Having tied the knot in a white wedding, a lesbian couple thought the icing on the cake would be a traditional honeymoon along with other young couples. But the trip turned out to be a nightmare after staff at their resort treated them as if it was not a “real honeymoon” and excluded them from [...]
n the last week of August, Elizabeth Lecoq-Currier drove past a pasture of 60 horses in Crested Butte that she soon found out were bound for the slaughterhouses of Mexico. After discovering that the property owner would sell them for an overpriced fee of $400 apiece, Lecoq-Currier emailed horse advocates around the world asking for [...]
Gay and lesbian members of the military can finally serve openly thanks to the repeal of the so-called “Don’t ask, don’t tell” (DADT) policy. But their spouses still don’t have the full rights afforded to most military families. Don’t ask, don’t tell • Introduced by President Bill Clinton in 1993 • Compromise measure after he [...]
Nearly 70 years after expelling Melvin Dwork for being gay, the Navy is changing his discharge from “undesirable” to “honorable” – marking what is believed to be the first time the Pentagon has taken such a step on behalf of a World War II veteran since the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell.” The Navy [...]
North Carolina Republicans pushing for a state ban on same-sex marriage may be dismayed to know that their efforts have galvanized opposition from a U.S. congressman from their state. Rep. Brad Miller (D-N.C.) has decided to fight for federal marriage equality because of the Republican push to ban it in North Carolina. He told the [...]
North Carolina voters will vote whether to amend the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage in May 2012, after the state Senate approved legislation placing the measure on the ballot on Tuesday. The amendment would bar legal recognition of any union besides marriage between one man and one woman, including civil unions and domestic partnerships [...]
British health officials said Thursday that they would lift a ban on gay men donating blood, as long as their last sexual contact with another man was more than a year earlier. The decision, which reverses a policy adopted in the 1980s, followed a review that found no evidence to support the need for a [...]
Like prisoners emerging from a lifetime behind bars, a group of chimpanzees step blinking into the sunlight with what appears for all the world to be a wave and a smile. And they have much to be joyful about. For this is the first time they have felt grass under their feet and breathed fresh [...]
Same-sex couples and other domestic partners are gaining more control over what happens to their mates in the hospital, under federal guidelines issued this week. Hospitals should not bar domestic partners from visiting their mates unless there’s a medical reason, and partners should not be required to produce documents to prove their relationship, the guidelines [...]
The Tony-winning Broadway star (‘Wicked’) also has a successful recording career, and has been out on the interview circuit lately to promote her latest album, ‘Some Lessons Learned,’ which is where she’s courted controversy in some circles by confirming that her staunch Christian beliefs are not at odds with her support for the gay community. [...]