At times the crowd at the Pride Parade was more interesting than the marchers. Call me crazy, but I found the bare-chested hunks on the sidewalk more appealing than the various church groups, worthy as they may be. When the sun became too hot and we moved closer to the buildings for the shade, the…
HARRISONBURG, Va. – Today Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia are filing a federal class action lawsuit seeking the freedom to marry for all same-sex couples in Virginia as well as an end to Virginia’s refusal to recognize marriages same-sex couples have legally entered elsewhere….
Following on the heels of April’s historic announcement by Vietnam’s Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Justice’s Ha Hung Cuong has called for the end of marriage discrimination against same-sex couples. In a statement released Monday, the Justice issued a road map for the eventual legalization of same-sex marriage including the recognition of property between two…
WASHINGTON – Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s (D-NH) legislation to extend benefits to same-sex military couples cleared a major legislative hurdle yesterday after it passed the Senate Veteran’s Affairs Committee on a bipartisan voice vote. The Charlie Morgan Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act would update and expand federal benefits for legally married, same-sex veteran couples and help put…
Late Friday State Attorney General Kamala D. Harris issued the following statement in response to San Diego County Clerk Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr.’s filing asking the state Supreme Court to halt same-sex weddings pending a court hearing. “The filing offers no new arguments that could deny same-sex couples their constitutionally protected civil rights. The federal…
Wow, am I exhausted from a fabulous Pride weekend! So many things to see and do I wasn’t sure if I would have time to make them all. I was changing in and out of outfits faster than Kim Kardashian changes boyfriends. With all the great parties last weekend and so many boys, I was…
AMHERST, Mass. – A new study by psychology researchers suggests that whether parents are gay, lesbian or straight, how well they work together as a couple and support each other in parenting is linked to fewer behavior problems among their adopted children and is more important than their sexual orientation. Rachel H. Farr at the…
Everyone knows that the Supreme Court struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). That means married same-sex couples now qualify for the 1,100+ federal benefits that were previously denied to them. We can’t go through them all, so here are my top 15 benefits for married same-sex couples: IRA and Roth…
BETHESDA, Md.– Global lodging leader, Marriott International, Inc. today dedicated a special collection of photos and tributes to its own associates worldwide, celebrating their weddings and commitment ceremonies. The campaign launches with same-sex couples and will then expand, inviting all families, friends and associates to take part. These photos and tributes may be found on…
RALEIGH, N.C. – Today the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of North Carolina Legal Foundation (ACLU-NCLF) announced plans to challenge North Carolina’s ban on marriage for same-sex couples by amending a federal lawsuit filed against the state last year on behalf of six same-sex couples and their children that challenges North Carolina’s…
