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Republican Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey is walking a political tightrope as he charts his future, trying to balance his re-election campaign in a Democratic-leaning state with a potential presidential bid aimed at winning over Republicans

Rhode Island is set to become the 10th state to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry following a key vote in the state’s General Assembly this week. Take a look at states where ga marriage support is shifting.

A New Jersey teen became an Internet sensation when he spoke out in support of proposed legislation that would ban therapists from practicing so-called "gay conversation therapy" on LGBTQ minors in the state of New Jersey.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie clarified comments he made earlier this week and said he does not support conversion therapy. Christie, a Republican, did not say if he backs the bill that would ban the controversial therapy in the state, however.

Republican Gov. Chris Christie has been asked to apologize for referring to the first black female leader of the New Jersey Assembly by race and gender, not by name, during a church-hosted meeting.

The teen whose coming out speech went viral in January now aims to ban conversation therapy in New Jersey. His online petition currently has more than 100,000 signatures.

Rutgers University is announcing a center named for the student who killed himself after his roommate used a webcam to see him kissing a man.

Hurricane Sandy did millions of dollars’ worth of damage to the fishing industry, but the National Flood insurance program recently passed by Congress does not include any assistance.

Newark Mayor Cory Booker, an outspoken advocate for gay rights, penned a column in college about overcoming the "disgust and latent hostility" he once felt toward gay people.

Steve Goldstein, a leading gay rights activist, announced that he would be leaving as the chair of the prominent LGBT rights organization, Garden State Equality, at the end of the month, to take a job at Rutgers University.