Mozilla: ‘We support marriage equality’

Following the controversy surrounding Mozilla’s new CEO Brendan Eich’s support of Prop. 8, a measure that, for a time, banned same-sex couples from getting married in the state of California, Mozilla have issued a statement stating their unequivocal support of marriage equality. Mitchell Baker, chair of the Mozilla Foundation, and Mark Surman, Mozilla Foundation executive…

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Message from President Obama: ‘Today is deadline to sign up for health care coverage’

Today, March 31 is the deadline for people to enroll for insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act. If you or someone you know doesn’t have health insurance or wants to look at other coverage options, check out www.healthcare.gov today. And act quickly, because if you don’t enroll by the deadline, you won’t be able…

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Americans for Marriage Equality releases new bipartisan polling

WASHINGTON – Americans for Marriage Equality today released new bipartisan polling from TargetPoint and Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (GQRR) which reaffirms the growing support for marriage equality across all demographic groups; shows that marriage equality advocates are winning the fight overall; and demonstrates that Americans increasingly believe the next generation will be better off if…

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New Mozilla CEO, Brendan Eich has a history of same-sex opposition

John Aravosis, the founder of the popular gay blog AmericaBlog.com, is reporting that Brendan Eich, the new CEO of the Mozilla Foundation, a Google-funded organization that oversees a number of ventures include the Firefox browser, donated $1,000 to help support Proposition 8, a measure that, for a time, banned same-sex couples from getting married in…

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U.S. government will recognize marriages of same-sex couples who wed in Michigan

WASHINGTON— The federal government will  recognize same-sex marriages performed in the state of Michigan. Attorney General Eric Holder issued the following statement today on the status of those marriages: “I have determined that the same-sex marriages performed last Saturday in Michigan will be recognized by the federal government.  These families will be eligible for all…

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Hodgepodge

Dronenburg San Diego County Clerk Ernest Dronenburg Jr. is back in the news, particularly with the LGBT community. Why? Many in the community have broken with District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis because she endorsed Dronenburg. Dronenburg asked the state Supreme Court to halt same-sex weddings after the federal court ruled Prop. 8 unconstitutional. He said the…

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