Dr. York Chow, the new head of Hong Kong's Equal Opportunities Commission, promises that his Christianity doesn't make him homophobic. Instead, he insists he will do everything possible to treat the LGBT community in Hong Kong equally. 

The Human Rights Campaign is shining a national light on the New York City mayoral race by officially endorsing Christine Quinn for mayor. 

Quinn, the Speaker of the New York City Council, married her wife, Kim Catullo, last year. 

More after the jump.

With the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) potentially ending its ban on gay Scouts and Scout leaders, you'd think that'd be cause for at least a cautious celebration, right?? 

Not so fast. The policy that may replace the nationwide ban is giving the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) pause.

The proposed new policy would give sponsoring organizations permission to institute their own bans on gay Scouts and troop leaders at the local level. 

More after the jump.

Thirteen major companies have come together in support of the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act. 

The Business Coalition for DOMA Repeal, formed by the Human Rights Campaign, includes six Fortune 500 companies.

Pretty fancy!

Details after the jump.

Is the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) done for? The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) certainly seems to think so. 

Uh oh, them's fightin' words!!

See what the HRC has to say on NOM's impending demise after the jump!

The Human Rights Campaign will be honoring Whoopi Goldberg with the 2013 HRC Ally For Equality Award at the LGBT advocacy group's annual gala dinner on February 2 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.

Swank!

Details after the jump.

Maine's notaries have been told to keep their church separate from their chosen duties to the state in an email from the office of the Secretary of State. 

In sobering news (though it's Monday so practically everything is sobering news), the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program has announced that sexual orientation based crime is the second most frequent hate crime committed, second only to crimes based on race. 

This is according to the 2011 Hate Crimes statistics.

More after the jump.

With the "Kill the Gays" bill thisclose to becoming law in Uganda before the end of the year, activist Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera wants to share her story of life as a gay Ugandan with the rest of the world. Check out Waywire's interview with the humanitarian award-winning founder and executive director of Freedom to Roam Uganda after the jump. 

Updated Tuesday, 12 p.m. EST

The Islamic extremist group that captured and threatened to kill 12 gay men via posts and pictures on Facebook has said it will handover the group to Libya's Ministry of Justice. Details follow.

Corporations aren't the only entities that can expect to receive a grade card from the Human Rights Campaign each and every year; now cities risk getting a ruler to their hands if they fall short on equal civil rights for their LGBT populations. 

With the HRC's first ever Municipal Equality Index making its debut, which American cities have earned a top score on its LGBT-friendlines—and which have a lot of work to do?

It's pretty much a given that Morgan Freeman can narrate anything and both we and the general public will be all about it. 

That makes the Human Rights Campaign's snagging of the Oscar winner for their pro-marriage equality ad even more of a coup!

It doesn't hurt that Mr. Freeman is a genuine supporter of the marriage equality cause. 

Check out the HRC's new ad narrated by Morgan Freeman after the jump.