The Dominoes Keep Falling: Senator Bob Casey Supports Gay Marriage

    Democratic Senator Bob Casey announced his support for gay marriage today. The announcement marks Casey as one of the last Democrats to embrace marriage equality over the past few weeks.    “After much deliberation, thought and after reviewing the civil rights, legal issues and public policy ...

Starbuck’s CEO Doubles Down on Gay-Marriage Support

  Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz recently announced to shareholders that they should sell stake in the coffee-giant if they don’t appreciate or respect his strong support for gay marriage.    Howard Schultz, the outspoken CEO of coffee empire Starbucks firmly defended his company’s support of gay marriage ...

Gay Marriage: Governor Christ Christie Veto Challenged by New Jersey Democrats

  Democratic leaders in the New Jersey Legislature agreed to attempt to override Republican Governor Chris Chrstie’s gay marriage veto. If the unanimous veto fails, the state’s Democrats are open—for the first time—to place question in front of voters in November. Assemblyman Reed Gusciora of Trenton ...

Laura Bush Demands Removal from Gay Marriage Advertisement

  A pro-gay marriage organization apologized to Laura Bush for including her in a recent advertisement supporting gay rights. Laura Bush formally asked to be removed from the television ad campaign that launched this past week, claiming that she never provided consent to participate in the message. In response, the support group ...

German Court Strengthens Gay Adoption Rights

  The Associated Press has reported that Germany’s highest court bolstered gay couples’ adoption rights in a ruling Tuesday; Germany’s justice minister regarded the ruling as a historic step in the nation’s equal rights endeavor. Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court ruled that a member of a civil ...

Gay Marriage Supporters in Texas Begin Long Fight to Change State’s Laws

  Nearly eight years after Texans voted to outlaw civil unions and gay marriage, gay-rights supporters are fighting to roll back said laws with a handful of legislation and a considerable amount of patience. Hoping to work-off of national momentum as well as growing support in Texas, gay-rights advocates believe it’s ...

Minnesota Senator Plans to Introduce Gay Marriage Bill this Week

  The battle regarding same sex marriage in the state of Minnesota may commence earlier than most expected. While chatting with a local media outlet, Minnesota Senator Scott Dibble said he plans on introducing a bill to legalize gay marriage this week. Senator Dibble believes the legislation has the momentum to pass after voters ...

37 Senators Urging Obama to Act on Gay Workplace Rights

  President Barack Obama recently talked about using his executive powers to circumvent Congress when it fails to act on demanding matters. Moreover, the President talked about the need to do more to secure the rights of gay and lesbian Americans. Numerous political experts, activists and those close to the situation are calling ...

DC Comics under Fire for Hiring Anti-Gay Writer

  Fans of Superman are in a frenzy regarding the decision of the publisher to hire a noted anti-gay author to pen the man of steel’s latest adventure. DC comics has commissioned Orson Scott Card, writer of the award-winning Ender’s Game sci-fi series, to pen DC’s new Adventures of Superman series, a digital ...

Prominent Lawyer to give Gay-Rights Lecture at West Virginia University

  An attorney who has argued 14 cases before the United States Supreme Court will speak on the history of gay rights during a visit to the West Virginia School of Law. The lecture, which is to be given by Paul Smith and held on the 18th of this month, is open to the public and sponsored by OUTlaw—the university’s ...

Puerto Rican Man to Face Hate Crime Charge in Slaying of Gay Hairstylist

  Puerto Rican officials on Thursday declared the murder of a homosexual hairstylist earlier this week as a hate crime. Several local media outlets, including El Nuevo Dia, reported that Richard Soto Velez, 20 years of age, confessed to the murder of Milton Medina Morales on February 3rd after saying they went fishing in three ...

Obama Team Set to Make Symbolic Choice on Gay Marriage

  The Obama administration currently faces tricky legal and political questioning on the topic of gay marriage. By the latter portion of this month, the United States Federal government is expected to file two briefs in a pair of gay marriage cases to the United States Supreme Court. California’s proposition 8 poses the ...

Majority of State’s Residents Support Gay Marriage

  A slender majority of Pennsylvania voters support legalizing gay marriage, according to various polls administered throughout the state. This slim majority may come into play as the matter reaches the United States Supreme Court next month. Roughly 52 percent of Pennsylvania residents support gay marriage, according to polls ...

Donald Trump on Gay Marriage: “It’s Not My Thing”

  Millionaire showman and T.V. mogul Donald Trump has finally set the record straight—he does not like the idea of gay marriage. Not exactly a shocker given Trump’s brashness and political lean, but the “Donald” has rarely talked about the issue until now.   The conservative businessman, who ...

Clerics Opposed to Mixing Gay Rights and Immigration

  The country’s Roman Catholic bishops are in a tough spot as the debate over immigration reform commences. The immigrant-built American church, heralded for advocating a wide welcome for refugees and immigrants, could end up rejecting reform because of its recognition of same-sex marriages. Proposals from President Barack ...

Virginia Man pleads Guilty to Targeting Anti-Gay Rights Supporters

  A Virginia man pleaded guilty to injuring a security officer at the headquarters of a Washington-based conservative Christian lobbying group. The shooting made headlines in part because the gunman was carrying 15 Chick-fil-A sandwiches—the popular fast-food restaurant that has been quite vocal on their discomfort with allowing ...

Gay Marriage Laws will block British, French Adoption of Russian Children

  The legislation of gay marriage initiatives has reduced the chances of British and French couples being able to adopt Russian children, claims Moscow’s human rights representative on Wednesday.  This statement comes just days after right-wing opposition attempted to stall passage of same-sex marriage laws through ...

British Prime Minister’s Part Divided as First Gay Marriage Vote Passes

  British’s parliament voted in favor of legalizing gay marriage today, but Prime Minister David Cameron’s power in his own party took a devastating blow as his fellow Conservatives were divided over the measure he championed.  In the first of many votes required for passage, the lower house of parliament ...

Wyoming and Gay Rights: Conservative State Moving Forward

To say that Wyoming is a red state doesn’t begin to capture it. Republicans hold nearly every elected office in the Cowboy state and lawmakers hoard the majority of revenue from the state’s mineral and resource wealth in a multi-billion-dollar account they can’t access without voter approval. Also, hunting and gun ownership ...

Super Bowl Champion Talks Gay Rights with Russell Simmons

Fresh off his exciting win over the San Francisco 49ers, Brendon Ayanbadejo of the Baltimore Ravens’ spoke out in defense of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender rights in an interview with media mogul Russell Simmons. “Being the first to publicly accept same-sex marriage in the three major sports was a difficult prospect ...

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Michigan Court Delays Decision on Gay Marriage Ban

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