Ninth Circuit Court halts Alaska same-sex marriages

Just as same-sex marriages had started to proceed in Alaska the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a temporary stay halting the weddings for now. The Washington Blade reported that according to the two-page order, same-sex weddings are stayed until Friday at 12 p.m. Pacific Time (3 p.m. Eastern Time) to give state…

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Seoul’s mayor champions gay marriage

SOUTH KOREA — The mayor of the South Korean capital Seoul has become the first mainstream politician in the country to endorse marriage between same-sex couples, reports GayAsiaNews.com. Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon told the San Francisco Examiner that he hoped South Korea would become the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. “I personally…

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Christian printer cites faith in ongoing legal battle with Lexington-Fayette Human Rights Commission

Hands on Originals, a Lexington, Kentucky-based printer, has lost a two-year legal battle for now after the Christian-oriented print shop refused to create T-shirts for a gay pride parade. Reporting for TheBlaze.com, Billy Hallowell notes that, “Greg Munson of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Human Rights Commission announced last Tuesday that Hands on Originals, a T-shirt…

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Harvey Milk’s American Diner releases statement on closure

Following the sudden closure of Harvey Milk’s American Diner last Thursday, information about the future of the restaurant has been confined to speculation on Facebook. Originally the owners of the Diner had indicated that the restaurant would be closed for three days. Today the owners released a statement on the changes that are occurring at…

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