In an announcement, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring has said that his office will join the growing consensus of opinion in arguing that the state ban on marriage for lesbian and gay couples should be overturned. There are two cases in federal court challenging the Commonwealth’s marriage amendment and Herring is urging the courts to rule…
WASHINGTON – A new report from the Human Rights Campaign shows that President Obama’s unprecedented usage of words including “lesbian,” “gay,” “bisexual” and “transgender” in his public statements is contributing immensely to the political mainstreaming of LGBT people and marriage equality within American society. The report, which also examines the public statements of former Presidents George…
Today, six same-sex couples and Equality Florida Institute are filing a lawsuit in Florida state court in Miami seeking the freedom to marry. The lawsuit argues that Florida’s laws barring same-sex couples from marriage violate the United States Constitution by denying them the legal protections and equal dignity that having the freedom to marry provides….
NEW YORK – With Valentine’s Day just a month away, many LGBT couples will celebrate their love by forming a legal union. A City Hall wedding has always had a certain element of grit and hipness, but can it be fabulous? At Duane Street Hotel in Downtown New York, that answer is a resounding yes,…
Today U.S. District Judge Terence Kern ruled that Oklahoma’s ban on marriage equality is unconstitutional. His ruling is stayed pending appeal, meaning marriages will not occur immediately in the state. Two plaintiff couples, Mary Bishop and Sharon Baldwin and Gay Phillips and Susan Barton, filed their case, Bishop v. Oklahoma, in the U.S. District Court for…
Nigeria has pased tough new anti-gay laws including outlawing gay marriage, public displays of same-sex relationships and belonging to gay groups. According to Aljazeera, Reuben Abatim, President Goodluck Jonathan’s spokesman, said that the president signed the bill because it was consistent with the attitudes of most people toward homosexuality in the West African nation. “I can confirm that the president…
When I attended an LGBT political training session in December, I expected to learn about financing, polling and voter identification. I did not expect to learn a new way to play Whac-A-Mole, but it was one of the more useful things I took home. For those not familiar with the arcade/midway game, Whac-A-Mole has the…
Newly ordained staff at Long Beach’s Hotel Maya are set to officiate walk-in wedding ceremonies at the hotel amid the lush landscape and tropical gardens of a romantic waterfront setting. Hotel Maya’s all-new walk-in wedding package is a fast and easy choice for couples recently engaged from the holidays, long-term couples benefiting from same-sex marriage…
Today the United States Supreme Court issued a stay temporarily suspending the issuance of marriage licenses to lesbian and gay couples in Utah. Hundreds of couples have been married since U.S. District Judge Robert J. Shelby ruled Dec. 20 that the state’s ban on such unions violated constitutional guarantees of equal protection and due process….
Media Matters for America reveals its response to Fox News’ Keith Ablow claim that “marriage died in 2013.” Fox News’ resident anti-LGBT pop psychologist Keith Ablow boldly declared that “marriage died in 2013,” badly misreading a recent court decision in Utah to blame same-sex marriage supporters for turning marriage into the “the Wild West.” In…
