Wis. Governor Doesn’t Care About the Law, Dislikes Gay Things
“Everything that Gov. Walker is doing is ideological,” Pines added. “I don’t see that his administration has any particular respect for the law per se.” Awesome!
Vatican Stands Up to Catholics & Obama by Maintaining Its Anti-Gay Position
“There’s a complete lack of distinction here between ending violence against an oppressed minority and somehow forcing people to support that minority.”
Jess’s Team Pick: Lesbians Who Look Like Conan O’Brien
This exists: lesbianswholooklikeconanobrien.tumblr.com
How To Be A Gay Family In An Unfriendly State, According To The New York Times
Do you know what a revocable living trust is? It might be the difference between having a family tragedy be heart-breaking or world-ending.
Ninth Circuit Court Denies Lift Of Stay On Gay Marriages, Californians Devastated Again
After today’s ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, same-sex couples in California still can’t get married.
Fred Karger is Gay, Jewish, Republican, Kinda Awesome and Running for President
He’s “a different kind of gay activist.” He’s “a little wilder.” And he’s been working for 3 years to expose the Mormon involvement in the Prop 8 campaign. This may be a Republican even my gay mom could love.
Deportation Adjournment Good News For Lesbian Couple, Bad News For DOMA
If you were wondering what Obama’s decision to stop defending DOMA in court actually means, it’s this.
Obama Asks the World to Be Nice to Gay People, Support Gay Rights
Uh so the Obama Administration would like everyone in the world to fight discrimination against gay people. Also he’s “creating a government position to monitor gay rights in the Western Hemisphere. So, there’s that.
Does Maryland’s HB-235 Actually Protect Homeless Trans People?
Maryland is turning out to be a bad place to try to get married or to be at risk for homelessness – which, surprise, many trans people are!
Can NOM Just Shut Up About Gay Marriage Already
This seems like an opportune moment to throw in the towel, but then how would NOM get the 2 million dollars they allegedly need to support this dying cause?
Sarah’s Team Pick: Idyll Dandy Acres, a Queer Collective In Rural Tennessee
Check out this short documentary about an all-queer community on a 200-acre farm in Tennessee, where a bunch of awesome people have come together to have fun and support each other.
How DOMA is Still Screwing Up Your TurboTaxes, Health Insurance, Etc.
Here we are in limbo with DOMA, and it’s kinda confusing.
What’s In a Word? Gay Rights in Canada, Apparently
New Canadian citizenship guidelines were released Monday and the total length of the new gay/lesbian section is about as long as this sentence. Period.
The “Lesbian Until Graduation:” Now A New York Times Most Emailed Article!
In today’s news, we find that the popular myth of college as a “hive of same-sex experimentation” could be wrong. In related news, some people are very confused by this and I have ~156 feelings about this whole THANG.
People Have Feelings About Gay Marriage
It turns out everyone has feelings, not just you!
Kate Moennig Returns to the Screen, Uh Huh Her Returns to Your Ears & Eyes
Kate Moennig attends the premiere of The Lincoln Lawyer, Uh Huh Her releases “Black & Blue” EP and east coast tour dates, Jennifer Beals on Regis & Kelly, Glee’s Naya Rivera on “Brittana” and all things lesbian.
We Sent A Man To The Moon, Maybe We Can Have Real Sex Ed: Ending Title V
Probably if you had to make a list of things you wanted your tax dollars going to, abstinence-until-marriage sex education would not be one of them. Shockingly, there are some elected officials who feel the same way.
Carmen’s Team Pick: Becoming Visible
The Becoming Visible Kickstarter page is running for another 18 days. That means you hardly have time to pledge away as much as possible!
South Africa Government Hears Out LGBT Activists On Corrective Rape
A common practice in South Africa, corrective rape is an act of violence where lesbians are raped in order to “fix” them… as charming as that sounds, it is time to wave goodbye to that policy, for real this time.
Once More, With Feeling: DOMA Repeal Bill To Be Introduced Wednesday, Celebrities Petition Obama
The DOMA repeal bill is coming out the day after tomorrow, so you better hang on ’til the day after tomorrow, come what may! Also Ellen Degeneres & Martin Sheen & The Lynch have a petition for you to sign.