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1776-2026: The Moments That Defined Trans Rights in America
This story was originally published by Uncloseted Media, an LGBTQ focused investigative news outlet.Related read: 1776-2026: The Moments That Defined Lesbian, [...]Read more about 1776-2026: The Moments That Defined Trans Rights in America
Kal Penn Comes Out at 44: Here Are 7 Other Celebrities Who Came Out Later in Life
"Harold & Kumar" actor Kal Penn, also a former White House staff member during the Obama administration, came out as gay this week, and we're more than [...]Read more about Kal Penn Comes Out at 44: Here Are 7 Other Celebrities Who Came Out Later in Life
Year in Review: LGBT relationships
By Bob Roehr The status of LGBT relationships absolutely dominated the news throughout the year, with some development popping up every week. While much of [...]Read more about Year in Review: LGBT relationships
Obama on California marriage
by John Corvino The Gay Moralist Barack Obama believes that marriage should be between a man and a woman. Yet he opposes the California ballot initiative that [...]Read more about Obama on California marriage
Lynne Cheney speaks against constitutional amendment, then gets snappish
By Rex Wockner Lynne Cheney, wife of U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, opposes the constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage that President George W. [...]Read more about Lynne Cheney speaks against constitutional amendment, then gets snappish
The Strength to be Yourself
BY EMELL DERRA ADOLPHUS In the annals of history's hard bodies, bodybuilder Matthew "Kroc" Kroczaleski will always be known as one of the strongest men in the [...]Read more about The Strength to be Yourself
Log Cabin nixes Bush, others endorse Kerry
By Bob Roehr WASHINGTON D.C. – The national board of directors of Log Cabin Republicans voted 22 to 2 not to endorse the reelection of President George W. [...]Read more about Log Cabin nixes Bush, others endorse Kerry
Supreme Court: Roberts Takes The Spotlight
By Lisa Keen The U.S. Supreme Court has almost certainly made its decision about the right to marry for same-sex couples. The justices met in private [...]Read more about Supreme Court: Roberts Takes The Spotlight
Staged Reading Of Dustin Lance Black's '8' At Peppermint Creek
Dustin Lance Black's latest play, "8," will be read for one night only at Lansing's Peppermint Creek Theatre. The play chronicles the historical trial of the [...]Read more about Staged Reading Of Dustin Lance Black's '8' At Peppermint Creek
March 26: Prop 8 Argument A Roller Coaster Ride Over Standing and Merits
By Lisa Keen Edie Windsor (right), who shared her life with her late spouse, Thea Spyer (left), for 44 years is at the heart of the DOMA fight. The ACLU filed [...]Read more about March 26: Prop 8 Argument A Roller Coaster Ride Over Standing and Merits
Historic Nine Gay-Related Cases Seek Review By U.S. Supreme Court
By Lisa Keen Perhaps the most historic U.S. Supreme Court session ever for the LGBT community gets underway officially Oct. 1, with a record nine gay-related [...]Read more about Historic Nine Gay-Related Cases Seek Review By U.S. Supreme Court
Mason Street Warehouse Brings '8' The Play to West Michigan
SAUGATUCK – The Saugatuck Center for the Arts' Mason Street Warehouse brings the critically acclaimed "8" The Play to West Michigan at 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. [...]Read more about Mason Street Warehouse Brings '8' The Play to West Michigan
Brad Pitt joins Dustin Lance Black's '8'
Today, The American Foundation for Equal Rights and Broadway Impact announced the addition of Golden Globe-winner and Academy and Emmy Award-nominee Brad Pitt [...]Read more about Brad Pitt joins Dustin Lance Black's '8'
Thinking Out Loud: The 9th Circuit's Love Letter to Justice Kennedy
