Top Trending: October 20 - 26, 2013

Thousand of marriage rights advocates and allies braved the cold rain to rally outside the Illinois state Capitol as part of the March on Springfield for Marriage Equality, an event to mark the first day of the fall veto session.

A new statewide poll released Monday--just one day before the March on Springfield for Marriage Equality--shows a dramatic majority of registered likely voters support for the freedom to marry in Illinois.

Bishop Carlton Pearson, the keynote speaker of the March on Springfield for Marriage Equality, said he believes full marriage equality is "the last major civil rights frontier."

A teacher at a Roman Catholic school in Little Rock, Arkansas was reportedly fired after she married her female partner of 14 years.

Actor Jim Parsons and his partner Todd Spiewak were honored Friday at the GLSEN Respect Awards held at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles.

The legendary Halloween Parade on Northalsted goes under the big top this year for a twisted take on the circus theme.

Nearly half of gay and lesbian adults would consider changing jobs if their employer required them to transfer to a state where same-sex marriages were not recognized, according to a Harris poll released today and commissioned by Out & Equal Workplace Advocates.

Actor Morgan Freeman has described the idea that being gay is a choice as "ignorant."

An upcoming Muppets holiday special will include music from Lady Gaga, Sir Elton John, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and RuPaul.

Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge addressed gay GOP group Log Cabin Republicans on Wednesday night.