Trial Begins for Teenager Who Killed his 15-Year-Old Gay Classmate
Brandon McInerney faces life in prison after shooting Larry King in 2008. The defense argues that he was provoked by ‘advances’ and too young to deal with it properly.
Lesbian Marine Marries a Man, Lives With Girlfriend, Might Go to Prison For It
The story of how a lesbian Marine and her girlfriend managed to live off base and get married – just not to each other.
Rhode Island Passes Civil Unions and Nobody’s Happy About It
In which supporters and opponents of marriage equality agree on something: This law sucks.
What the Heck is Going On With DOMA? Let Me Explain.
In which a queer political scientist who knows what she’s talking about breaks it all down for you: The Obama administration said they wouldn’t defend DOMA. Now they are actively challenging DOMA. This is good news.
We’re Celebrating Something for Sunday Funday!
Happy Canada Day! Happy Independence Day! Happy Sunday Funday! Girls in short skirts SHOULD wear bikes, pride was AWESOME, we’ve got some videos for you, it’s basically a party.
And On the Sixth Day, Obama Made News on Same-Sex Marriage
“This brief represents the concrete manifestation of a complete paradigm shift in the federal government’s position on anti-gay discrimination and the constitutional rights of married same-sex couples.”
Everything You Need to Know About the GOP’s War on Women’s Rights, Reproductive Health
Republicans in various states stepping up the war on women and this matters to you, too. Behold my extensive effort to break it all down for you.
Missing Communion
Laura’s Team Pick: You should read this.
This is a Canada Day Post
Carolyn’s Team Pick: Happy Canada Day!
Getting Back On The Horse In Maine: Gay Marriage On The Ballot For 2012
The defeat of marriage equality in Maine in 2009 was crushing. Will things be different in 2012?
So Now Lady Gaga’s Got a Tumblr and Jane Lynch Has a Twitter
Lady Gaga assaults Tumblr with Amen Fashion, Jane Lynch is finally tweeting for real, Anna Paquin is still bisexual, The Voice’s Vicci Martinez is ready to record her album, and the 50 gayest advertisements are streaming at Adweek.
No Punishment Can Fit This Crime: Jury Debating Fate of Seattle Lesbian’s Accused Rapist and Killer
“But there are ways in which identity does seem to have a part of this story, both the story of what happened that night and the far-reaching story of its aftermath.”
The Gay Agenda Follows a Gay Syllabus
There’s a reason your gay professors aren’t out.
At Sweden’s Gender-Neutral Preschool, There’s No Boys or Girls, Only “Friends”
No “him” or “her” at the Egalia school in Stockholm.
Also. Also. Also: Dating Online and Getting Gay Married in Brazil
Being shy but strong, another round of Prop 8 Trial bigotry, the annals of OK Cupid, Sea Monkeys, gay pride in Cuba, a lesbian does The Baby Project and so much more!
Same-Sex Marriage Is Taking the Northeast By Storm
The Catholic Bishop in Brooklyn is talking crazy about it, New Jerseyans are suing for it, Rhode Island will take civil unions instead of it (for now), Obama won’t “make news on it” and a city clerk upstate refuses to do her job and sign certificates of it.
DADT Still Not Repealed, Gay Soldiers Still Being Discharged, Are Unsafe
While DADT lingers on the verge of repeal, soldiers are still being discharged for being gay.
Lesbians Vicci Martinez & Beverly McClellan Battle on ‘The Voice’ Finale Tonight
Lesbians make up 50% of The Voice finale. Plus: Jillian Michaels’ bisexuality is addressed in the NYT, and Jon Stewart & Chelsea Handler get mileage out of the NYC gay marriage vote.
Breaking Boundaries: Images and Stories of Transgender Americans
Sebastian’s Team Pick: “It is about the people, as they really are.”
NY Same-Sex Marriage Inspires Surprising and Unsurprising Reactions from Important Leaders
Pat Robertson, Barack Obama, Archbishop Timothy Dolan, Michele Bachmann, Maggie Gallagher, the Jewish Orthodox Union, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, Ruben Diaz