Conservatives are slowly, slowly coming around on marriage equality. Gay Star News reports: According to a poll by the Pew Research Center, over the past decade a growing minority of conservatives are starting to support marriage equality. Today roughly three in ten of Republicans (29%) and political conservatives (30%) are gay marriage supporters. Twelve years […]
I’m getting married in 3 days and I’m having some reservations. Not about my betrothed (she’s fabulous!) but rather about what’s going to happen when we come home after saying, “I do”. We live in Arizona, one of the special states that have both a state statute and a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between
Is the US Supreme Court set to make more history this session on LGBT rights? Lisa Keen at Keen News Service reports: Meanwhile, there are other gay-related cases with the potential to come before the Supreme Court this session -some in follow up to the marriage equality cases, some within the ongoing clash over whether
We had quite a week for same sex proposals and weddings this week. Grey’s Anatomy actor T.R. Knight married his partner. Towleroad.com reports: Former Grey’s Anatomy actor T.R. Knight married his boyfriend Patrick on Friday, US Weekly reports: “It [was] very small and quiet,” an insider reveals to Us. One of the more famous faces
In the wake of his damaging comments about gays – telling gay customers they could go buy another company’s pasta – Guido Barilla met with gay organizations in Italy to try to smooth things over. Joe.My.God reports: Barilla met Arcigay, Arcilesbica, Famiglie Arcobaleno, Gaynet and Equality Italia associations at the Regione Emilia-Romagna headquarters, where former
Here’s our quick round-up of the stories that don’t warrant a full posting on the blog, or that we just didn’t have time to add. We’re able to get more news and analysis to you this way every day – enjoy! Croatia: Almost 300 European LGBT rights advocates gathered in Croatia this last week to
When couples marry, eventually some of them will divorce. Lizzie Crocker at The Daily Beast looks at the flip side of the marriage equality debate. Few couples say “I do” with the assumption that they’ll at some point break that vow. In recent years, marriage-equality advocates have channeled their energy into momentous victories on the
In a victory that’s been years in the making, Exxon Mobil will finally offer benefits to married same-sex employees. Pink News reports: Exxon Mobil Corp announced on Friday that it plans to begin recognising “all legal marriages”, when deciding eligibility for health care plans for its 77,000 employees and retirees in the US. The announcement
AFER has released a new map and a list detailing the current marriage equality initiatives going on around the US. AFER reports: After the historic Supreme Court victories in June that paved the way for marriage equality in California and for all legally married couples to receive federal benefits, there is renewed energy from coast
The writers of the new Batwoman comic are quitting after DC Comics stepped in to block a number of planned storylines, including a wedding to the character’s female partner. Towleroad.com reports: Unfortunately, in recent months, DC has asked us to alter or completely discard many long-standing storylines in ways that we feel compromise the character
