The largest LGBT political organization pledges to work towards gun control.

“They bring this roadshow around to a lot of different places and it doesn’t attract that much attention,” the Human Rights Campaign’s press director said.

The letter tested “weakly positive” for ricin, according to the email sent to an employee who works in the HRC building.

Before yesterday, voters in more than 30 consecutive statewide elections across the United States approved bans on same-sex marriage. On Tuesday, three states broke that trend, while Wisconsin elected the first openly gay U.S. Senator.

Maryland became the one of the first two states to approve same-sex marriage by a public vote, upholding a law passed in March that made the Old Line State the seventh state to offer full marital rights for all couples.

Supporters of Maryland’s same-sex marriage law are sending thousands of volunteers into the field today to urge voters to approving a ballot measure upholding the law.

The Human Rights Campaign today announced a $100,000 contribution from the actor Brad Pitt to help fund the organization’s final six days of campaigning for ballot measures in four states that would legalize same-sex marriage.

The offices of 11 gay rights organizations were briefly evacuated earlier today after receiving a series of bomb threats, including one that was phoned in from California.

Photo by Jimbo3DC Supporters of marriage equality packed the gym at Northwest’s Kennedy Recreation Center Monday night for a “Rally for D.C. Marriage Equality.” The mood was celebratory on the eve of the D.C. Council’s final vote on a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in the District, which is expected to pass easily later today. Sponsored by the Human Rights Campaign, the rally brought together residents, council members and groups from the African-American and faith…

If you’re down on the National Mall this weekend and see, oh, 12,000 flags stuck in the ground, don’t be alarmed. The Federal Government hasn’t started an experimental flag farm, nor is the display an effort of the area’s squirrels to show their patriotism. The flags have been planted to represent the 12,000 members of the United States military who have been discharged under the practice of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” The policy, which governs…