11/07/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire There are dozens of statements about how one should not disparage another, especially when you, yourself, have dirty little secrets. It’s all about being a hypocrite. Ms Carrie Prejean, the former Miss California, found out... (Continue reading)
11/02/09- by Julie Phineas As residents in Maine gear up for Election Day tommorrow, a new poll shows those who are in favor of overturning marriage equality in the state are winning by a narrow margin of 51% to 47%. LGBT activists... (Continue reading)
The latest TV ad from the Yes on 1 campaign argues that same-sex marriage will be taught in school. If you were a child with same-sex parents, how would you feel watching this ad? How would you feel if your... (Continue reading)
by Melanie Nathan: Some organizations focus on fundraising and remain furtive in their strategy, citing “we know best” while purporting to advance the cause of binationals in their self appointed autocracy. However Out4Immigration remains consistent in its plan – a transparent one- and... (Continue reading)
Every day LGBT people face inequalities that just don’t make sense, from small acts of discrimination to ones with tragic consequences. The hard reality is that you find out what rights you have when you need them the most.... (Continue reading)
8/19/09-by Paula Brooks In the first step to getting the legal fight over same-sex marriage to the U.S. Supreme Court, a federal judge has set Jan. 11 as the trial date for a legal challenge to California’s Proposition 8. Former U.S. Solicitor... (Continue reading)
8/12/09 – Equality California announced today that it has decided to wait until 2012 to push for a ballot initiative to repeal Prop 8, which banned same-sex marriage in the state, only an hour after the Courage Campaign announced that... (Continue reading)
Yesterday ABC News White House reporter Jack Tapper asked Presidential Press Secretary Robert Gibbs about former President Bill Clinton recently saying that he’s basically in support of same-sex marriage and if has President Obama heard these comments? What reaction does Mr.... (Continue reading)
Well, if you can’t get married here, you can get married elsewhere and have it recognized here. That seems to be the new push out of the California legislature at least. SB 54 was introduced by San Francisco... (Continue reading)
In an effort lead by Maine’s Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, the anti Marriage-Equality organizers of a people’s veto campaign to repeal Maine’s new same-sex marriage law say they have collected enough signatures to get the measure on the November... (Continue reading)
In a suit filed yesterday, the State of Massachusetts is challenging the constitutionality of the federal law that defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman and has sued the Federal government over the Defense of Marriage... (Continue reading)
"In Washington, D.C. a city council ordinance recognizing same-sex marriages has gone into effect. The council approved the bill in May. It doesn’t legalize same-sex marriage but recognizes those performed in other states. Council members say they plan to introduce... (Continue reading)
President Obama seems to contradict himself when it comes to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). He has made statements claiming he will work to repeal the act, as he has said for Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT). However, his... (Continue reading)
On Sunday, June 21 Governor Paterson announced if the senators do not reach a consensus by the end of session he will order a special session for Tuesday, June 23, where the senators will be required to attend. There are... (Continue reading)
It appears that in an apparent effort to smooth over tensions in the wake of the controversy over the administration’s defense in court of the Defense of Marriage Act, the Obama Justice Department has reached out to major LGBT legal... (Continue reading)