Kenneth In The 212 can't locate any police reports stemming from the allleged incident, so take the story with tons of salt rimming your lunchtime margarita, but two women have filed a lawsuit against West Hollywood's internationally known gay bar The Abbey in allegations related to rape.

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The Illinois Family Institute, which the SPLC identifies as a hate group, lost a bid to defend against marriage equality cases that some expect to cement same-sex marriage as law in the Midwestern state. 

Updated Tuesday, March 20, 2:45 p.m. (PST)

Jeanne White Ginder, mother of the late Ryan White, will speak out today against the discrimination in Hershey Trust’s Milton Hershey School’s denial of a student based on his HIV positive status.  Why is this incident hitting too close to home for Ginder? More after the jump.

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The Vatican isn't feeling wooed by those provocative United Colors of Benetton ads we told you about on Wednesday, specifically, the ad depicting Pope Benedict as a human capable of love (and, well, kissing an Imam). Details follow.

Legal experts say that a strengthened case for federal marriage equality efforts might rise from the rubble of the horrific Indiana State Fair stage collapse.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is arguing that the state does not want courts to waste time entertaining legal tantrums thrown by homophobic groups upset over equality. Details follow.

President Obama's Department of Justice filed a memo in support of Edie Windsor's case against the "Defense of Marriage Act" on Friday, marking the second time the Administration has officially stated its opposition to the discriminatory law.

If she had the fitness and stamina to peform a little jig, National Organization for Marriage's Maggie Gallagher would likely be doing just upon learning that the family from Sister Wives is officially suing the state of Utah for polygamy rights. Details follow. 

While we're still hungover from the wide-range of 4th celebrations and can't quite get the fireworks in our head to stop, some families are showing patriotism the best way America knows how: litigation worthy of a bold-type WTF. Details follow. 

A lawsuit filed by three straight athletes against the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance (the NAGAAA—which allegedly forced the men to answer intimate questions about their sexuality) is changing the rules of gay sports leagues while gaining national attention. 

Lady Gaga just wanted to lend a helping hand, well, bracelet, to relief efforts in Japan, but a lawsuit filed late last week is attempting to squash the charity. 

Updated Tuesday, 2:45 p.m. EST

The California Department of Corrections has allegedly denied the request of Andrew Johnson, a gay correctional officer serving at the California Institute for Women in Chino, to march in this weekend's L.A. Pride parade in uniform. Now the officer is suing...with the help of camera-friendly Gloria Allred, of course. Details follow.