President Barack Obama’s support of gay marriage has not translated into more backing from Michigan voters overall, a new poll shows, and four in 10 self-described independents say they are less likely to vote for him because of it. “The fact that only 17 percent of polled independent voters were supportive of the President’s stance […]
Jamie Nabozny agreed to this interview shortly after testifying to the bullying task force established in Minnesota by Governor Mark Dayton in an executive order . Jamie Nabozny won a Landmark Lawsuit in Federal court which rocked the public education system with the message that no child should be bullied. This does include people who identify
Just hours after the LGBT advocacy group “Truth Wins Out” published an interview in which a senior Salvation Army official in Australia said the belief that gays must die is part of the Salvation Army’s “Christian doctrine,” the organization issued an apology to the LGBT community. Major Andrew Craibe, Territorial Media Relations Director for the
Suze Orman is doing a Saturday night show on marriage equality and the financial reasons it is so important, at 9 pm ET on CNBC. Says Orman in a preview of the show. “Here I sit in front of you. A 61-year-old woman who has been gay my entire life. Who has been in a
David Blankenhorn, a national figure in the movement against same-sex marriage, has recanted his opposition, saying “the time has come for me to accept gay marriage and emphasize the good that it can do.” Mr. Blankenhorn, the founder and president of theInstitute for American Values, wrote an influential book that argued against same-sex marriage in
Whilst my mother has improved exponentially in her tolerance of, if not acceptance of my sexual orientation, I know that this is an issue that most of us face every day. In a way this casual dissonance from close family members harms more than the blatant hate that is directed our way from the general,
If you missed out on Sharon Needles at The Express this past Saturday, shame on you. But, we’ve collected some photos and videos to share if you want to see what you missed or just relive it, if you were there! CAUTION: Turn down your audio, these videos are loud!
My mother has been watching her grand-kids this past week. During the summer of 2011 I babysat my nephew Logan. Like any child, he was afraid of thunderstorms. My mother came back to me with an interesting story about how his parents are reacting to his fear of thunderstorms amongst other scary topics. The key
This Father’s Day, Todd and I received one of the best gifts any person, father or not, can receive — the gift of overwhelming love and support. Earlier this year, we were approached by representatives from JCPenney about our family being part of their Father’s Day catalog celebrating the diversity of real-life dads. We
Eriq Escalon was raised in Clovis, he was tragiclly murdered·early Tuesday evening in the Diamond Heights district of San Francisco.·He was a member of the Concord Blue Devils Colorguard. The family also ordered 1,000 rainbow wristbands in his memory, and money raised from selling the wristbands will be used to set up a Blue Devils
