Louis Marinelli, a former strategist for the grassroots and online campaigning activity of the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), has changed teams. The once ardent opponent of same-sex marriage equality claims to have undergone a “transition” in favor of civil marriage between LGBT couples. In an interview with Good As You journalist Jeremy Hooper, who…
The Irish edition of tabloid news magazine The Sun recently covered the story of Penny Lawrence, a 28-year-old woman suffering from Genetic Sexual Attraction (GSA) who is now pregnant with her father’s child. Now, Carolyn Castiglia, a blogger for Babble.com, argues that while empathy for such a condition is important, it may also confuse the…
The UK Gay News reports that Friday, April 1 will mark the tenth anniversary of the world’s first legal gay marriage. On the same date in 2001, four couples – one female and three male – tied the knot in Amsterdam in a joint ceremony presided over by the city’s Mayor, Job Cohen. The ceremony…
In a follow up to our Behind the Scenes news story about Canvass for a Cause (CFAC), LGBT Weekly has gotten an exclusive story on what the organization expects from the mega-retailer in the following weeks, according to reps canvassing today outside a Target store in Poway. Reps for CFAC, who identified themselves as volunteers…
A poll taken today by Washington Post-ABC News reflects the increase of support for the right to marriage for same-sex couples. This is the third national poll within the past few months that shows a majority of supporters for the freedom to marry for all. With 53% of Americans supporting this freedom, it is clear…
According to MSNBC.com, a new poll conducted by the Pew Center suggests that highly visible gay families may be changing the way Americans view and accept alternative family structures. The nationally representative survey polled 2,961 Americans – and overall results revealed participants to be more supportive of two-parent gay and lesbian families than they are…
As part of its 2012 Election news coverage, ThinkProgress reported yesterday that possible Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich and his associates contributed more than $850,000 to a 2010 campaign against the three Iowa Supreme Court justices supported marriage equality. The report follows evidence that Gingrich also gave $200,000 to the anti-marriage equality group Iowa for…
Lambda Legal National Marriage Project Director Jennifer C. Pizer issued a proud statement today in response to the bicameral introduction of the Respect for Marriage Act. Beginning with a brief background on the formulation and passage of DOMA in 1996, Pizer explained that Congress “made a theoretical pronouncement” based on outdated views and popular anxiety….
After voting to initiate legal defense of the Defense of Marriage Act earlier this month, House Republican leaders now turn to their lawyers for action. The House GOP legal counsel will take on Edith Windsor, her legal representatives and the Department of Justice when their case comes before the court on May 9, 2011. U.S….
USC law professor David B. Cruz is scheduled to give a presentation on current legal issues surrounding constitutional law, LGBT marriage rights and sex & gender law on Thursday, March 17 at California Western School of Law. The presentation is an entry in the school’s Diversity Speaker Series, a 2009 initiative aimed at developing and…
