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Ginsburg: U.S. Supreme Court won’t ‘duck’ same-sex marriage issue
Federal judge dismisses latest challenge to N.J. ban on gay conversion therapy
Wis. Supreme Court upholds state’s domestic partner registry
California sees its first openly gay governor, if only for a few hours
Colo. Supreme Court stops same-sex marriages in Boulder CountyAround the USA
Language school fires blogger because article about ‘homophones’ sounds gay
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ALVIN McEWEN
Dear Matt Barber: Calling yourself a Christian does not make it so
Calling yourself a Christian does not give you special privileges in this country. Calling yourself a Christian does not make you a better American than me. And calling yourself a Christian does not absolve you from rights and responsibilities that all Americans have. This is not, nor has it ever been, a Christian nation, and the rest of us who don’t practice your beliefs do not exist here for your will and pleasure.
ROB WATSON
Thank you Ian Thorpe: How your coming out impacted this gay dad and his kids
Last weekend, Ian Thorpe, who Australian politician Penny Wong called her country’s “greatest Olympian,” came out as a gay man. In doing so, he follows in the footsteps of a number of brave public celebrities and a number of athletes from around the globe. There was an aspect to Thorpe’s disclosure which was dramatically more poignant than his predecessors, however...
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When did the arguments against same-sex marriage become so silly?
The inanity continues full-throttle, because gay marriage opponents have backed themselves into the corner they’ve always dreaded. The result is the current tailspin of idiocy, a shifting argument with rootless standards roaming from rationale to rationale in a desperate attempt to find shelter from the storm of progress swirling around it...
Group backing marriage equality releases television ad in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A group supporting same-sex marriage in Ohio is airing its first television ad as a federal appeals court prepares to hear oral arguments on the issue. The ad from the Why Marriage Matters Ohio campaign features a gay couple from the state who married last October in New York after 50 years together. The two men discuss their long-term relationship ...
Marriage News Watch: State lawyers ignore public support for marriage equality
The rules have changed yet again this week in Colorado, with new rulings on marriage from multiple courts. New polls show growing support for equality in western states, but multiple Attorneys General have filed new briefs to stop gay and lesbian couples from marrying. And another Republican member of Congress has come out in favor of the freedom to marry...
A Mormon mom’s story of unconditional love for her transgender son
From Equality Utah and the Transgender Awareness Project comes the story of Grayson Moore, a self-described "sheltered, Utah Mormon boy," and his mother Neca Allgood, who realized Grayson was transgender long before he told her. In the video, Neca recalls how after they discussed her revelation: "I assumed (Grayson) would say 'I have a boy brain.' But he didn't. He said 'I have a boy's soul.'"
Marriage Equality USA: Interview with Edith Windsor (Part 2)
Just over one year ago, Windsor v. United States became one of the most important court cases for the LGBT community. Since then, every one of more than a dozen court cases striking down same-sex marriage bans has used the Windsor decision at the core of their legal decision. In part two of Marriage Equality USA's three-part interview with plaintiff Edie Windsor, ...
Susan Sarandon joins ‘Americans For Marriage Equality’ campaign
Susan Sarandon voices her support for marriage equality in the latest video from the Human Rights Campaign's "Americans For Marriage Equality" campaign. Sarandon, who divorced in 1979 and later spent 21 years with former partner Tim Robbins, said, “While marriage might not be my thing, if it’s your thing you damn well ought to be able to have it equally and unequivocally.”
VIDEO: Obama signs executive orders granting LGBT workplace protections
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday gave employment protection to LGBT workers in the federal government and its contracting agencies, after being convinced by advocates of what he called the “irrefutable rightness of your cause.” The signing ceremony in the East Room of the White House followed brief remarks by the President.
