Arizona lawmakers are condoning injustice by failing to join other states that have banned workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression, a Democratic representative says.

A state legislator started a petition drive Friday to forbid all employers from discriminating against gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender individuals.

Claire Fisher is straight — or is she? As season four of ‘‘Six Feet Under’’ unfolds, the show’s caustic art student is fanning her fires for a slamming lesbian poet named Edie. Meanwhile, Claire’s terminally bummed ex-boyfriend, Russell, is chasing after her, despite his gay tryst with their bombastic professor, Olivier.

SAN FRANCISCO - For years, rumblings have surfaced on the Internet, conjecture about her casual references to "sexual orientation" and "respect."

The FBI's Hate Crime Statistics presents data regarding incidents, offenses, victims, and offenders in reported crimes that were motivated in whole or in part by a bias against the victim's perceived race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability in 2006 and 2007.

Salt Lake City this week became the first city in Utah to pass gay rights legislation. The ordinance, which prohibits discrimation in housing and hiring based on sexual orientation, came after it won the backing of the Mormon Church. Local backers of a more modest first step might derive some lessons from the Salt Lake City story.

WASHINGTON - Trumpeting a victory against careless spending, President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed a defense bill that kills some costly weapons projects and expands war efforts. In a major civil rights change, the law also makes it a federal hate crime to assault people based on sexual orientation. 

WASHINGTON — Assaulting people because of their sexual orientation would become a federal hate crime in legislation the House is set to vote on Thursday. The bill would significantly expand the hate crimes law enacted in the days after Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in 1968.

What rights does a homosexual deserve more than what I have?

The State Bar of Arizona is weighing whether to require new lawyers to swear they won't let their views on someone's sexual orientation affect their duty, a move foes said could force attorneys to represent clients whose view they find personally offensive.

A judge quickly ruled Monday that Scottsdale’s ballot language for its upcoming election was fair and would not mislead voters, shooting down a challenge by the city’s two strip clubs.

A judge quickly ruled Monday that Scottsdale’s ballot language for its upcoming election was fair and would not mislead voters, shooting down a challenge by the city’s two strip clubs.

The Arizona Supreme Court refused Wednesday to disturb an order by Gov. Janet Napolitano prohibiting discrimination against gay and lesbian state employees.

The other day, attorneys argued that Scottsdale’s two strip clubs should not be called “sexually oriented businesses” on the ballot.

Large corporations are among the leaders in promoting more enlightened attitudes and policies toward gays, lesbians and transsexuals, according to speakers at a gay and lesbian workplace conference this week in Tempe.

The Scottsdale City Council extended workplace protections to the city’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered employees Tuesday but chose not to pursue far broader regulations that would impact private city businesses.

The voice of Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas is coming into Scottsdale homes to encourage voters to support tougher regulations for the city’s two strip clubs.

The organization that regulates lawyer conduct is making another bid to spell out clearly the obligation of attorneys not to discriminate.

Max Siegel: Last April, I testified in the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on abstinence-only-until-marriage sexuality education policy.

An Arizona congressman whose son is homosexual says he isn't ready to support gay marriage.

If the State Bar of Arizona were strictly a private group, it would have the constitutional right to write any rules for membership that it wished. Lawyers could comply with those rules, or they could leave and form an alternative group with a different set of requirements.