WASHINGTON (CNN) — As the Supreme Court considers two major same-sex marriage cases that could change marriage in the United States, religious leaders on both sides of the debate believe they are on God’s side of the contentious issue. In the months leading up to this week’s Supreme Court hearings, religious leaders from across the…
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Is there a double standard for gay parents? A new study published this month by a Binghamton University research team suggests that gay parents are being judged more harshly than straight parents. Members of Binghamton University’s Interdisciplinary Research Group for the Study of Sexuality and Gender conducted a study of people’s reactions to the parenting behaviors of…
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Should the Supreme Court overturn a federal law that defines marriage as solely between a man and a woman, some married same-sex couples will save $8,000 or more in income tax, a new analysis finds. This week, the court will hear a case challenging the Defense of Marriage Act, a 1996…
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz dug in his heels about gay marriage after an investor complained that the company’s support was eroding its bottom line. “If you feel respectfully that you can get a higher return [than] the 38% you got last year, it’s a free country,” said Schultz, during the annual…
WASHINGTON (CNN) — As partisans argued pointedly over same-sex marriage outside the U.S. Supreme Court building, either hoping for or dreading a landmark decision, justices inside seemed reluctant Tuesday to extend a sweeping constitutional right for gays and lesbian to wed in all 50 states. In the first of two days of hearings on cases…
BY NICOLE MURRAY RAMIREZ The Voice and Viewpoint homophobic attack on 4th District City Council candidate Dwayne Crenshaw is an attack on all of us … period. I call upon all elected officials, civic leaders and communities to take a stand. Speak up as the silence of so many is even more harmful. There are…
The Hillcrest Wind Ensemble will present its 2013 spring concert, Touring the Continent: Music of Europe Saturday, April 13 at the First Unitarian Universalist Church near UCSD hospital. Concert time is 7 p.m. and will feature music from the British Empire, France and Germany. The band will also perform the three winning pieces from their…
SAN DIEGO – Bears San Diego are presenting the Mr. Bear San Diego 2013 contest March 30 at The Hole, 2820 Lytton Street in San Diego starting at 8 p.m. The contest will be a benefit for this year’s Bears San Diego Charities. Empress Roxy Bleau will be emceeing the evening and The Sisters of…
(CNN) — Jean Podrasky, a lesbian whose cousin happens to be Chief Justice John Roberts, will attend this week’s Supreme Court oral arguments on two cases dealing with same-sex marriage, CNN confirmed Monday. In an op-ed emailed to members of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, Podrasky expressed optimism that her first cousin, a conservative,…
(CNN) — After years of struggle on both sides of the issue, the question of same-sex marriage goes before the U.S. Supreme Court this week. People were already lining up outside the court Friday morning for the limited number of seats available Tuesday and Wednesday, when the justices will hear oral arguments on two cases….
