Hawaii Civil Unions Stall

  HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers declined to vote Friday on a bill that would have allowed same-sex civil unions, effectively doing away with the measure. State House leaders said a narrow majority of representatives would have voted for civil unions, but they decided to indefinitely postpone a decision on whether to grant gay and […]

Lesbian couples wanted for research study on Proposition 8

The aim of this research is to explore the meaning of marriage to lesbian couples marginalized by the California State Supreme Court ruling on Proposition 8 and the affects of minority stress on some lesbian couples now barred from the legal institution of marriage in California.  The research focus is on the lived experiences of

Freedom To Marry Day

    Unmarried same-sex couples who wish to marry AND married same-sex and opposite sex couples AND all those who support them are invited to attend! This is an annual, National event happening in cities across the nation during Freedom to Marry Week! What will happen: We’ll go in to the County Clerk’s office at

VIDEO: Prop 8 Trial Re-enactment, Day 1 Chapter 1

Day 1 Chapter 1 of the Proposition 8 Trial Re-enactment presented by MarriageTrial.com. Opening statements begin at min. 15:02. Produced by John Ainsworth & John Ireland. Copyright John Ireland Productions, LLC.

Fewer troops fired in 2009 for being openly gay

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department last year dismissed the fewest number of service members for violating its "don’t ask, don’t tell policy" than it had in more than a decade. The 2009 figure, a sharp decline from the previous year, comes from President Barack Obama’s first year in office. He opposes the policy but

Gregory Maguire, Author of Wicked, Does A Good Deed

Gregory Maguire, author of "Wicked," will be coming to Fresno State in May, 2010, for "Oz – The Books Conference." Read more about it HERE. More details coming soon.   OZ: THE BOOKS CONFERENCE May 14-16, 2010 California State University, Fresno Guest speakers and book signings by authors including: • Gregory Maguire –  author of “Wicked,” “Son

Strategy

  Is it déjà vu? Is it me? Seems like a repeat, but here we go again… Rumors of a secret LGBT strategy meeting in the hills of Tennessee are confirmed. The group, which includes Kip Williams and Robin McGehee, has holed up for 4 days in Tennessee to "discuss ways to build a national