My Gay Online

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Nearly a quarter of gay and lesbian Americans lack proper health insurance and are twice as likely as their heterosexual counterparts to have no health insurance coverage, according to a new study. Harris Interactive reported Monday that 22% of gay and lesbian survey respondents have no health insurance, compared with 12% of heterosexual adults in [...]

The California Supreme Court overturns a ban on same-sex marriage; Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who twice vetoed equality, says he’ll stand by the 4-3 decision and won’t support a November ballot measure that could overturn the ruling.

With Amendment 2 looming over the November 2008 elections, gay rights organizations are mobilizing supporters and community members to become key players in gay-friendly campaigns and the effort to defeat the constitutional measure to ban same-sex marriage in Florida. Political strategists consider the battle over Amendment 2 not only a test of Florida’s GLBT political [...]

This morning the California state supreme court issued its decision on the same-sex marriage case, and the majority held that laws excluding gay and lesbian couples from the right to marry are unconstitutional. The decision paves the way for California to become the second state in which gay and lesbian residents can marry. The case [...]

Marriage Equality USA (MEUSA) believes that same-sex couples should have the freedom and the right to civil marriage. The organization’s sole purpose and focus is to end discrimination in civil marriage so that same-sex couples can enjoy the same legal and societal status as opposite-sex couples. Marriage Equality USA (MEUSA) understands how critical it is [...]

The California Supreme Court announced on Wednesday it will issue its ruling tomorrow on whether same-sex couples can marry in the state. The judgment is expected at 10:00 am PT, and LGBT groups throughout the state are making plans to be in San Francisco for the decision. The case before the state Supreme Court dates [...]

Considering that it’s barely 60 years old, Israel has become quite gay quite quickly, and nowhere more so than in Tel Aviv, its boy- and Bauhaus-filled commercial, cultural and culinary capital. This sunny seaside town, with its Miami-esque Mediterranean promenade and easygoing café culture, is packed with the kind of “we’re here, we’re queer” vibe [...]

FBI agents Tuesday raided the office of U.S. special counsel Scott J. Bloch, whose department is under investigation for alleged obstruction of justice, National Public Radio reports. The Office of Special Counsel, among other duties, oversees protection for federal employees who call attention to wrongdoing. Bloch’s management of the office has been controversial since his [...]

A children’s story about a family of penguins with two fathers once again tops the list of library books the public objects to the most. And Tango Makes Three, released in 2005 and co-written by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell, was the most ”challenged” book in public schools and libraries for the second straight year, [...]