By Abby Dees Over the last two years I've had some version of this conversation maybe two dozen times: Random Person: "Isn't it great about the Prop 8 [...]Read more about Thinking Out Loud: The 9th Circuit's Love Letter to Justice Kennedy
Prop 8 declared unconstitutional
By Lisa Keen Proposition 8 is unconstitutional, said a divided federal appeals court panel in San Francisco Feb. 7. The highly anticipated ruling also [...]Read more about Prop 8 declared unconstitutional
Marriage equality for New York
Compiled by Howard Israel S/he Said "The story of how same-sex marriage became legal in New York is about shifting public sentiment and individual lawmakers [...]Read more about Marriage equality for New York
EQCA hires new ED
By Rex Wockner Equality California announced its replacement for former Executive Director Geoff Kors on May 16. Roland Palencia will lead the LGBT movement in [...]Read more about EQCA hires new ED
The fabric of our lives
By Leslie Robinson General Gayety We Americans like to express ourselves with our chests. I'm not speaking of Jane Russell, or even Arnold Schwarzenegger. I'm [...]Read more about The fabric of our lives
Obama stops defending DOMA
By Lisa Keen The Obama administration made a blockbuster announcement Feb. 23, saying it has concluded that one part of the Defense of Marriage Act will not be [...]Read more about Obama stops defending DOMA
Marriage, child rearing
"As a young boy my room was plastered with photos of bodybuilders. Naked, oiled male bodies. That got my mother so concerned, she asked our family doctor one [...]Read more about Marriage, child rearing
Judges hint at Prop 8 case twists and turns
The effort to undo California's Proposition 8 inched forward Dec. 6 when a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals entertained nearly three [...]Read more about Judges hint at Prop 8 case twists and turns
Sounds of the season
By Brian Q. Newcomb I think by now we can all agree with the logic that we don't need any new Christmas music. It's all been done, from traditionals to country [...]Read more about Sounds of the season
C-SPAN to televise Prop. 8 trial live
SAN FRANCISCO – On Wed. Nov. 17, Managing Director of the Courage Campaign, Eden James, announced that the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will allow [...]Read more about C-SPAN to televise Prop. 8 trial live
California Supremes rebuff Prop. 8 proponents
by Rex Wockner The forces that want to keep Proposition 8, the voter-passed constitutional amendment that re-banned same-sex marriage in California, can't [...]Read more about California Supremes rebuff Prop. 8 proponents
Proposition 8: What matters now?
by Rex Wockner Various legal documents will be filed and then the federal Proposition 8 case will be argued in the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals the [...]Read more about Proposition 8: What matters now?
California Senate votes unanimously to repeal anti-gay law
by Rex Wockner The California Senate on Aug. 23 unanimously passed a bill to repeal a 1950s-era law that instructs the California Department of Mental Health [...]Read more about California Senate votes unanimously to repeal anti-gay law
California Legislature ups the ante in marriage wars
Rex Wockner The California Assembly passed the Civil Marriage Religious Freedom Act on Aug. 19 in a 46-25 vote. It previously passed the Senate 23-11 and is [...]Read more about California Legislature ups the ante in marriage wars
Prop. 8 stay granted
by Rex Wockner The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Aug. 16 blocked any same-sex marriages from taking place in California while proponents of the [...]Read more about Prop. 8 stay granted
Prop. 8 overturned!
by Rex Wockner Prop. 8 ruling march in San Diego Wednesday night. Photo by David Poller {Editor's Note: Judge Vaughn Walker has lifted his stay and effective [...]Read more about Prop. 8 overturned!
