BOSTON – Mayor Thomas Menino has written to Chick-fil-A president, Dan Cathy taking the anti-LGBT fast food chain to task and urging them to back out of their plans to open a location in Boston. Menino criticizes Cathy for opposing same-sex marriage and for saying that the generation that supports it has an “arrogant attitude.”…
NEW YORK (CNN) – Gay marriage is generating millions of dollars for New York City’s economy. Since gay marriage was legalized in New York state a year ago, marriage license fees, local celebrations and wedding-related purchases have boosted New York City’s economy by $259 million. “Marriage equality has made our city more open, inclusive and…
Washington, DC – Following a campaign by Freedom to Marry to include a plank supporting marriage for same-sex couples in this year’s national Democratic Party platform, Congressman Barney Frank, a member of platform drafting committee, confirmed today that the committee has unanimously approved such language. The platform will be finalized at a meeting of the…
A judge’s decision Wednesday played in the favor of five same-sex couples who will not face deportation despite the ongoing battle arising from the Defense of Marriage Act – a discriminatory policy that has prevented all five couples from petitioning for the foreign-born partner citizen relief program. Petitioners in the lawsuit were granted the right…
In response to the recent homophobic statements released by Chick Fil A, Canvass for a Cause, along with other local organizations like San Diego Alliance for Marriage Equality, will be endorsing the National Same Sex Kiss Day. Chick Fil A officially came out against the LGBT community last week, saying that the chain only supports…
INDIANAPOLIS – The Episcopal Church has approved a new liturgy for blessing same-sex unions, two proposals adding gender identity and expression to the Church’s nondiscrimination canons for ordained ministry and in the “life, worship, and governance of the Church,” and a resolution supporting legislation for equal immigration rights for same-sex couples. The votes took place…
PHOENIX – A member of the Arizona Tourism Advisory Council has resigned from his appointment in protest after the Republican governor’s continued attempts to revoke benefits for same-sex couples that work for the state, reports The Arizona Republic. Edwin Leslie, who lives with his partner and their son in Phoenix, delivered his resignation to Gov….
WASHINGTON – A new report on gay and lesbian parenting, which purports to show the “very harmful” affects of having gay and lesbian parents, has been described as flawed, misleading, scientifically unsound and disparaging to lesbian and gay parents by organizations that protect and advance the freedoms and equality of LGBT Americans. The paper, New…
LONDON – Gay and lesbian couples will be eligible for free fertility treatment on the NHS (National Health Service), the publicly funded healthcare system in the United Kingdom, under controversial new proposals. According to a Sky News report, same-sex couples would be allowed artificial insemination, even if they don’t have a diagnosed fertility problem, according…
An appeals court in Boston ruled Thursday that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is discriminatory against same-sex couples resulting in a ruling that called the unfair law unconstitutional. The ruling said DOMA “interferes with the right of a state to define marriage and denies married gay couples federal benefits given to heterosexual married couples,…
