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Posted: 5/14/2012 4:55:26 PM EST
Albanian gay, lesbian and human rights activists cycle under the rain to press for their rights, the first of many activities against homophobia, along the main street of the capital Tirana May 14, 2012. A dozen gay and lesbian activists cycled through Albania's capital on Monday, holding a daring gay rights demonstration in a country which aspires to join the European Union but where conservative values are still deeply entrenched. Activists shelved plans for a larger, gay pride parade to coincide with International Day Against Homophobia on Thursday after a deputy defense minister said they should be beaten with thick sticks. REUTERS/Stringer (ALBANIA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)
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Posted: 5/14/2012 4:53:42 PM EST
Albanian gay, lesbian and human rights activists cycle under the rain to press for their rights, the first of many activities against homophobia, along the main street of the capital Tirana May 14, 2012. A dozen gay and lesbian activists cycled through Albania's capital on Monday, holding a daring gay rights demonstration in a country which aspires to join the European Union but where conservative values are still deeply entrenched. Activists shelved plans for a larger, gay pride parade to coincide with International Day Against Homophobia on Thursday after a deputy defense minister said they should be beaten with thick sticks. REUTERS/Stringer (ALBANIA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)
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Posted: 5/11/2012 2:20:46 AM EST
FILE--In this Nov. 18, 1998, file photo, Stacy Jolles, left, and Nina Beck, a lesbian couple who are challenging Vermont's marriage laws, watch arguments at the Vermont Supreme Court in Montpelier, Vt. President Barack Obama's declaration that he supports gay marriage may have lacked the urgency of Kennedy's push for the Civil Rights Act, or the force and finality of the Emancipation Proclamation, but in places key to the history of gay rights, it's being greeted as a major milestone. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
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Posted: 5/9/2012 11:55:25 PM EST
A group of same-sex marriage supporters gather for a celebratory toast to President Barack Obama's support of same-sex marriage at the San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center in San Francisco, California May 9, 2012. Obama said on Wednesday he believes same-sex couples should be allowed to marry, taking a stand that is likely to please his political base and upset conservative voters. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS SOCIETY)
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Posted: 5/9/2012 11:53:58 PM EST
Same-sex marriage advocate John Lewis (L) kisses husband Stuart Gaffney during a celebratory toast to President Barack Obama's support of same-sex marriage at the San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center in San Francisco, California May 9, 2012. Obama said on Wednesday he believes same-sex couples should be allowed to marry, taking a stand that is likely to please his political base and upset conservative voters. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS SOCIETY)
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Posted: 5/9/2012 11:48:42 PM EST
(L-R) Same-sex marriage advocate John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney speaks during a celebratory toast to President Barack Obama's support of same-sex marriage at the San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center in San Francisco, California May 9, 2012. Obama said on Wednesday he believes same-sex couples should be allowed to marry, taking a stand that is likely to please his political base and upset conservative voters. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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Posted: 5/9/2012 11:46:50 PM EST
A man raises a glass of champagne for a celebratory toast to President Barack Obama's support of same-sex marriage at the San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center in San Francisco, California May 9, 2012. Obama said on Wednesday he believes same-sex couples should be allowed to marry, taking a stand that is likely to please his political base and upset conservative voters. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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Posted: 5/9/2012 11:45:38 PM EST
(L- R) Rebecca Rolfe, executive director of San Francisco's Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center, receives champagne from same-sex marriage advocate John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney during celebratory toast to President Barack Obama's support of same-sex marriage in San Francisco, California May 9, 2012. Obama said on Wednesday he believes same-sex couples should be allowed to marry, taking a stand that is likely to please his political base and upset conservative voters. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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Posted: 5/3/2012 4:23:00 PM EST
Lesbian couple Fran (L) and Anna Simon hold up a picture of their son Jeremy as civil unions supporters rally in downtown Denver before the Colorado House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Colorado Civil Union Act in Denver May 3, 2012. The bill passed the Colorado Senate last week. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
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Posted: 5/1/2012 8:16:43 PM EST
British gay couple Filime Luis Amorim Loureiro and Karl Mattison sits beside Swiss lesbian couple Marie-Luise Ecoffey and Virginie Petey, together with their children, during the Second European Meeting of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people in Lloret de Mar, near Girona May 1, 2012. Thousands of people attended the opening day of the Second European Meeting of LGBT families to claim the right of marriage between same sex couples. Though recognized by the Spanish state, this right is not yet recognized in many European countries like Switzerland, France and Greece. REUTERS/Joan Castro (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY)
