Newly appointed Governor, David Paterson has instructed agencies in New York that same sex couples who have been married outside of the state will be allowed the same recognition as any other legally performed union. Currently, the only states who have legalized gay marriage are Massachusetts and California while New Jersey and Vermont allow civil unions.
Paterson told […]
The California Supreme Court ruled today that the current ban on gay marriage in the state is unconstitutional and overturned the law by a vote of 4-3. The ruling stated that same-sex couples are allowed to marry and declaired the California marriage laws discriminatory.
There was positive support and reaction outside of the courthouse in San Francisco, the […]
Sally Kern, the House representative for Oklahoma is not apologizing for her speech given to a group of about 50 Republicans. An anonymous person leaked her comments onto YouTube where Kern talks intently about how homosexuality is destroying the nation.
Many are outraged with Kerns, but also with the fact that she is defending her statements by […]
Prosecutors in the trial of former news anchor, Alycia Lane are coming under attack from the NYC division of the Gay Officers Action League after her charges have been downgraded from assault to a misdemeanor.
Lane, was confronted by cops in Manhattan after being disorderly, she then hit a female officer in the face while making […]
The Pride Foundation of Seattle has announced the largest ever endowment given to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender causes by one of the first Microsoft Corp. employees, Ric Weiland.
After a long battle with depression, Weiland committed suicide in 2006. On Sunday Weiland’s estate announced that they had established a fund at the Pride Foundation that […]
15-year-old, Lawrence King was shot in the head by a classmate who had a falling out with the victim stemming from his sexual orientation.
Classmates at the E.O. Green Junior High in Oxnard, CA stated that King announced that he was gay and often wore women’s clothing, shoes, and makeup to school.
The suspect, whose identity is […]
Democratic assemblyman, Mark Leno announced today that he plans on introducing a bill to establish a California state holiday on May 22, the day civil rights pioneer Harvey Milk was born.
The proposed ‘Harvey Milk Day’ is being supported by the states largest LGBT civil rights organization, Equality California in hopes that the day will help provide a […]
The conservative, anti-gay marriage group Florida4Marriage, is being met with opposition today. The group is trying to obtain the required 611,109 signatures to get the “Marriage Protection Amendment” on the Florida Ballot by February 1st.
The Fairness of All Families Coalition is using today’s Florida primary as a chance to educate voters about the constitutional amendment that would ban […]
The Kansas based Westboro Baptist Church announced that they will picket the stateside memorial service for actor Heath Ledger because of his award nominated portrayal of a gay man in Brokeback Mountian.
Westboro Baptist, which is best known for picketing the funerals of U.S. soldiers who were killed in Iraq, stated that by playing Ennis del Mar in […]
In a state where just four years ago, its constitution was rewritten to ban gay marriage, Utah’s new mayor, Ralph Becker made sure his first official action was to create a citywide registry of domestic partners which includes same-sex couples.
The registry was a campaign promise made by Becker designed to aid employers who are undecided […]
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