(CNN) — Sen. Tim Johnson, D-South Dakota, on Monday joined the wave of senators from his party who are endorsing same-sex marriage for the first time. The third-term senator, who’s not seeking re-election next year, said in a statement his “views have evolved sufficiently to support marriage equality legislation.” “This position doesn’t require any religious…
LONDON (CNN) — UK and world leaders led tributes to Britain’s “Iron Lady,” former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on Monday, with words reflecting on her passion, courage and determination — as well as her polarizing politics. “Margaret Thatcher took a country that was on its knees and made Britain stand tall again,” Prime Minister David…
http://youtu.be/YDnCXwOsQnU Almost two weeks after punk folk female icon Michelle Shocked made comments deemed highly offensive to a crowd at a San Francisco concert about same-sex marriage, the singer appeared on CNN’s Piers Morgan to offer an equally offensive apology. You will recall, and as it was reported here, Ms. Shocked was appearing at Yoshi…
(CNN) — The dean overseeing Johns Hopkins University Medical School said Friday that controversial comments made by faculty member Ben Carson, a neurosurgeon and outspoken conservative, went against the “core values” of the school. This follows remarks last week by Carson which some saw as equating homosexuality with criminal acts of pedophilia and bestiality. He…
(CNN) — The ranks of Senate Democrats who back same-sex marriage grew Friday morning by two as Indiana’s Joe Donnelly and North Dakota’s Heidi Heitkamp came out publically in support of overturning a federal law banning marriages between men and women. “With the recent Supreme Court arguments and accompanying public discussion of same-sex marriage, I…
VELDEN. Austria – From Aug. 29 to Sept 1, the international LGBT community and their friends will again be visiting the beautiful Lake Woerthersee in Austria for the 6th annual Pink Lake Festival. The official hotel partner, and heart of the festival this year, is the historic and beautiful Villa Bulfon, situated directly on Lake…
(CNN) — Two of the late President Ronald Reagan’s children are taking opposing stances on same-sex marriage, as Supreme Court justices weigh a federal ban prohibiting marriages between gays and lesbians. Michael Reagan, a conservative author, defended a controversial op-ed piece warning of a “slippery slope” after same-sex marriage approval during an interview with CNN’s…
(CNN) — It’s not just the United States grappling with the issue of same-sex marriage. Many countries around the world are re-examining their laws, and some appear to be on the brink of changing them. Senators in Uruguay approved a marriage equality bill Tuesday that puts them on course to be the 12th country in…
PARIS (CNN) — The French Senate will debate a controversial bill Thursday that would extend the right to marry and adopt to same-sex couples. The lower house has already approved the legislation, in the face of protests from those opposed to the measure. If it passes the Senate, it would mark the biggest step forward…
(CNN) — Former President Bill Clinton will be the first recipient of GLAAD’s “Advocate for Change” award at the organization’s Media Awards in Los Angeles. “During his administration, Clinton became the first U.S. president to appoint out gay and lesbian people to all levels of government.” GLAAD officials said in a statement. “President Clinton’s support…
