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Newsom, Frum, Reagan on Marriage Equality

A few more marriage equality loose ends to wrap up for the morning. Marriage equality hero Gavin Newsom speaks out on the surprising progress same sex marriage has made since 2003, as On Top Magazine reports: “It’s extraordinary to see that progress,” Newsom said in reference to increasing Republican support on the issue. “I’m all […]

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The Washington Post Covers Marriage Equality in Three Maps

Check out this article at the Washington Post – three maps that convey the state of civil unions and marriage equality in the USA today: The Obama administration’s urging of the Supreme Court to reverse California’s ban on same-sex marriage marked its entry into a contentious legal battle and its latest appearance in the larger

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NOM Head Gripes that HRC Stole His Logo

National Organization for Marriage head Brian Brown is up in arms about the new logo HRC created for the Respect for Marriage Coalition. “Because I designed NOM’s logo personally, I find this to be an insulting mockery, as well as very ironic: you see, I created this image to reflect the difference between men and

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Obama administration urges Supreme Court to strike down Prop. 8

California’s Proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriages in the state, should be overturned, the Obama administration plans to tell the Supreme Court. An administration official confirmed that the Justice Department will file a brief in the case today. Officials would not discuss the legal arguments the brief would contain. The decision to enter the case comes despite the president’s past

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Murder of Mississippi’s first gay candidate for mayor

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

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Suze Orman Speaks Out on Marriage Equality

Out financial advisor Suze Orman spoke out on CNN yesterday about marriage equality, demanding full federal recognition of gay and lesbian relationships. Towleroad.com reports: “How would all the heterosexual couples feel who are married if all of a sudden the wife or the husband knew that upon the death of one of them if they

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USA AP Wants reporters to Call Gay/Lesbian Spouses “Partners”, Not Husband or Wife

The Associated Press,one of the largest news aggregators in the world, recently issued a new set of guidelines on journalistic style and standards, in which they said that reporters should not generally use the words “husband” and “wife” when referring to gay and lesbian spouses, Pink News reports. The only exception: The updated AP memo

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The State of Our Unions: Why Obama didn’t mention Gay Marriage in the SOTU

I was thinking about Obama mentioning gay marriage in the State of the Union. Of course, the thing is, that he didn’t mention it. He skated around the issue noncommittally, instead talking about equality, regardless of “what you look like or who you love.” The SOTU is the ultimate bully pulpit, giving the opportunity to

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Saturday: Expression Not Suppression

Expression Not Suppression (ENS) is a Fresno-based annual conference for LGBTQ youth and straight allies who are dedicated to creating safer schools and building the GSA movement in the Central Valley. ENS is youth-planned and youth-led. Are you a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning or straight ally youth? Want more tools to make YOUR