Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley was confident that the state’s same-sex marriage bill would eventually pass the Senate and be on his desk for signature according to an interview the governor hosted at SiriusXM Radio show OutQ on Wednesday, just one day shy of its victory win. “I believed that in my short service to the…
Maine’s Secretary of State, Charlie Summers, confirmed Thursday that same-sex marriage advocates have collected enough signatures to allow a ballot measure this November that, if passed, would extend the freedom to marry to gay and lesbian couples. “Over the past few years, marriage supporters have been talking to their friends, families, coworkers and neighbors about…
Same-sex couples who wish to marry in the state of Maryland anticipate a major victory after its legislature passed a bill Thursday that would legalize gay marriage in the state. The measure is expected to be signed into law after the Senate passed the bill with a 25-22 vote, and comes following a vote of…
Dick Cheney is said to be a major participant in a lobbying campaign to push same-sex marriage legislation in Maryland according to reports at The Baltimore Sun. The former vice president has been vocal in his support for gay and lesbian marriage and his support for the LGBT community has since increased since leaving his…
Gov. Chris Christie has followed through on his promise to reject a same-sex marriage bill which was passed by the state Assembly Wednesday. The governor took “swift action” to veto the bill Friday, with earlier comments to send the issue to a state referendum. As to whether the state would entertain a same-sex marriage referendum…
Washington State Gov. Chris Gregoire signed into legislation Monday a Washington law that would allow same-sex couples to legally marry in the state. “I’m proud that our same-sex couples will no longer be treated as separate but equal,” Gregoire said in wake of its passage. “They will be equal in the great state of Washington.”…
Robin Tyler has reportedly filed for divorce from Diane Olson on Jan. 25 according to reports at LGBT POV. Tyler’s Facebook page reflected a newly-announced ‘separation’ from her partner Thursday. Tyler and Olson were the first lesbian couple who filed the first lawsuit in 2004 against the state of California to win same-sex marriage…
The LGBT community celebrates another win amid the state of Washington approving a same-sex marriage bill that passed Wednesday. The Senate approved the measure Feb. 1, and the bill later headed to the House where it passed with a 55-43 vote Wednesday. Same-sex marriage in Washington is expected to become the law after Gov. Chris…
BY STAMPP CORBIN Publisher, LGBTweekly.com Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional. Prop 8 was voted into law in 2008 and established in the California Constitution that marriage is the union between one man and one woman. The ruling does not mean same-sex couples can…
A Christian pastor is calling for a national boycott of Starbucks Coffee in wake of the company’s support of same-sex marriage in the state of Washington. Pastor Steven Andrew of USA Christian Ministries called for all Christian Americans to stop their support of the giant coffee chain in an online blog published a day before…
