Dallas Cowboys practice squad player defensive end Michael Sam at the team's headquarters on Wednesday in Irving, Texas. LM Otero/AP hide caption
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Activists protest Uganda's anti-gay legislation in Nairobi, Kenya, this month. LGBT status has been grounds for asylum in the U.S. since 1994, but winning refugee status can be difficult, particularly for people who are unable to obtain visas to the U.S. before applying. Dai Kurokawa /EPA/LANDOV hide caption
Protesters in New Delhi rally Wednesday against the Supreme Court's decision to restore a ban on gay sex. On Thursday, the government said it would take steps to address the ruling. Arkaprava Ghosh /Barcroft Media /Landov hide caption
A child sitting on the shoulders of an Indian gay rights activist waves a rainbow-colored flag during a protest in New Delhi following a decision Wednesday by the country's top court that a colonial-era law criminalizing homosexuality will remain in effect. Altaf Qadri/AP hide caption
Rep. Mike Michaud talks to an Associated Press reporter Monday in Portland, Maine, about his public announcement that he is gay. Clarke Canfield/AP hide caption
Members of the Boys Scouts of America and some of their families marched Sunday in Salt Lake City's Utah Pride parade. Jim Urquhart /Reuters /Landov hide caption
A screengrab from the "It Gets Better" video created by gay and lesbian students at Brigham Young University. YouTube hide caption