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Posted: 4/23/2012 8:30:46 AM EST
FILE - Honoree Chaz Bono arrives at the 7th annual GLSEN Respect Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., in this Oct. 21, 2011 file photo. The 43-year-old transgender activist and author was honored with the outstanding documentary prize and Stephen F. Kolzak Award at the 23rd annual Media Awards for the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Saturday April 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
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Posted: 4/20/2012 11:30:46 AM EST
FILE - In this July 29, 2010 file photo an Israeli youth holds a picture of Jerusalem's old city during the annual gay pride parade in Jerusalem. The Conservative Jewish seminary in Israel will be ordaining gay and lesbian rabbis, overcoming years of opposition by many of its own leaders and setting up a new point of contention between the movement and Israel's Orthodox establishment. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)
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Posted: 4/20/2012 11:30:46 AM EST
FILE - In this file photo taken on June 25, 2009, an Israeli man walks behind a pride flag before the gay pride parade in Jerusalem. The Conservative Jewish seminary in Israel will be ordaining gay and lesbian rabbis, overcoming years of opposition by many of its own leaders and setting up a new point of contention between the movement and Israel's Orthodox establishment. (AP Photos/Tara Todras-Whitehill, File)
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Posted: 4/20/2012 11:30:46 AM EST
FILE - In this file photo taken on June 25, 2009, Israelis march in the gay pride parade in Jerusalem. The Conservative Jewish seminary in Israel will be ordaining gay and lesbian rabbis, overcoming years of opposition by many of its own leaders and setting up a new point of contention between the movement and Israel's Orthodox establishment. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)
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Posted: 4/13/2012 3:45:47 PM EST
FOR STORY EUROPE FERTILITY BANS -In this 2011 family photo of lesbian couple Giuseppina La Delfa, left, and Raphaelle Hoedts, right, as they celebrate the eighth birthday of their daughter Lisa-Marie, in Naples, Italy. Europe is a patchwork of various laws and restrictions for people who need help having a child so many have to cross national borders to gain the fertility treatments they need. Italian residents La Delfa and Hoedts decided to have a baby but needed to go to Belgium for more than a dozen cycles of IVF fertility treatment before La Delfa gave birth to daughter Lisa-Marie in 2003.(AP Photo)
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Posted: 4/13/2012 3:45:47 PM EST
FOR STORY EUROPE FERTILITY BANS - In this family photo dated Sept. 25, 2010, of lesbian couple Giuseppina La Delfa, left, and Raphaelle Hoedts, right, with their daughter Lisa-Marie, in Rome, Italy. Europe is a patchwork of various laws and restrictions for people who need help having a child so many have to cross national borders to gain the fertility treatments they need. Italian residents La Delfa and Hoedts decided to have a baby but needed to go to Belgium for more than a dozen cycles of expensive IVF fertility treatment before La Delfa gave birth to daughter Lisa-Marie in 2003.(AP Photo)
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Posted: 4/10/2012 4:35:48 PM EST
FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2002, file photo, Norwich University President Richard Schneider speaks in Northfield, Vt. Schneider said Tuesday, April 10, 2012, that the administration should have had more oversight of the activities of the school?s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning and Allies club and focused more on education and ensuring that gay and lesbian students feel comfortable, supported and safe at college, after hundreds of alumni were upset the school hosted a gay pride week that featured events such as a "condom Olympics" and a "queer prom." (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)
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Posted: 4/10/2012 4:35:48 PM EST
FILE - In this March 21, 2012, file photo, Norwich University cadet Joshua Fontanez, who laid the groundwork for the school's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning and Allies Club, stands on the parade ground in Northfield, Vt. Norwich University President Richard Schneider said Tuesday, April 10, 2012, that the administration should have had more oversight of the activities of the school?s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning and Allies club and focused more on education and ensuring that gay and lesbian students feel comfortable, supported and safe at college, after hundreds of alumni were upset the school hosted a gay pride week that featured events such as a "condom Olympics" and a "queer prom." (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)
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Posted: 4/4/2012 2:43:49 PM EST
Mary Bonuato (C), civil rights project director at Boston-based Gay & Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD), speaks to reporters outside the U.S. District Court after attending a hearing before a federal appeals court panel on the Defense of Marriage Act in Boston, Massachusetts April 4, 2012. A federal appeals court in Boston heard arguments on Wednesday about the constitutionality of a law that denies federal benefits to married same-sex couples - a case with implications for gay marriage across the United States. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi
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Posted: 4/4/2012 2:20:19 PM EST
Mary Bonuato (C), civil rights project director at Boston-based Gay & Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD), speaks to reporters outside the U.S. District Court after attending a hearing before a federal appeals court panel on the Defense of Marriage Act in Boston, Massachusetts April 4, 2012. A federal appeals court in Boston heard arguments on Wednesday about the constitutionality of a law that denies federal benefits to married same-sex couples - a case with implications for gay marriage across the United States. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW SOCIETY)
