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 […]
Since winning his party’s nomination, Mitt Romney has attempted to appeal to moderate voters on a variety of issues to include gay rights. For instance, at the recent Univision “Meet the Candidates” forum with Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas in Miami Romney stated that he felt gays should be allowed to “raise a family […]
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 […]
The new Republican Party Platform is being shaped by a Romney advisor who compared being gay to polygamy and drug use. Kansas Secretary of State Kris Koback is the man behind many controversial Republican policies such as Arizona’s “papers please” immigration law. Currently, Koback is in Tampa helping write GOP policy, where he made remarks […]
The It Gets Better Project brings hope to the plight of LGBT youth in America. The project was founded by American author, journalist, editor and media pundit, Dan Savage and his husband, Terry Miller to help prevent suicide among LGBT youth. The project was created in response to the suicide of Billy Lucas and the growing […]