criminalization

A bill that was passed by the Utah House and Senate will make it a crime for a woman to have a miscarriage. If the governor signs the bill, it would also make induced abortion a crime in some instances. The proposed law is different because it is specifically designed to punish the pregnant woman, not those who assist or cause an illegal abortion or unintended miscarriage. The bill could make women legally responsible for miscarriages caused by "reckless" behavior.

The once and possibly future actress Lindsay Lohan is a suspect in a criminal battery case. A Palm Desert, Calif., Police Department rep confirmed to the publication that an altercation between the troubled starlet and “a female adult” took place on December 12 in Palm Desert, close to the Betty Ford Center, where Lohan has been staying for court-ordered rehab.

Kissing in public is apparently still criminal. Falling on the heels of a of two men being forced to leave an El Paso fast food chain called Chico’s Tacos after sharing a kiss, a gay couple was detained by security guards for kissing in front of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City.

Because Hollywood hasn’t released a movie about criminally unhinged lesbians in a while be sure to tune into Lifetime April 13, for Stalkers, starring Mena Suvari, Drea de Matteo and Jodi Lyn O’Keefe.

There’s good news for Criminal Minds fans gutted over Paget Brewster’s departure at the end of this past season. No, the actress who played SSA Emily Prentiss for several seasons is not returning to the show, but another terrific actress is joining the cast as an FBI profiler. Big Love star Jeanne Tripplehorn will become a series regular on the show’s eighth season.

Hold on to your fedoras because Glee has released a behind-the-scenes video of Naya Rivera’s Santana going toe-to-toe with Grant Gustin’s conniving Sebastian to the tune of Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal” from Glee’s Michael Jackson themed episode that airs Tuesday.

Criminal Minds star and out lesbian Kirsten Vangsness has flown just under the radar, but in seven seasons on the hit drama, she’s earned a ferocious fan base — gay and straight.

Maybe there isn’t any more sex to be had in the city, but Cynthia Nixon is not yet out of the game. According to TVLine, Nixon has been chosen to star in Law & Order: Criminal Intent’s upcoming episode “loosely inspired by the troubled Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.

This week, we're outraged about lawmakers in Louisiana, Utah, Arizona, and Brunei who insist on making it even harder for LGBT people to live and love as they want.

The hot quotient just got upped on Law and Order: SVU (as if that were possible) with the announcement that Paget Brewster, the woman who played SSA Emily Prentiss on Criminal Minds for several seasons, will guest star on the two-hour SVU season premiere that airs on Sept. 26, opposite Criminal Minds.

After six seasons playing Emily Prentiss – with time out for when the producers decided to fire two of the women on the show—Brewster has opted out of the Behavioral Analysis Unit and Criminal Minds.

Criminal Minds star Kirsten Vangsness and her longtime girlfriend Melanie Goldstein plan to marry this spring in Texas, although same-sex marriage is only recognized in Massachusetts and Connecticut.

Kirsten Vangsness, the wildly popular out actor who plays Penelope Garcia on CBS' Criminal Minds, may not be back for a ninth season of the crime drama, reports Deadline.

Russia and Nigeria are fast becoming ideological besties, while Republican leaders from Utah to New Jersey just keep making it worse for LGBT people.

America's latest celebrity criminal has so many dramatic options at Litchfield.

The criminal minds star says credits Dan Savage to better understanding her fluid sexuality.