J.C. Penney is turning its back on One Million Moms, a group which called for the retailer to dump talk show host EllenDeGeneres as its national spokeswoman because she is gay. In an emailed statement to Yahoo! Shine on Friday, J.C. Penney confirmed it “stands behind its partnership with Ellen DeGeneres.” One Million Moms, a [...]
A video recording of the 2010 trial that challenged the constitutionality of Proposition 8, California’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, will remain sealed, a federal appeals court in San Francisco ruled Thursday. The 3-0 ruling, from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals stated that the trial judge who permitted the recording had promised it would [...]
One Million Moms — a project of the American Family Association — is very angry at JC Penney . No, not because it sells sweater vests (heck, Rick Santorum is a fan of those), but because the Texas-based department store has hired Ellen DeGeneres as a spokeswoman. And DeGeneres is — cue the scary music [...]
A lesbian National Guardsman — who is fighting Stage IV breast cancer and who fears time is running out for overturning the Defense of Marriage Act in her lifetime — learned today she can meet with staff of Speaker of the House John Boehner. Concerned that survivor benefits would be denied her wife if she [...]
criminals”. Ban told African leaders that gathered in Ethiopia’s capital on Sunday for an African Union summit that discrimination based on sexual orientation “had been ignored or even sanctioned by many states for far too long”. Ban said it would be challenging for Africa to “confront this discrimination”. There was no immediate response from African [...]
Governor Chris Gregoire hopes President Obama evolves in his thinking soon. But she respects the president’s “personal journey” and asked people to “give him the time” to see it through. Having introduced a marriage equality bill several weeks ago that now reportedly has the votes in the state legislature to pass, She also criticized Governor [...]
Adam Levine has long been a supporter of the LGBT community and once again he’s putting his money where his mouth is — this time in regards to gay marriage. The Maroon 5 singer and “The Voice” star recently revealed that the band, which is up for the Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance on [...]
The eyes of those committed to the progression of LGBT rights will be on the state of Tennessee this legislative session. Due to a Republican majority in the Tennessee General Assembly, we have seen a major regression when it comes to reaching equality in this state. Last session the Assembly passed a bill (HB 600) [...]
As Maryland lawmakers prepare to tackle the issue of marriage equality in new legislative session, the District of Columbia is thinking about same-sex divorce. Officials in the nation’s capital, who OK’d same-sex marriage in 2009, want to clarify D.C. law to deal with same-sex divorce. As the Washington Blade reported last month, D.C. Councilmember Phil [...]
A legal loophole that could have undermined thousands of same-sex marriages will be remedied to ensure gay couples from abroad who marry in Canada will have their unions recognized here, the federal justice minister said Friday. Rob Nicholson acknowledged the confusion surrounding the issue has upset many couples and stressed it’s the government’s view that [...]