MAINE CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES HE’S GAY
By DAVID SHARP FILE – In this May 21, 2010 file photo, U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, D-Maine, speaks during the Maine Democratic Party Convention in Lewiston, Maine. Michaud, a six-term…
Gays and lesbians
Gay rights legislation gains bipartisan support
By DONNA CASSATA FILE – In this Oct. 12, 2013 file photo, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Proponents of a bill that would…
NJ GOVERNOR ENDS GAY MARRIAGE FIGHT AS COUPLES WED
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and ANGELA DELLI SANTI Beth Asaro, left, and Joanne Schailey celebrate after exchanging vows to become the first same-sex couple married in Lambertville, N.J. history at 12:01…
AP SOURCE: OBAMA TAPS HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY
By NEDRA PICKLER FILE – In this Nov. 30, 2010, file photo, Jeh Johnson speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington. President Barack Obama has chosen former…
DUTCH DIPLOMAT BEATEN IN MOSCOW AT TIME OF TENSION
By LYNN BERRY A woman walks past the embassy of the Netherlands in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. A Dutch diplomat was beaten up by two unidentified men…
MORMONS PUSHING CHURCH STANCE ON HOMOSEXUALITY
By BRADY McCOMBS FILE – In this June 2, 2013 file photo, members of the Mormons Building Bridges march during the Utah Gay Pride Parade in Salt Lake City. The…
POPE’S BLUNT REMARKS POSE CHALLENGE FOR BISHOPS
By RACHEL ZOLL FILE – In this March 15, 2013 photo made available by the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis is greeted by Cardinal Timothy Dolan as he meets…
POPE BLASTS ABORTION AFTER DECRYING FOCUS ON RULES
By NICOLE WINFIELD Pope Francis meets Hungary’s President Janos Ader, during a private audience at the Vatican, Friday, Sept. 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Claudio Peri, Pool) VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope…