This Father’s Day, Todd and I received one of the best gifts any person, father or not, can receive — the gift of overwhelming love and support. Earlier this year, we were approached by representatives from JCPenney about our family being part of their Father’s Day catalog celebrating the diversity of real-life dads. We […]
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Eriq Escalon was raised in Clovis, he was tragiclly murdered·early Tuesday evening in the Diamond Heights district of San Francisco.·He was a member of the Concord Blue Devils Colorguard. The family also ordered 1,000 rainbow wristbands in his memory, and money raised from selling the wristbands will be used to set up a Blue Devils
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When a member of the president’s staff said that his view on gay marriage had “evolved” and when the president explained this evolution during an interview, I felt a peak moment of empathy. Gay marriage is such a complex issue and I completely understand the idea of having evolving opinions regarding it. I also felt
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The head of the campaign to defend Maryland’s same-sex marriage law stressed on Wednesday that he remains confident that voters will support nuptials for gays and lesbians in the likely November referendum. “We feel pretty good,” said Josh Levin, campaign director for Marylanders for Marriage Equality, told the Blade in an exclusive interview during a
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As President Obama and Mitt Romney articulate competing visions for the future in their presidential campaigns, most LGBT rights advocates agree the choice couldn’t be more stark given the advances the community has seen over the past three-and-a-half years and the anti-gay positions espoused by the Republican candidate. On one hand, President Obama has endorsed
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Opponents of gay marriage have an unblemished track record in U.S. elections, chalking up 32 victories in 32 public votes. They’ve won in blue states and red ones, among the most heavily religious areas and among the least-churched. North Carolina punctuated the winning streak just last month by comfortably approving a constitutional amendment to ban
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THE WINNER OF RUPAUL DRAG RACE SEASON 4 IS COMING!Saturday, June 16th – 9pm-2amThis summer The Express is having Halloween in June to welcomeDRAG SUPERSTAR!SHARON NEEDLESon herEVERY NIGHT IS HALLOWEEN BALL TOUR This Halloween Themed event will featurecostume contest for:-Best Sharon Needles Impersonator-Most Shocking Costume Drink Specials selected by Ms. Needles:$5 – Needle Shots$5 – Shocktinis
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By the end of the year, either the freedom to marry will be restored for gay and lesbian Californians or our federal case for marriage equality will be on its way to the highest court of the nation. The Prop. 8 Proponents now have at least 90 days (September 4, because of Labor Day) to
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When I was 22 and just stepping out of the closet, I knew that choosing to embrace my sexual orientation meant not choosing other options available at the time to gay men. Marrying a man wasn’t a legal option. And the integrity I asserted by accepting myself allowed no place for a half-baked heterosexual marriage,
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It gets better. That’s what all the videos from celebrities and a myriad of other people from different professions across the globe are telling our gay youth. “It gets better.” My question is probably the same as every kid out there who sees these video messages: Does it? Really? Don’t get me wrong here —
