WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Thousands of gay and lesbian activists took part in the National Equality March in Washington Sunday, seeking wider civil rights, organizers said.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- The House voted Thursday to expand the scope of U.S. hate-crime law to include crimes based on gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability.

WASHINGTON, June 25 (UPI) -- The time is now to expand hate crime laws to include disability, sexual orientation and gender identity, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said.

UPI Almanac for Sunday, April 5, 2009.

LONDON, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Two U.S. anti-gay preachers have been banned from entering England, officials said.

DETROIT, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- A Detroit high school's production of the play "The Laramie Project" will face a protest for the play's controversial messages, a Kansas church group says.

UPI Almanac for Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008.

UPI Almanac for Saturday, April 5, 2008.

KALAMAZOO, Mich., Feb. 14 (UPI) -- A group in Kalamazoo, Mich., was formed to support a high school play with gay themes after a Kansas church threatened to picket the performance.