As reported by KOMO News, Sarah and Emily Cofer became the first same-sex couple in King County (Seattle, Washington) to get married at 1 minute past midnight. Six other states: Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Iowa, Massachusettes, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont had already enacted laws or had court orders issued permitting same-sex marriage, but […]
With marijuana possession now legal in Washington state, and soon in Colorado as well, with 5 other states set to take up the issue soon. Residents face a confusing mishmash of federal and state laws when it comes to whether and where they can get high. The laws in both Washington and Colorado allow adults 21 and older to […]
According to Red Alert Politics, less than a week after a New Orleans suburbanite petitioned the White House to allow Louisiana to secede from the United States, petitions from seven states have collected enough signatures to trigger a promised review from the Obama administration. Red Alert Politics is a site where links can be found […]
LDS Church: Undue Influence By Susan Jack The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS) have been working very hard this past two years to keep their squeaky-clean image squeaky during their recent $20M PR campaign “I am a Mormon,” featuring members of different ethnicities, nationalities and marital statuses showing how diverse, fun-loving […]
As you may recall, there has been a lot of controversy surrounding the recent suspension of the chief diversity officer for Gallaudet University for signing a petition to put Maryland’s marriage equality law on the ballot. Pat Robertson hit the airwaves this week, claiming the university’s move was representative of the entire left as well […]