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Nearly three-quarters of a million adults in Britain say they are gay or bisexual, according to figures published for the first time today by the Office of National Statistics. (more)

Senator John McCain insistently defended the existence of the U.S. military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy while speaking with reporters. (more)

A majority of Americans now say their definition of family includes same-sex couples with children, as well as married gay and lesbian couples. (more)

A ranking Saudi diplomat told NBC News that he has asked for political asylum in the United States, saying he fears for his life if he is forced to return to his native country. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Republican Party Chairman Ken Mehlman says in a magazine interview that he is gay. (more)

A federal appeals court in San Francisco issued a ruling today freezing a judge’s decision that overturned California’s ban on same-sex marriage. (more)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The federal judge who struck down California’s gay-marriage ban said Thursday that same-sex weddings can resume next week unless an appeals court intervenes before then. (more)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who twice vetoed legislation that would have legalized same-sex marriage, has surprised gay rights supporters by urging a federal judge to allow gay couples to resume marrying in the state without further delay. (more)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Chief U.S. Judge Vaughn Walker has always been characterized as a conservative with libertarian leanings. But after he struck down California’s voter-approved gay marriage ban this week, he was accused by some of being something else entirely: a gay activist. (more)

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a law allowing same-sex marriages in Mexico City is constitutional, rejecting an appeal by federal prosecutors who argued it violated the charter’s guarantees to protect the family. (more)

An Augusta State University counseling student has filed a lawsuit against her school claiming it violated her First Amendment rights when it told her to change her traditionalist Christian views on homosexuality or get out. (more)

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina legalized same-sex marriage Thursday, becoming the first country in Latin America to declare that gays and lesbians have all the legal rights, responsibilities and protections that marriage brings to heterosexual couples. (more)

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Iceland’s prime minister made history last week when she wed her girlfriend, becoming the world’s first head of government to enter a gay marriage. (more)

Amid rumors about her sexuality, “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Danielle Staub tells FOX411.com that she is a full-fledged member of “the gay community.” (more)

This Tennessee softball coach is crying foul. (more)

“[N]ot only DO I NOT HATE gay people, I actually accept them for who and what they are,” writes Rampage Jackson, a mixed martial arts fighter and former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight champion. Jackson stars in the newly released movie “The A-Team,” an adaptation of the 80s TV show, taking over Mr. T’s iconic role of B. A. Baracas. (more)

The push to end the military’s “don’t ask don’t tell” policy that prohibits gays from serving openly in the military cleared two major hurdles Thursday, with the House backing repeal by a 234-194 vote, while the Senate Armed Services Committee voted 16-12 in favor of that body’s version of the change. (more)

House Republicans are preparing to mount a vigorous defense of the “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy President Bill Clinton implemented in 1993. (more)

I’ve written often in these columns about the stifling and paralyzing effects of political correctness on our culture. Political correctness is a deceit. It is a lie. It is an Orwellian form of propaganda. It is censorship. It is a giant elephant at the cocktail party in your living room that nobody will see, nor smell, nor hear, nor speak of, despite its trumpeting, stinking, imposing presence before your very eyes, ears and nose. (more)

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s conservative president says he has decided to ratify a law allowing gay marriage in the predominantly Catholic country. (more)