human rights advocates are reportedly in hiding after being threatened with arrest for 'treason'.

Civil Unions, Domestic Partnerships, Same-sex Marriage are they the same and what are the differences? Though the differences are beginning to dwindle, there are certainly differences when it comes to obtaining rights.

In the context of the dissolution of a relationship, however, the practical application at this point in time is pretty much comparable. Let’s take a look at what that means.