Life

There’s movement both in Germany and in California to bring more fairness to the tax system for same sex couples, Dot429 reports: Germany’s conservative government has become the latest administration to consider tax reform that would grant same-sex couples the same tax perks as heterosexual couples. This marks a dramatic policy shift for the Christian […]

A man is in custody today after Mississippi’s first openly gay mayoral candidate was found murdered and his body dumped alongside a river.  Lawrence Reed, 22, of Clarksdale is reportedly being held as a person of interest but has not been charged, sources said.  Rising political star Marco McMillian, 34, was found dead on the

 “I trust the Constitution,” Edie Windsor told BuzzFeed reporter Chris Geidner in an interview for his recent profile of the 83-year-old whose lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act will be heard by the Supreme Court this March. “Sometimes there’s a mistake, but mostly we move forward. I think

More than perhaps anyone else in America, David Blankenhorn personifies the struggle so many have experienced over same-sex marriage. First he was agnostic, then he was against it, now he’s for it. This is to say that Blankenhorn — a long-standing opponent of same-sex marriage — has shifted his energies to saving the institution of

During President Obama’s second inaugural speech, he mentioned immigration reform as a goal.  He has been criticized by many on the left for failing to move forward any such  legislation during his first term.  He did, however, make changes in policy that affected the undocumented millions to some extent.  He initiated a plan to defer deportation of so called

  Although it doesn’t seem possible that an entire year has passed since we lost EricJames, it undoubtedly has. Gay Visalia has the great honor of hosting a candlelight vigil in his honor. This is not a memorial, but rather, a celebration of his life. We will meet on Friday, January 11th, 5:30 pm at

My 6-year-old recently asked, “Daddy, did you know that boys can marry boys?” Shocked by his inquiry on such a serious topic, I answered, “Yes, son. As a matter of fact, I do know that boys can marry boys.” “Do you know why?” he continued. “I suppose it’s because they love each other, like me

If the American public is truly changing its mind on marriage, then it’s time for Catholic priests to start saying, “We don’t,” instead of continuing to endorse the government’s right to legislate who gets to say, “I do.” At least, that’s an option that Catholics, and by implication other religious traditionalists, must be willing to