Thousands rally against gay marriage, abortion
By Judy Lin The daylong religious event, titled "TheCall to Conscience," was led by Lou Engle, as well as other pastors and speakers, to protest gay marriage, [...]Read more about Thousands rally against gay marriage, abortion
Book Marks: Spanking New, Robin and Ruby, Ganymede Stories One
by Richard Labonte "Spanking New," by Clifford Henderson. Bold Strokes Books, 288 pages, $16.95 paper. Spanky, the narrator of this delicious novel, is an [...]Read more about Book Marks: Spanking New, Robin and Ruby, Ganymede Stories One
Mombian: Prop. 8 and Playdates
By Dana Rudolph I agree with Robin Wirthlin. The Massachusetts Mormon mother and I might not seem to have a lot in common. She and her husband were featured [...]Read more about Mombian: Prop. 8 and Playdates
SF paper: Prop. 8 judge is gay
With no named sources and a "no comment" from the judge, the San Francisco Chronicle this week reported that it is an "open secret" in San Francisco that the [...]Read more about SF paper: Prop. 8 judge is gay
S/he said: Theodore B. Olson, Rhianna, Joe Solmonese
Compiled by Howard Israel "Has anyone noticed that now that lesbians and gay men have left the closet to assert their equal rights as citizens, their [...]Read more about S/he said: Theodore B. Olson, Rhianna, Joe Solmonese
Prop. 8: The fight for marriage equality hits the courtroom
by Lisa Keen Plaintiffs Kris Perry and Sandy Stier. SAN FRANCISCO – The trial to challenge Proposition 8 in federal court got underway Jan. 11 in San [...]Read more about Prop. 8: The fight for marriage equality hits the courtroom
Book Marks: Pacific agony, Rage, a love story
by Richard Labonte "Pacific Agony," by Bruce Benderson. Semiotext(e) Native Agents, 184 pages, $14.95 paper. Reality merges with mockery and slips into mania [...]Read more about Book Marks: Pacific agony, Rage, a love story
Schwarzenegger signs Harvey Milk Day bill
by Rex Wockner National News Briefs California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill Oct. 12 making May 22 "Harvey Milk Day." According to Equality [...]Read more about Schwarzenegger signs Harvey Milk Day bill
California recognizes seven-and-a-half years of gay marriages from elsewhere
by Rex Wockner National News Briefs A bill signed Oct. 12 by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger recognizes as fully married any gay couple in California who got [...]Read more about California recognizes seven-and-a-half years of gay marriages from elsewhere
Creep of the Week: Steven Anderson
If there's one thing we know about crazy it's that crazy never quits. It also gets a lot of attention. No one embodies that better than Mesa, Ariz. pastor [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Steven Anderson
Update: Same-sex marriage battles
By Lisa Keen The attorney for a gay couple fighting for the rights of same-sex couples to marry brushed off the significance of a court order Monday dismissing [...]Read more about Update: Same-sex marriage battles
Schwarzenegger defunds HIV services
by Rex Wockner National News Briefs In an effort to balance California's budget, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger used line-item vetoes July 28 to chop more than [...]Read more about Schwarzenegger defunds HIV services
Harvey Milk to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
by Rex Wockner National News Briefs President Barack Obama will award the late gay activist Harvey Milk the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Aug. 12. Openly [...]Read more about Harvey Milk to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
Horserace to equality: Federal marriage lawsuits
By Lisa Keen A year ago, there were none. Now there are five lawsuits in federal court seeking to establish equal rights for gay couples in marriage [...]Read more about Horserace to equality: Federal marriage lawsuits
DOMA doublespeak? DOJ defense goes 'too far'
By Lisa Keen Keen News Service The honeymoon is over. The gloves are off. The anger is fierce. In a somewhat obscure gay marriage case in California, the [...]Read more about DOMA doublespeak? DOJ defense goes 'too far'
New Hampshire expected to be pass marriage bill
By Lisa Keen After two aborted take-offs, same-sex marriage in New Hampshire is once again poised at the top of the runway. On June 3, the state legislature is [...]Read more about New Hampshire expected to be pass marriage bill
Observations
by Wayne Besen Anything But Straight When you elect people who choose finance over farming and mutual funds over manufacturing as the base of our economy, [...]Read more about Observations
Thousands march against Prop 8 in NYC
by Rex Wockner An estimated 7,500 to 15,000 people marched through Manhattan Nov. 12 protesting California's Proposition 8, the voter-passed initiative that [...]Read more about Thousands march against Prop 8 in NYC
