Hawaii really did happen for Shayne and Christian when companies and wedding vendors from around the island donated their time and efforts to make their beautiful wedding take place — in less than 10 hours! Watch this feelgood video and see how the pair #LetHawaiiHappen.
The Hawaii state legislature has passed a vital measure that will ensure transgender people are able to change their birth certificates to reflect their correct name and gender without unnecessarily expensive and invasive obstacles. Gov. David Ige is expected to sign the legislation into law. “Transgender people already face difficult obstacles in being able to…
As the Supreme Court hears oral arguments to legalize same-sex marriage in the United States, it is important to acknowledge the spark that started the marriage equality firestorm. Conventional wisdom says, “Success has many fathers, failure is an orphan.” That is why it is critical that we look back at how the same-sex marriage debate…
When Joshua Alameda Franklin, a gay father of two, found out that his sons were being bullied at school he decided to do something about it. The Huffington Post reported that Franklin says he needed his community on the Big Island of Hawaii to know that violence and bullying his children over his sexual orientation…
Today the Hawaii state Senate passed marriage equality legislation, putting the Aloha State on track to become the next state where gay and lesbian couples can legally marry. The legislation now heads to the desk of Gov. Neil Abercrombie for signature. Sponsored by state Sen. Brickwood Galuteria in the state Senate and under the leadership of…
Late Monday night, the Hawaii Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor voted 5-2 to advance the marriage bill to the Senate floor. This is a first and crucial step towards winning marriage equality in Hawaii. In the group of over 1800 testifiers, Gov. Abercrombie, who ordered the special legislative session for marriage, the state’s Attorney…
After the late June Supreme Court decision allowing same-sex couples to wed in California, marriage equality had a quiet late summer and early fall. That ended Monday, with the enforcement of a state court decision making New Jersey the 14th state with marriage equality. Gov. Chris Christie’s decision to stop his appeal promises that this…
HONOLULU — Members of Hawaii’s Congressional delegation are uniting to express their support for marriage equality in Hawaii. Sens. Mazie Hirono and Brian Schatz and Reps. Colleen Hanabusa and Tulsi Gabbard released statements of support, each urging Gov. Neil Abercrombie and the state legislature to pass the freedom to marry in Hawaii without delay. “We’re…
According to Gallup surveys conducted from June-December 2012, the percentage of U.S. adults who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) ranges from 1.7% in North Dakota to 5.1% in Hawaii and 10% in the District of Columbia. Residents in the District of Columbia were most likely to identify as LGBT (10%). Among states,…
Hawaii resident Jim Nabors, known for his starring role in the 1960s television sitcom Gomer Pyle, USMC, has married his longtime male partner, Hawaii News Now reports Nabors, 82, told Hawaii News Now that he married his companion of 38 years, Stan Cadwallader, who’s 64, in Seattle Jan. 15. Nabors, speaking to Hawaii News Now…
