(CNN) — Episcopal priests will be allowed to conduct services blessing same-sex relationships under a policy approved Tuesday at the church’s national convention in Indianapolis. The convention’s House of Bishops approved the provisional policy 111-41 with three abstentions Monday, clearing it for consideration by the House of Deputies, which approved it Tuesday evening. The policy…
MENLO PARK, Calif. (CNN) – Last weekend, Facebook, the 900-million-person social network, updated its marriage icons to include one for men who marry men and one for women who marry women. The changes took place automatically for many people. James Lazar, a 38-year-old Chicago man who is married to a man, updated his status because…
PARIS – France’s prime minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault has told parliament that gay couples will be permitted to marry and adopt children in 2013.
LONDON – The U.K. deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, has voiced personal support for religious same-sex marriage rights. In an interview to mark last week’s World Pride festival in London, Clegg said churches should not be prevented from conducting same-sex weddings if they wished. Clegg told the London Evening Standard: “This is a personal view…
Seniors view with wonder the Gay America of today: schools with gay/lesbian clubs; mainstream businesses that openly court us; books which once got you arrested are everywhere; marriage and military service are now possible. Proud to be an American? You bet. Sad to say, things are still not perfect and bigots, like the poor, will…
Teens from Orange County, California have released an online PSA featuring Betty DeGeneres to raise awareness for Seth’s Law – which requires California schools to enact anti-bullying policies. More info below or here. This week the teens are also contributing posts about bullying to Huffington Post Gay Voices and Youth Voices. The young adults are…
Moline, Ill. (CNN) – An Illinois same-sex couple says they were banned from possibly renting a Moline, Ill. reception hall last week, because they are gay. The manager of the University Club in downtown Moline told WQAD-TV that she refused to let the couple see or rent the space for a reception because of her…
What should you do for someone who has forever changed your life in a positive and fundamental way? How would you honor a person who has improved your life on this planet? Would you take that person on a trip of a lifetime? Would you give her or him maid service for a year? Would…
A New York state Senate candidate may lose the support of the Republican Party after local leaders learned she was married to a woman. Mike Long, New York Conservative Party Chairman, said the group would be reviewing her endorsement for a Senate seat in the Hudson Valley in light of her now-public same-sex marriage. “I…
SEATTLE (KCPQ) — As part of a busy weekend for the city, Seattle is hosting one of the nation’s largest gay pride celebrations. But as people celebrate, many are looking ahead to November, when Washingtonians will vote on same-sex marriage. “It’s a big year with Referendum 74 on the ballot this year, so I wanted…
