Archive for October, 2009

Beyoncé and Lady Gaga Unite

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

Gay-friendly performers Beyoncé Knowles and Lady Gaga are currently working together on Beyoncé’s upcoming music video “Video Phone.” The two began working on the production last week and security has been tight.
Details are slight, but according to Life & Style magazine, “Beyoncé wears a feathered dress. And of course Lady Gaga wears something wild.”
Lady Gaga, […]

U.S. gay marriage case clears hurdle

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

A California gay marriage case that backers hope will reach the U.S. Supreme Court cleared a hurdle on Wednesday in a federal court hearing where the judge repeatedly asked the lawyer defending “traditional marriage” how gay unions harm those between men and women.California, a cultural trendsetter for the United States, banned same-sex marriages in a […]

Prop. 8 Heads Back to Court

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

The legal battle over same-sex marriage in California is headed back to court Wednesday when a federal judge will consider a motion that would scrap plans for a January trial and put a quick end to the federal effort to overturn the ban.
Prop. 8 supporters will argue that U.S. Supreme Court precedent and the historical […]

NYC Mayoral Debate Goes Gay

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

A hot topic entered Tuesday night’s mayoral debate in New York City, when candidates Michael Bloomberg and William C. Thompson, Jr. were asked whether they thought President Obama has done enough for gay rights.
“No,” replied Bloomberg, the incumbent mayor running on the Independent and Republican party lines.
“Yes,” said Thompson, the city comptroller and Democratic nominee.
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Obama vows to end restrictions on gays in military

Monday, October 12th, 2009

President Barack Obama, speaking on the eve of a major gay-rights march, told gay supporters on Saturday he would fight for their causes and renewed a pledge to end restrictions on their service in the U.S. military.To a standing ovation at a dinner held by the Human Rights Campaign, a gay advocacy group, Obama said […]

Gay Rights Marchers Press Cause in Washington

Monday, October 12th, 2009

Impatient and discouraged by what they see as a certain detachment by President Obama on their issues, gay rights supporters took to the streets Sunday in the largest demonstration for gay rights here in nearly a decade.
The rally was primarily the undertaking of a new generation of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender advocates who have grown disillusioned […]