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A photo exhibit celebrates those who crossed gender lines to serve in the Civil War.

A Michigan woman raising her child with her partner said the Army won't let her reenlist due to the military's own policies on child custody butting up against laws barring the federal government from recognizing same-sex couples.

Lesbian couples fighting for immigration equality and extended rights for same-sex military couples will attend the President's annual State of the Union address Tuesday evening.

As voters head to the polls in North Carolina today, turnout is expected to be high, which leaves opponents of Amendment 1, the constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage and other unions, hopeful for an upset victory despite polling that indicates easy passage of the measure.

Three couples with pressing medical issues appeal to courts to recognize their marriages before it is too late.

Maj. Gen. John Nichols directed state-run facilities to refuse to process same-sex benefits, citing to conflicts with Texas's constitution.

11 Firsts: Major Milestones After The Repeal of 'Don't Ask Don't Tell'

Idaho's Barry Johnson has us reaching for the tissues with his incredibly sweet offer.

Since the world community has descended on Haiti with relief aid in response to the January 12th earthquake, I am wondering how Haiti's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) communities are being helped.
 

Welcome to SheWired's weekly round-up of the most infuriating bits of news from the past seven days, where we provide a retrospective on the most heinous, crazy-making bits of anti-LGBT news that came across our radar last week. Our hope in doing this isn't only to darken the skies, but also to sound the alarm about the kind of idiocy that passes for "legitimate commentary" these days.

Kelly McGillis is all about keepin’ it real (to borrow a cliché phrase) sicne coming out to SheWired (first!) in 2009. She recently spoke to the Advocate about her new film, her Hollywood reception post coming out, entering a civil union with her longtime partner, and why “life is too short” to read her own press or be anybody’s role model.