All these movements, whether for Black liberation, queer liberation, abortion rights, affordable housing, or labor, are intimately connected, and the struggle of queer labor organizers makes that abundantly clear.

Protestors demonstrate outside Federal Courthouse before a trial that could overturn Michigan’s ban on gay marriage in Detroit on Monday, March 3, 2014 in Detroit. Lisa Brown of Oakland County, the elected clerk of a Detroit-area county says she’ll follow the orders of a judge when it comes to same-sex marriage, not Michigan’s attorney general. […]

The Catholic Archdiocese in Washington, D.C., threw a Hail Mary and threatened to stop their charitable programs if the city council passes a same-sex marriage bill. DADT might get repealed in 2010. And Eastwick was canceled, but there might be some hope for its return!

“If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?” Francis remarked in Italian. “We shouldn’t marginalize people for this. They must be integrated into society.”

Edie Windsor isn’t the only victor in round two; things are looking up for everyone.

Colin Powell says that “I don’t see any reason not to say that they should be able to get married under the laws of their state or the laws of the country.”

Pic shows: The couple Ellison Bruz (left) and Alina Davis (right). This is being billed as Russia’s first gay marriage after a Russian woman and her transgender lover managed to get married by forcing registry office officials to accept their union in the capital Moscow. Nevertheless, despite the fact that they managed to get a […]

Lindsay Lohan just wants you to leave her alone

What happens when a lesbian couple invites a homophobe to dinner? We’ll find out soon.

People outside the Stonewall Inn in the West Village react after New York’s Senate approved a gay marriage bill that could be pivotal moment in the national gay rights movement. Gay rights supporters have secured legal marriage status for same-sex couples in Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Iowa and the District of Columbia, and are […]

LOS ANGELES, CA – MAY 26: Susan Forrest (R) takes a snapshot of Jeanne Cordova (L) and Lynn Ballen (2L), as Forrest’s partner Talia Betther looks on, as they lead a chant for demonstrators outside the East Los Angeles Marriage License Office May 26, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. They were part of a group that tried to obtain a marriage license after a rally, organized by Latino Equality Alliance, protesting the California Supreme Court ruling that upheld Proposition 8. The California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8, a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, but also ruled that the estimated 18,000 gay couples who were marred in the state before the law took effect will stay wed. (Photo by Robert Hanashiro-Pool/Getty Images)

Educational publisher McGraw-Hill admits to making a mistake in their textbook about slavery, Hope Solo will face domestic violence charges again, a new study finds more LGB people are insured with the Affordable Care Act and more news stories.

Mike Huckabee says he tolerates your gayness like he tolerates your love of cheap Cabernet. But the weddings and bacon-wrapped shrimp are a bridge too far.

DETROIT, MI – OCTOBER 16: People in favor of same-sex marriage rally at the U.S. Courthouse where U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman will hold a hearing today that could overturn Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage October 16, 2013 in Detroit, Michigan. The lawsuit was brought by April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse, a gay couple who […]

Jesse Bacon, 33, of Roseville comes out in support of April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse outside outside Federal Court in Detroit, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014 before a trial that could overturn Michigan’s ban on gay marriage. Gay couples poised for a favorable ruling last fall had lined up for licenses at county offices across Michigan, […]

Carmen’s Team Pick: If you love marriage equality or Chelsea Clinton’s face, you’ll probably love this video and hate NBC for taking it away from you.

via towleroad.com: “A hand-made placard is held up as gay rights demonstrators gather for a rally at the Convention Centre in Sydney, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011, where the Labor party are holding their annual conference. Australia’s ruling center-left party voted to endorse same-sex marriage, a reversal of its long-standing position that has little practical effect […]

Rachel and Jane dish about gay media representation and gay marriage on The Rachel Maddow Show. So this is basically relevant to every interest you’ve ever had, ever.

Unaccomplished Goal For Summer #4: Write a screenplay about a 20 year-old girl who realizes that her life long dream of becoming a child/teen star will never be realized. Call it “That’s Not So Raven”.

Gay rights activists “Jose” (L) and “manuel” (2ndL) and “Ana” (2ndR) and “Maria” (R) stage a wedding ceremony in front of the Portuguese parliament in downtown Lisbon on October 10, 2008. Left-wing parties Bloco de Esquerda and Os Verdes failled today to pass a bill proposing to legalize gay marriage. AFP PHOTO / FRANCISCO LEONG […]