With only a few hours until the first-ever national referendum for marriage equality, now is the time to stand with Ireland, writes Hayley Miller on the HRC Blog. While momentum builds in Ireland, thousands of people from around the country, major organizations, celebrities and big-named brands have come out to show their support for loving, committed same-sex…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sixty percent of Americans now support same-sex marriage, as the Supreme Court prepares to rule on its constitutionality next month, reports Justin McCarthy for Gallup. This is up from 55% last year and is the highest Gallup has found on the question since it was first asked in 1996. Public support for…
As Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan launched the Yes Equality Your Yes Matters get out the vote campaign in Ireland Sunday polls showed that the Yes vote was still in the lead, although down from higher percentages in the mid-70s just weeks ago. “I’m voting YES because I want to live in a country that is…
Assembly Joint Resolution (AJR) 16, authored by Assemblymembers Richard Bloom, Eduardo Garcia and Evan Low and sponsored by Equality California, has been introduced in the State Assembly in response to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) new blood donor guidelines that continue to discriminate against gay and bisexual men. The new proposed FDA guidelines would…
This week the LGBT community finally hit what I hope is rock bottom. Two prominent gay hoteliers met with Ted Cruz to reputedly have a “fireside chat.” Mati Weiderpass and Ian Reisner hosted Sen. Cruz, who is a vocal opponent of same-sex marriage and has said that the “gay” community is waging a “jihad” on…
As the Supreme Court hears oral arguments to legalize same-sex marriage in the United States, it is important to acknowledge the spark that started the marriage equality firestorm. Conventional wisdom says, “Success has many fathers, failure is an orphan.” That is why it is critical that we look back at how the same-sex marriage debate…
The Supreme Court appeared sharply divided Tuesday along ideological lines on whether the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage, but Justice Anthony Kennedy, a pivotal vote, seemed open to legalizing gay marriage nationwide, reports Reuters. Kennedy appeared to be tipping toward recognizing a nationwide right to marriage based on his emphasis on the nobility…
While his campaign touts his outreach to gay Republicans, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio told David Brody of the Christian Broadcasting Network this weekend that anyone who believes that gay people have a constitutional right to marriage have a “ridiculous and absurd reading of the U.S. Constitution,” reports Right Wing Watch. “There is no federal constitutional…
Cruz’s bills as reported by Bloomberg “would establish a constitutional amendment shielding states that define marriage as between one woman and one man from legal action” and “bar federal courts from further weighing in on the marriage issue until such an amendment is adopted.” Ted Cruz’s latest radical stunt follows his participation at a head-scratching…
Irish musician and singer-songwriter Hozier has released a video in support of Ireland’s same-sex marriage referendum due to take place May 22. The Take Me To Church singer has released the short YouTube video (aboive) as part of the Staight Up For Equality campaign, which was created in an effort to persuade straight people to…
