U.S. senator Kit Bond of Missouri derided Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama for stating that he hopes to appoint judges who can empathize with gay people. Bond addressed the crowd before introducing Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin onstage at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, according to CBS News. “[Obama] [...]
Gay Connecticut couples will be able to start marrying sometime in November, though the exact date is not known, reports the Associated Press. Lawyers who argued the state’s marriage case said Tuesday that couples will be able to pick up their marriage license applications beginning sometime on or after November 10. The exact date will [...]
José Eduardo Verástegui is tall, dark, and handsome, not to mention rich and famous. This Latino actor and sex symbol was a favorite of gay Mexicans and Mexican-Americans — until he came out as one of the loudest proponents of California’s Proposition 8. The pitched battle raging between gay leaders and conservative Christians over the [...]
More than 429 Florida Leaders Have Already Endorsed Amendment 2 See Names and Pictures including Governor Charlie Crist and Attorney General Bill McCollum. Site “Yes2Marriage.org: http://www.yes2marriage.org/about-us/endorsements/
Aetna has become the first health benefits company in the U.S. to link its online provider directory – DocFind- to the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association’s online database of more than 1,200 health care providers. The database includes primary care providers, specialists, therapists, and dentists who welcome LGBT patients. In addition, Aetna has awarded GLMA [...]
Law enforcement agencies reported a slight decrease in hate crimes last year, despite an increase against gays and lesbians. The FBI reported more than 7,600 hate crime incidents in 2007, down about 1 percent from last year. Racially motivated hate crimes accounted for more than half of that total. Religious bias was the second-leading motive [...]
When the largest and oldest health insurance provider speaks out against Amendment 2 people listen. And Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida (BCBS-FL) has been speaking out against the deceptively named “marriage protection” amendment quite a bit. Their clear and public stand has earned them high points for courage and integrity but it has also [...]
Talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres spoke out against Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin on her show Wednesday. Palin said Saturday that she would support a federal constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. “Maybe it’s because I’m gay that we should all be equal, but I feel that we’re all equal,” DeGeneres said on her show. “I don’t [...]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has mobilized followers to give an estimated 77% of donations to support California’s proposed marriage ban. Californians Against Hate released figures Tuesday showing that $17.67 million was contributed by 59,000 Mormon families since August to groups like Yes on 8. Contributions in support of Prop. 8 total [...]
Democratic vice presidential hopeful Joe Biden sat down with Ellen DeGeneres Monday afternoon to campaign for Barack Obama. During his visit to the show, he made clear that if he were a resident of California, he would be voting no on Proposition 8.