LGBT rights advocates in Maine gathered more than 5,000 signatures this weekend for a petition to put gay marriage on the 2012 ballot. In coordination with local gay rights organization Equality Maine, same-sex marriage supporters rallied throughout the state to collect signatures and educate the public about marriage equality. According to the Houston Chronicle, volunteers…
Ellen DeGeneres wasn’t included on the original star-studded guest list for the highly-publicized Kardashian-Humphries wedding this weekend; but never one to shy away from an awkward situation, the openly lesbian talk show host simply took matters into her own hands – via Twitter. “No invitation to @KimKardashian’s wedding yet,” DeGeneres tweeted on the eve of…
Two of the nation’s largest insurance companies have elected to extend coverage to same-sex married couples at a reduced rate. While most insurance companies offer discounted rates for different-sex couples, State Farm and Allstate allow married gay couples and domestic partners to take advantage of a lower insurance premium in the eight states where gay…
Republican politician and Tea Party member Christine O’Donnell walked out of an interview with Piers Morgan on Wednesday after being asked to comment on her views regarding gay marriage. The host of CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight” was reportedly puzzled by O’Donnell’s unexpected exit, and stated that his question about the Tea Party member’s stance on…
Alix Genter of New Jersey is getting married next summer in New York City; and last weekend, she and her family went to a local Somers’ Point bridal shop called “Here Comes The Bride” to select a dress for the long-awaited occasion. However, upon reading Genter’s customer information form and seeing that the word “groom”…
Governor Peter Shumlin of Vermont recently fulfilled a promise made during his gubernatorial campaign to officiate over the wedding of a local lesbian couple. According to the Associated Press, Shumlin presided over the marriage of Michele “Mitch” Beck, 55, and Ann Beck, 56, in a small ceremony held at his Montpelier office. The democratic governor,…
LGBT-rights activist and gay marriage advocate Patricia Baker lost her battle with lung cancer Sunday at age 55. The Rhode Island native was a local champion for the gay community, working tirelessly to achieve federal recognition of same-sex marriage throughout the country. According to the Providence Journal, Baker fought diligently to achieve marriage equality despite…
Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann appeared Sunday on several morning talk shows where she side-stepped questions about her attitude toward the gay community. Bachmann, who referred to homosexuality as “personal bondage” in a 2004 interview, refused to answer directly when hosts suggested that her anti-gay political stance is reflective of her prejudice against LGBT people….
In the wake of countless TV and movie plotlines pitting heterosexual couples against themselves for the sake of laugh, “Husbands” stands to bring a much-needed breath of fresh air to the increasingly cliché “rom-com” genre. Produced by “Battlestar Galactica,” “Torchwood” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” executive producer Jane Espenson and directed by award-winning “Friends,” “Desperate…
President Sebastian Pinera of Chile proposed legislation Tuesday that aims to guarantee the legal recognition of gay civil unions throughout the country. If the measure becomes law, gay couples will be afforded a number of rights currently reserved for opposite-sex married couples, such as social benefits and inheritance rights. According to the Associated Foreign Press…
