Who says that times aren’t a-changin’ for the better? This year promises to be a year of legislative progress for California; and new legislation broadening protections for LGBT persons is evidence that California is moving toward equalizing the rights of all of its citizens. The changes effective this year will touch many members of the…
VALETTA, Malta – The Maltese government is set to recognize gay couples by law and has stated that its cohabitation bill, first promised 14 years ago, will also legislate for civil partnerships. The Times of Malta reported that a Justice Ministry spokesman said, in reply to questions put in the wake of an opinion piece…
Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum has an ally in San Diego Chargers’ quarterback Philip Rivers following his official endorsement of the Republican candidate. Rivers, an Alabama native, praised Santorum for his conservative values including his views on traditional marriage. “I am supporting Rick Santorum for president because of his stance on issues that attack vital Christian…
Some of the largest organizations in the United States are speaking out against North Carolina’s Amendment One—a discriminatory measure against same-sex marriage that will appear on the state’s May 8, 2012 ballot. Cathy Bessant, Global Technology & Operations Executive at Bank of America – one of the many financial institutions headquartered in North Carolina —…
Spring is upon us and love is in the air! But, before you offer your sweetie your heart and your ring (or accept the same), make sure to keep in mind the California laws governing the exchange of the shiny circular bands symbolizing your commitment. Generally, the engagement ring belongs to the proposer, not the…
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) called on Mitt Romney Friday to fire his National Finance Chair Frank Vandersloot who has a long history of anti-LGBT extremism, and the organization needs the help of LGBT Americans to petition for his removal. Glenn Greenwald details VanderSloot’s radical positions and points out how Mitt Romney has been the…
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley has signed an historic bill extending marriage rights to gay and lesbian couples in the state. In a grand signing ceremony in Annapolis O’Malley said, “For a free and diverse people, for a people of many faiths, for a people committed to the principle of religious freedom, the…
For most of your life, people have been making decisions on your behalf without you. When you were born, for instance, they decided whether you were a boy or a girl (usually, though not always, based on obvious visual clues). Because of that, they hung a gender-specific moniker on you, dressed you in pink or…
Susana Martinez, the Latina Republican governor of New Mexico, needed a new do. Her stylist, a gay man upset by her support of laws against same-sex marriage, refused her service. Is he an activist? Or is he simply as intolerant as she? This was the conundrum posed by a talk-radio host who subscribed affirmatively to…
TRENTON, N.J. – In response to the plaintiff’s request for reconsideration, a New Jersey Superior Court has reinstated the federal equal protection claim in a Lambda Legal case seeking marriage equality on behalf of Garden State Equality and seven same-sex couples and their children harmed by the state’s unequal civil union system. Garden State Equality,…
