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The Gay Divorce Tax

Melissa Etheridge recently made headlines with her break up from Tammy Lynn Michaels, saying “I’m for gay marriage, because I’m for gay divorce” while on the Joy Behar Show. Etheridge reveals that she had to pay twice as much to end her relationship – a domestic partnership – because of tax issues and legal problems […]

“GET OUT THE VOTE” Phone bank for Marriage Equality

Over 20 million Americans will be affected by elections directly involving marriage equality in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington. Join us for food, good company, and to help secure marriage equality by urging registered voters to “GET OUT THE VOTE” in the name of equality! In Fresno, join us on: October 30th from 6pm –

Musician Ben Gibbard on Marriage Equality and the Election

  Ben Gibbard has been very active as a musician supporting marriage equality over the past few months, and recently spoke to Spin regarding his thoughts on the issue and the 2012 election. Check out what he had to say below by clicking “Read More.” I know there are many issues going around in this

NOM Ad Compares Marriage Equality to Pedophilia and Incest

A new ad from the National Organization for Marriage instructs viewers that same-sex marriage is like incest, pedophilia, and drug use and should be prohibited, arguing that it harms society. Like most NOM videos, comments are disabled at YouTube and the clip has a majority of ‘dislikes’, a sentiment with which I’m sure you’ll agree.

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New Marriage Equality Map From Buzzfeed

Today Buzzfeed posts a series of maps showing, among other things, how many Americans would have access to same-sex marriage should we win all the states in play.

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Catholic Church Has Spent More than $1 Million Fighting Marriage Equality in 2012

Forget that vow of poverty: The Roman Catholic Church has shelled out more than $1 million to fight various marriage-equality initiatives, according to a new report from the Human Rights Campaign. The study shows that the millennia-old institution has donated more than $1.1 million to anti-equality efforts, including ones fighting gay-marriage measures in Washington, Maryland

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No H8 Snags Singer Frenchie Davis

Frenchie Davis, a contestant on the first season of NBC’s talent contest The Voice, has posed for the NOH8 Campaign, which raises awareness and funds for gay rights causes, including ending California’s 2008 voter-approved gay marriage ban, Proposition 8. In a recent interview with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Davis, 33, discussed for the first time

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Halloween at The Express

THE EXPRESSis proud to present the return ofTHE ROCKY HORROW PICTURE SHOW This live stage show is brought to you by Express Staff and Friends of the club This event will feature a Rocky Horror Costume Contest.and The drink special of the night is $5 Time Warps. SO LET’S DO THE TIME WARP AGAIN! Halloween Nightat The

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Anti Marriage Equality Mastermind Frank Schubert Crumbles Under Questioning

Forget Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council. Forget Maggie Gallagher of the National Organization for Marriage. Forget even the American Family Association’s bilious Bryan Fischer. The most potent force pushing anti-gay bigotry in America is Frank Schubert, a man whose name is relatively unknown but who has empowered each of those individuals and many