Get ready to do bust out your best victory dance, because Judge Vaughn Walker lifted the stay on Proposition 8 today. Exactly what does that mean? Well, you can look at the specifics over here, but the basic idea is that same-sex couples in California […]
Category: Gay Marriage
What’s Up With Obama & Prop 8?
Gay activists rejoiced yesterday afternoon over the news that Judge Vaughn Walker overturned Proposition 8 , the measure which banned same-sex marriage in California (in case you’ve been living under a rock). Shortly after the decision was made public, the White House responded with the […]
Proposition 8 Declared Unconstitutional!
It’s official! Proposition 8, the measure banning same-sex marriage in California, has been overturned. Judge Vaughn Walker declared today that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional under both the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses. California may join Massachusetts, Iowa, Connecticut, Vermont and New Hampshire as the […]
Laying The Smackdown On NOM
There’s a reason we omitted the National Organization for Marriage from our Top Ten Ridiculous Grudges list. For starters, any grudge we have against them would be entirely justified, given their general stance towards our community and equal rights. And on top of that? They […]
Argentina Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
If you think this guy’s hot enough to marry, we’ve got some really good news for you. He currently resides in the first Latin American country to legalize same-sex marriage. So now all you have to do is move down there, make him fall in […]
Judge Says DOMA Is Unconstitutional!
Today two separate rulings in federal courts have seriously put into doubt the legality of DOMA (The Defense Of Marriage Act), that law that keeps marriage between a man and woman on the federal level. So, this is great news! It doesn’t mean the law […]
Hawaii Governor Vetoes Same-Sex Civil Unions Bill
Does this look like the face of inequality? Before you answer, be sure to take a closer look. The woman you see above is none other than Linda Lingle, the sixth and current Governor of Hawaii. And she just vetoed a bill that would allow […]
Must Watch: Make Homosexuals Marry
“If you disagree with the homosexual lifestyle, why not overturn Prop 8 and make them get married, like the rest of us?” That’s the premise of this hilarious viral video, starringĀ Justin Long and Mike White. The two actors start as a happily married couple, and […]
No Marriage Equality For Italy
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Niecy Nash Tackles Marriage Equality on DWTS
To draw a parallel between anti-miscegenation laws and the government's current stance on same-sex marriage, comedian Niecy Nash and her Dancing With The Stars partner Louis Van Amstel joined together to tell the story of an interracial couple in the early 1960s. "I can't imagine how […]