As the same-sex marriage debate continues in New Zealand, lawmakers discussing a bill proposing the traditional definition of marriage have said it was inspired by U.S President Barack Obama’s endorsement of gay marriage. One of the sponsors of the bill, Louisa Wall, an openly gay member of the opposition Labor Party, expressed that Obama’s endorsement […]
The fight to include a marriage equality plank in the 2012 Democratic Party platform is heating up as one LGBT advocate drew on support from Democratic governors and the late Sen. Ted Kennedy in testimony urging platform committee members to adopt such language. Members of the platform drafting committee are holding a national hearing this
In 2005 I met former executive director at Marriage Equality New York (MENY) and current co-president of Marriage Equality USA (MEUSA), Cathy Marino-Thomas and her beautiful wife Sheila at loveandpride.com‘s opening ceremony. In front of a large crowd, they exchanged wedding vows affirming their love and commitment to one another. I thought: this woman really
One of the most virulently anti-gay Catholic officials in the United States, Salvatore Cordileone, who is considered the father of Proposition 8, has been named the new Archbishop of San Francisco. Highly-regarded Whispers In The Loggia blogger Rocco Palmo is stunned. Depending on how one looks at things, this Friday morning brings either the most
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Gay marriage comments are nothing new. Many are, and continue to be, meritless arguments. Recently, dot429 posted a picture (below) to its Facebook page. Since its posting, there have been over 5,000 comments- most positive, and others…not so much. After reading through some of the negative comments, I decided to make a list of my
The Prime Minister also compared the Church, which is fighting the plans, with the Conservative Party for the way it locked out homosexuals for so long. In remarks to a reception for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans-sexual community in 10 Downing Street on Tuesday evening, Mr Cameron paid tribute to Tony Blair’s Government for the
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Boston Mayor Thomas Menino spoke out against Chick-fil-A, promising not to let the chicken chain enter the city, after the company’s president and COO Dan Cathy made anti-gay marriage comments. Now, he has sent a strongly worded letter to Chick-fil-A. “I was angry to learn on the hells of your prejudiced statements about your search for a
Chick-fil-A, home of chicken-loving bigots, is in the middle of a PR nightmare. After Chick-fil-A’s COO admitted to being anti-gay, the Jim Henson Company (bless their heart) pulled their toys from Chick-fil-A’s kids meals. Only Chick-fil-A claimed the toys were pulled because of a “possible safety issue”. That, of course, is a complete lie. A lie that
