A New Mexico photographer who received an discrimination judgment after refusing to photograph a lesbian couple's commitment ceremony is appealing to have the judgment overturned. 

More after the jump.

The Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum is receiving flak today for discriminating against a same-sex couple that planned to rent its Masonic Hall for a commitment ceremony. Details follow. 

A lesbian couple, at least one member of which is a military servicemember, participated in a commitment ceremony last month at Fort Polk's military chapel in Louisana.

Apparently this is causing quite the uproar among politicians and some Louisiana citizens. Same-sex marriage is banned in the Louisiana state constitution, and some are accusing the military members that conducted the ceremony and allowed it to take place of breaking the law.

How a commitment ceremony is being confused with a legal marriage is beyond us, but we'll let people speak for themselves after the jump!

After polling the country on rights for same-sex couples, it has been leaked that government leaders in the United Kingdom will tomorrow announce a commitment to achieving marriage equality.

Of 17 hospitals ranked the top in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report, 14 were celebrated by Human Rights Campaign on the 2011 Healthcare Equality Index. Details follow. 

Among the many statements on Dame Elizabeth’s passing today, this one from AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) stood out because of what turned out to be a record-setting partnership that began in 1985. Find out what Elizabeth Taylor accomplished so many years before others would even try—after the jump.

Are activists and organizations for marriage equality completely missing the point when reaching out to the moveable middle? The Baltimore Sun has a new piece on how same-sex marriage is interrpreted by the general public, and how our LGBT leaders may be missing the mark.

The province of the latest anti-GLBT business practice may not be shocking, but discrimination is never easy to stomach, regardless of locale. Tiffany Fenimore and Tiny Shaft (not a typo according to our source) wanted a commitment ceremony near Denton, Texas. After finding the privately-owned, non-religious Country Abbey wedding venue, they thought they had located the perfect spot. Unfortunately, the owners disagreed, and refused to take the couple’s $2,000 (the price the Abbey charges) for a ceremony.

Gay rights attorneys in the area lament the lack of anti-discrimination laws on the Texas book, ensuring that the couple has no legal recourse and The Country Abbey can continue practicing bigotry in its business.