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Transman Thomas Beatie gives birth to girl

Thu Jul 3, 5:08 PM ET

SUMMARY: Thomas Beatie, the 34-year-old transgender man who made global headlines when he came out as pregnant, gives birth to a healthy girl.

  • Kmart exec fights for Calif. marriage equality Thu Jul 3, 5:08 PM ET

    SUMMARY: Kmart's former chief marketing officer, Bill Stewart, joins Equality for All to defend same-sex marriage and defeat California's marriage amendment.

  • Wis. law makes Calif. marriage a crime Thu Jul 3, 5:08 PM ET

    SUMMARY: Wisconsin gay couples theoretically risk jail under a decades-old law if they wed in California, though an activist hopes no one will take it to court.

  • Gay Aussies big market for U.S. surrogate parents Thu Jul 3, 5:08 PM ET

    SUMMARY: Same-sex couples have no fertility rights in Australia, so they flock to U.S. clinics that charge them up to $80,000 for a test-tube baby.

  • Newsom lays groundwork for gubernatorial bid Wed Jul 2, 7:35 PM ET

    SUMMARY: San Francisco's marrying Mayor Gavin Newsom files papers to form an exploratory committee to run for governor of California in 2010.

  • Gay N.Y. pair fight adoption-service bias Wed Jul 2, 7:35 PM ET

    SUMMARY: ParentProfiles.com allows only straight couples to register; after gays successfully sued the firm in California, it stopped doing business there.

  • EU agency seeks stronger anti-bias laws Wed Jul 2, 7:35 PM ET

    SUMMARY: Seven member nations protect against discrimination only in employment and should expand that to other aspects of life, says the EU's Agency for Fundamental Rights.

  • Obama courts right with faith-based programs Wed Jul 2, 7:35 PM ET

    SUMMARY: Taking a cue from President Bush in a play for centrist voters, he says he'd get religious charities more involved in government anti-poverty efforts.

  • India gays seek turning point on rights Tue Jul 1, 7:26 PM ET

    SUMMARY: Gays and allies hold the first Prides in Calcutta, Bangalore, and New Delhi as the Delhi High Court prepares to consider overturning India's gay ban.

  • Pastor arrested at Wichita Pride Tue Jul 1, 7:26 PM ET

    SUMMARY: Pastor Mark Holick of Spirit One Christian Center is arrested for the second year in a row after hurling his $5 admission badge at a Pride official.

  • Virginia won't prosecute marrying men Tue Jul 1, 7:26 PM ET

    SUMMARY: Prosecutors can't prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Antonio Blount and Justin McCain, who both showed ID to a Newport News clerk, intended to deceive.

  • Czech Pride ends in tear-gas volley Tue Jul 1, 7:26 PM ET

    SUMMARY: The Czech Republic's first Pride parade is shortened after protesters throw eggs and fireworks into a pre-parade crowd, and tear gas delivers the final blow.

  • Gay blood ban retained in Finland Tue Jul 1, 7:26 PM ET

    SUMMARY: "Epidemiological information" shows that sex between men clearly increases the risk of serious blood-transmitted diseases, says Finland's government.

  • Sweden allows gay Iranian asylum seekers Tue Jul 1, 7:26 PM ET

    SUMMARY: The Swedish Migration Board will still assess each refugee's risk of persecution, but concedes that the situation for Iranian LGBTs is "difficult."

  • Harassed Calif. officer to get lifetime payout Tue Jul 1, 7:26 PM ET

    SUMMARY: Huntington Beach, Calif., police officer Adam Bereki, 29, will receive $150,000 plus a $4,000 monthly disability payment for the rest of his life.

  • Lots to celebrate at San Francisco Pride Mon Jun 30, 6:59 PM ET

    SUMMARY: Dykes on Bikes (and others) revel in California's new marriage equality by donning bridal duds for the biggest-ever San Francisco Pride parade.

  • Obama's letter to Pride celebrants Mon Jun 30, 6:59 PM ET

    SUMMARY: In a letter to LGBT Democrats, the candidate sends Pridegoers and gay newlyweds best wishes and takes a strong stand against California's marriage amendment.

  • Study: "Second-wave" HIV hits young black gays Mon Jun 30, 6:59 PM ET

    SUMMARY: Positive HIV status among young gay men has been rising 12 percent each year since 2001, the CDC finds, with the steepest increase among young black men.

  • At gay weddings, tradition remains strong Mon Jun 30, 6:59 PM ET

    SUMMARY: "They've been dreaming about being able to actually get married for a long time, so these couples know exactly what they want," says one planner.

  • Marriage ban goes to Ariz. ballot, again Mon Jun 30, 6:59 PM ET

    SUMMARY: A second vote by the state Senate, this one 16-4, sends the constitutional marriage ban to the Nov. 4 ballot; voters rejected a similar measure in 2006.