As the Supreme Court hears arguments on pivotal same-sex marriage cases this week, TIME releases two separate covers — “Gay Marriage Already Won.” — each featuring an intimate portrait of a committed gay couple: one male, one female. TIME Managing Editor Rick Stengel writes, “Whatever the Supreme Court decides, it seems clear that the majority…
SAN DIEGO, UT TV Primetime – National gay rights activist Sean Sala took on and debated Jennifer Thieme from the ‘Ruth Institute’ an affiliate of the National Organization for Marriage, An organization that endorses that being a gay man leads to being a pedophile, same sex relationships are incest and gays cannot adopt. Watch…
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The question of same-sex marriage went again before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday in the last of two oral arguments this week in separate appeals. This session dealt with the Defense of Marriage Act, passed by Congress in 1996. It said, in part, that legally married same-sex couples cannot enjoy the…
Here’s the latest on Wednesday’s Supreme Court session on the Defense of Marriage Act: [Updated at 1:20 p.m. ET] “I’m very optimistic that DOMA will be struck down. It has no rational basis for being,” House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said just now. Pelosi was at the Supreme Court to hear arguments over DOMA and…
(CNN) — Edith Windsor, who filed the original case that could upend the Defense of Marriage Act, says just getting the case to this point is a kind of victory. “We’ve made a huge step forward and a huge difference in how people look at us,” she said. “And so, it’ll happen. Another year if…
SAN DIEGO — When the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus (SDGMC) presents Rocket Man – The Music of Elton John April 13 and 14, they will be singing not just songs made famous by an enormously gifted gay artist, but more importantly, music that defined life for generations of people in the gay community….
(CNN) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments on the constitutionality of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as only between a man and a woman. The federal law means federal tax, Social Security, pension, and bankruptcy benefits, and family medical leave protections do not apply to gay and lesbian…
With all 54 precincts counted, Dwayne Crenshaw advanced in the District 4 City Council election. Crenshaw received 15.31 percent of the vote. The race was won by Myrtle Cole who received 32.87 percent of the vote. Crenshaw, the executive director of San Diego Pride who serves on several community non-profit boards and councils, has been…
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — With barely a month to go before New Zealand formerly recognizes same-sex marriage, opponents are pointing to a new poll that suggests the island is far from agreeing with their government’s decision to press ahead with same-sex marriage. The poll, released March 7 and sponsored by the New Zealand Herald, shows…
