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Pride Visa card review

We were recently contacted by card.com to review their new Pride Visa prepaid card.  It was very fun to take out for a couple of small purchases and the reactions the cashiers gave us.  “How cool!” and “That’s neat” It really shows how far our community has come in its acceptance. Having used many credit […]

Chance Choice

OK, it is nature or nurture? That’s a lot of the controversy about being gay… were you born gay or did you become gay? Was it an inherent and inevitable conclusion of your developing sexuality or was it a choice? Well, what are people? Are they born that way or do they become who they

The Parenting Loop

What is The Parenting Loop? I wanted to be a better parent then my parents and it never occurred to me that my children would at times end up parenting me, this is what I call The Parenting Loop.  It is when you find your children parenting you in the loving ways you have parented

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Why Fox News Can’t Be Trusted

Our friend Ned Flaherty from Marriage Equality USA looks into Fox News poll on marriage equality. National news audiences have long asked why Fox News polls always skew in favor of right-wing, conservative beliefs, instead of reporting factually. The answer is that Fox News was created not just as a megaphone for the Republican party,

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Exodus International Shuts Down, President Apologizes

 The biggest ex-gay organization, Exodus International, is closing its doors. Towleroad.com reports: “Exodus is an institution in the conservative Christian world, but we’ve ceased to be a living, breathing organism,” said Alan Chambers, President of Exodus. “For quite some time we’ve been imprisoned in a worldview that’s neither honoring toward our fellow human beings, nor

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How Many Americans Now Enjoy Full Marriage Equality? Nate Silver Knows.

Out gay statistician Nate Silver has charted how many Americans live in states that now have full marriage equality. Joe.My.God reports: By August, there will be about 585 million people living in countries or jurisdictions where same-sex marriage is legal. That is roughly double the 289 million people living in such places in August 2012.

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DOMA Demise to Bring Benefits to Gay, Lesbian Military Spouses

The Pentagon is moving aggressively to give married gay and lesbian soldiers the same rights as their straight counterparts in the wake of the DOMA ruling. AmericaBlog reports: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel just announced that the Pentagon will make marriage benefits available all military spouses, regardless of sexual orientation, following the Supreme Court’s decision to