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Gay weddings are a very good thing. I plan them for a living. So when I read this weekend’s New York Times story on gay wedding fatigue, I was naturally annoyed. I get it, but just a little bit. Weddings can be expensive and annoying for guests… but you see, when the rights of a minority […]
A few months ago, I had an interesting conversation with Bill Marriott. As a prominent Mormon-controlled venture, his hotel company was an obvious target in 2008, when the church vigorously supported California’s now-overturned ban on gay marriage. The Marriott International (MAR) chairman has never tried to hide his deep faith, often referring to God in
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
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 Jim Henson Company, creator of The Muppets, has ended its relationship with Chick-Fil-A over its donations to anti-gay causes, it said in a Facebook note posted on Friday: The Jim Henson Company has celebrated and embraced diversity and inclusiveness for over fifty years and we have notified Chick-Fil-A that we do not wish to
Shawn Ashmore, best known for playing Iceman in the X-Men films, and Food Network star Giada De Laurentiis are among the celebrities participating in a new video campaign from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). GLAAD announced on Sunday the involvement of Ashmore and De Laurentiis in the still unnamed campaign which will
Seems the House Republicans are afraid that being anti-gay makes them look, well, anti-gay. Or more importantly, too extremist. Which is a telling development, that even among conservative Republicans there’s a fear of being seen as anti-gay. From Buzzfeed: “And it’s that tolerance, I think that that tolerance is something that enables people to be
Too late, Chick-Fil-A, the blowback begins. You donate to anti-gay causes, and believe in a biblical business model that does in fact discriminate against marriage equality. Perhaps its leadership forgot all of the states where gay and lesbian couples are indeed legally married. And a lot of homos (and allies) will keep their green dollars
Frustrated by the right-wing backlash against the President’s historic support for gay marriage – and fearful of its impact in giving Romney an edge – gay Obama 2012 supporters have launched LegalizeLove.com to generate visiable support for the President’s pro-equality stance. The viral video campaign website’s goal is to distribute 100,000 free bumper stickers that
