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Maine HS student holds marriage equality rally
BANGOR, Maine — Who can marry and who can’t comes down to who has a Y chromosome and who doesn’t, a Bangor High School student told a crowd of more than 60 people gathered Sunday in Pickering Square in support of same-sex marriage in Maine, reports the Bangor Daily News. “What is the difference between […]
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Senate committee postpones hearings on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
A planned November hearing by the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee to consider ending a ban on gays serving openly in the U.S. military will be postponed, a spokeswoman indicated Friday. “We do not have a date” for the hearing, said the aide, Tara Andringa. Committee staff have been working on Afghanistan issues ahead of […]
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Gay Houston teen beaten with metal pipe, school officials ignore warning
Another day, another horrifying report of violence against a gay teenager, reports the Dallas Voice. Jayron Martin, a 16-year-old high school freshman from Houston, tells KHOU-TV that he was chased down after school and beaten with a metal pipe last week while eight classmates stood around and watched. “All they kept saying was, ‘We going […]
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Slain transgender people remembered around the world
Today marks the 11th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance around the world, a day when the LGBTQ and allied community honor those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. The day of memorial was created in response to the murder of Rita Hester, a popular and outgoing transwoman, who was brutally stabbed at […]
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‘DC Agenda’ debuts to fill void left by closure of ‘Washington Blade’
Just days after the Washington Blade ceased publication, several former employees of the 40-year-old gay and lesbian newspaper launched a new, more modest version of the paper on Friday. Following the Blade’s surprise closure earlier this week, some former employees decided to rally around their craft and put together a new paper and Web site […]
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Suspect in killing of Puerto Rico teen may claim ‘gay panic’ defense
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The man charged with first-degree murder in the killing of a gay teenager in Puerto Rico will likely use “gay panic” as a defense, reports UPI. Juan A. Martinez Matos, 26, a married father of four (pictured), confessed he was cruising the “red light” district of Caguas, a city south […]
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Inaction on New Jersey gay marriage bill angers bill’s sponsor
State Sen. Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen) is angry Thursday about what she sees as a broken promise by Senate Majority Leader Stephen Sweeney (D-Gloucester) to move legislation in the upper house during the lameduck session that would legalize same-sex marriage, reports newjerseynewsroom.com. Sweeney told reporters that while gay marriage is an important issue, the Legislature should […]
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Rutgers-Eagleton poll: New Jersey supports gay marriage
Supporters of gay marriage may find New Jersey more hospitable than many other states, according to a Rutgers-Eagleton Poll released Thursday. By a 46 percent to 42 percent margin, adults in New Jerseyans favor legalizing same-sex nuptials, with 12 percent unsure. The survey also shows that if the state Legislature passes a bill legalizing gay […]
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Gay marriage opponents sue to force DC ballot measure
The decision by the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics to block a ballot initiative to ban same-sex marriage reverberated on Capitol Hill and in the courts Wednesday as the battle continued over whether voters should have a say in the debate, reports the Washington Post. Bishop Harry Jackson (pictured), represented by lawyers from a […]
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NY court rules married gay couples entitled to benefits
ALBANY — The state’s highest court on Thursday upheld policies giving some government benefits to same-sex couples who are legally married outside the state, but did not rule on whether gay marriage should be legal in New York, leaving that issue for the Legislature to decide, the New York Times reports. Though the majority in […]