The Cheneys Don't Get Better
Since the Supreme Court threw out Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act in late June, LGBT couples have quietly achieved victory after victory when it comes to visas, taxes and health care. But...
View ArticleJason Sattler: The Cheneys Don't Get Better
Since the Supreme Court threw out Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act in late June, LGBT couples have quietly achieved victory after victory when it comes to visas, taxes and health care. But...
View ArticleTexas National Guard Refuses To Process Benefits For Gay Couples
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas National Guard refused to process requests from same-sex couples for benefits on Tuesday, citing the state constitution's ban on gay marriage, despite a Pentagon directive to...
View ArticleTexas National Guard Stalls Gay Benefits
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas National Guard refused to process requests from same-sex couples for benefits on Tuesday, citing the state constitution's ban on gay marriage, despite a Pentagon directive to...
View Article7th New Mexico county plans to allow gay marriage
The legal fight over gay marriage in New Mexico broadened Tuesday as a seventh county announced plans to start issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Reported by Miami Herald 9 hours ago.
View Article7th New Mexico County To Allow Gay Marriage
SANTA FE, N.M. -- The legal fight over gay marriage in New Mexico broadened Tuesday as a seventh county announced plans to start issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Grant County Clerk Robert...
View ArticleOhio Must Recognize Same-Sex Marriage, Federal Court Rules
By Kim Palmer CLEVELAND, Sept 3 (Reuters) - For the second time in two months, a Cincinnati federal judge granted an order allowing the out-of-state marriage of a gay couple to be recognized in Ohio...
View ArticleRepublican lawmakers join New Mexico legal fight against gay marriage
SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers in New Mexico lined up on Tuesday to join the legal fight against gay marriage in the state, arguing that a county clerk who voluntarily began...
View ArticleGay Servicemembers Turn To Proxy Weddings For Federal Benefits
As of Sept. 3, spouses of gay servicemembers are eligible to receive the federal benefits and privileges that married heterosexual spouses have always received: including access to health care, housing...
View ArticleJudge orders gay Ohio man be listed as married on his death certificate
A judge has ordered that a recently deceased Ohio man be listed on his death certificate as married and his husband must be listed as his spouse despite Ohio's gay marriage ban. Reported by FOXNews.com...
View ArticleAnti-Gay Group Selling 'Not Equal' Stickers
Weird News Not Equal Logo One of the symbols of the gay rights movement for same-sex marriage is an "equal sign." It was created by the pro-gay Human Rights Campaign and serves as the group's logo....
View ArticleJudge sides with Ohio gay couple on...
CINCINNATI (AP) ? A judge has ordered that a recently deceased Ohio man be listed on his death certificate as married and his husband must be listed as his spouse despite Ohio's gay marriage ban....
View ArticleJudge sides with Ohio gay couple on death form
CINCINNATI (AP) - A recently deceased gay Ohio man must be listed on his death certificate as married and his husband must be listed as his spouse despite Ohios gay marriage ban, a federal judge has...
View Article'I'm on the right side of history': County clerk takes on Pa.'s gay marriage ban
NORRISTOWN, Pa. – D. Bruce Hanes, an elected county clerk in the suburbs of Philadelphia, has become something of a gay rights hero for granting marriage licenses to same-sex couples in defiance of...
View Article2 Steps Forward for Gay Marriage
A federal judge in Ohio sided with a gay couple yesterday, ordering that David Michener be listed as the surviving spouse on the death certificate of William Herbert Ives—even though Ohio does not...
View ArticleMexican Lawmaker Asks To Bar Gay Unions In Public
MEXICO CITY -- A state legislator has caused a stir by asking authorities to bar gay weddings from public spaces, arguing it confuses children in a state that just approved same-sex civil unions....
View ArticleDavid Sedaris: Gay Marriage Should Be Legal, But Gay People Shouldn't Marry...
David Sedaris has some interesting ideas about gay marriage. The bestselling author and contributor to "This American Life," who has written extensively about what it was like to grow up as a gay...
View ArticleNew Mexico Judge Upholds Gay Marriage Ruling In Los Alamos County
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. -- A northern New Mexico county became the eighth in the state on Wednesday to clear the way for same-sex couples to be married. The Los Alamos County clerk's office issued a marriage...
View ArticleExclusive Interview With Rashidi Williams
*Udoka Okafor:* Tell me a little bit about yourself: your likes, your dislikes, and your philosophies. *Rashidi Williams:* Rashidi Williams is a social entrepreneur, HIV and sexual health educator, and...
View ArticleDan Savage Rails Against Hawaii Religious Leader
The following article is provided by Civil Beat. By Nathan Eagle The one and only Dan Savage told me this week that the Catholic church should “get out of the homophobia business” if its leaders like...
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