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Following Lawsuit, EHarmony Now Allows Same-Sex Matches

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

The California based dating website EHarmony, which was heavily promoted by Christian evangelical leaders during its founding years, has agreed in a civil rights settlement to do away with its heterosexuals-only policy and offer same-sex matches.
Not only must the website implement the new policy by March 31, 2009 but also give the first 10,000 same-sex registrants […]

TV Gets a Gay Superhero

Friday, November 14th, 2008

Showtime, working with Stan Lee’s Pow! Entertainment, will produce a series about a gay superhero based on the book “Hero” by Perry Moore.
The secret identities of superheros have often been used as analogies for closeted homosexuals, but this concept brings that notion front and center, conquering the issue without the woolly veil - and live, in living color on your […]

Aetna First in U.S. to Link GLMA on Provider Directory

Monday, October 20th, 2008

Aetna has become the  first health care benifits provider in the U.S. to link it’s online directory - DocFind(R) - to the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA), which holds more than 1,200 primary care providers, specialists, therapists, and dentists who welcome lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) patients. In addition, Aetna is a diamond […]

Connecticut Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage

Friday, October 10th, 2008

Friday the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that gay and lesbian couples have the right to get married!
This makes Connecticut the third state, after Massachusetts and California, to grant equality when applying for marriage licenses, regardless of sexual orientation.
The ruling comes just a few weeks before Californians vote on a historic gay-marriage ballot question, the first time […]

Speaking Out Against An Ugly Phrase

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

For the first time in its history, the Advertising Council will introduce ads aimed at tackling social issues of concern to the LGBT community.
The ads, created free of charge by the New York office of Arnold Worldwide, urge an end to the use of derogatory language. The ad themes boldly state: “When you say, ‘That’s so gay,’ […]