In which a queer political scientist who knows what she’s talking about breaks it all down for you: The Obama administration said they wouldn’t defend DOMA. Now they are actively challenging DOMA. This is good news.
“This brief represents the concrete manifestation of a complete paradigm shift in the federal government’s position on anti-gay discrimination and the constitutional rights of married same-sex couples.”
Republicans in various states stepping up the war on women and this matters to you, too. Behold my extensive effort to break it all down for you.
The defeat of marriage equality in Maine in 2009 was crushing. Will things be different in 2012?
No “him” or “her” at the Egalia school in Stockholm.
The Catholic Bishop in Brooklyn is talking crazy about it, New Jerseyans are suing for it, Rhode Island will take civil unions instead of it (for now), Obama won’t “make news on it” and a city clerk upstate refuses to do her job and sign certificates of it.
While DADT lingers on the verge of repeal, soldiers are still being discharged for being gay.
Pat Robertson, Barack Obama, Archbishop Timothy Dolan, Michele Bachmann, Maggie Gallagher, the Jewish Orthodox Union, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, Ruben Diaz
A slew of violent murders has left Puerto Rico’s gay community fearful and wondering what to do next.
Autostraddle hits the streets on Friday night to talk to THE PEOPLE about marriage equality. Includes a lot of hopping and jumping and screaming and total cuteness.
“In typical NYPD fashion, the N.Y.P.D. demonstrated its disrespect for the gay community by raiding the Eagle mere moments after the passage of most important piece of gay rights legislation in history.”
Feelings from New Yorkers, photos, tweets from famous people and not-so-famous people. An epic post of epic New York same-sex marriage emotions!
Robin Roemer shoots the West Village celebrating same-sex marriage passing on the first night of NYC Pride Weekend.
After weeks of waiting and waiting and waiting — GAY MARRIAGE HAS BEEN LEGALIZED IN NEW YORK!
We’re online, we’re in the streets, we’re everywhere. And, goddammit, we’re on our way.
New York really really really truly might almost definitely vote on gay marriage today. You can follow along by watching this livestream from the State Senate.
Once again, no vote. They could just argue forever. Or turn off facebook comments, or warn of an AIDS epidemic. All of these ideas are totally reasonable reactions to a thing.
Obama had a big fundraiser tonight for LGBTs and said he thinks gays deserve equal rights and hopefully the states will be taking care of that.
A new immigration reform bill introduced yesterday includes a provision to protect LGBT families as well as DREAM Act legislation.
We’ve been waiting since the beginning of time for equal rights so what’s another 24 hours? Also, sources report we’ve got our 32nd vote!