The recent Supreme Court ruling against the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) has far reaching ramifications for many, especially for LGBT U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents and their non-citizen spouses. Until now, these couples have been barred from obtaining immigration status for their non-citizen spouses. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano says the DHS…
General Mills is celebrating gay-pride month with one of its most famous breakfast cereals. The Huffington Post reports that the Minnesota food conglomerate is bringing Lucky Charms out of the closet. The “magically delicious” cereal is serving as the face of the new #LuckyToBe campaign which encourages people with Pride to Tweet and post online their reasons for…
From today, committed gay and lesbian couples across the the state of Delaware can enjoy the equal benefits of marriage. The Delaware Civil Marriage Equality and Religious Freedom Act of 2013 – signed by Gov. Jack Markell in early May – goes into effect today. The Human Rights Campagn (HRC) played a key role in the robust…
The New Yorker is celebrating the Supreme Court rulings with a nod to two of pop culture’s most beloved characters. Cover artist Jack Hunter featured Sesame Street’s Bert and Ernie cuddling in a “moment of joy” while an image of the Supreme Court justices flickers on the television screen just over their shoulders. According to The…
Propelled by two historic rulings for same-sex couples by the U.S. Supreme Court, President Obama was bluntly rebuked over his stance on gay rights on the second stop of his three-country tour in Africa. Visiting Senegal, the president proclaimed, “I want the African people just to hear what I believe,” Mr. Obama said at a…
WASHINGTON – The United States Senate has passed a bi-partisan immigration reform bill by a vote of 68-32. The Senate’s immigration bill provides a pathway to citizenship for the more than a quarter million LGBT adults living in the U.S., and provides an expedited path to citizenship for undocumented LGBT youth who have lived in…
In what LGBT activists are hailing as a major step forward, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued the first revision in nearly a decade including, among other points, a decidedly pro-LGBT message. “Sexual-minority youth should not be considered abnormal,” said its new materials released on Monday entitled “Office-Based Care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and…
President Barack Obama on DOMA: “I applaud the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act. This was discrimination enshrined in law. It treated loving, committed gay and lesbian couples as a separate and lesser class of people. The Supreme Court has righted that wrong, and our country is better off for…
“DOMA writes inequality into the entire United States Code.” “DOMA’s principal effect is to identify a subset of state sanctioned marriages and make them unequal. The principal purpose is to impose inequality, not for other reasons like governmental efficiency. Responsibilities, as well as rights, enhance the dignity and integrity of the person. “And DOMA contrives…
The Supreme Court is due to deliver its decisions on the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California’s Proposition 8 any day now, and as our nation prepares to enter into what promises to be a historic week for gay rights, the NOH8 Campaign is proud to present the NOH8 photos and Be Heard statements of 67…
