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News (USA)
Another federal judge rules DOMA unconstitutional
HARTFORD, Conn. — A federal judge in Connecticut on Tuesday said the Defense of Marriage Act, the federal law which defines marriage as a union between one man and one woman, violates the U.S. Constitution’s right to equal protection.
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News (USA)
Marriage equality opponents seek U.S. Supreme Court review
WASHINGTON — Proponents of California’s Proposition 8 on Tuesday asked the United States Supreme Court to review the landmark federal appeals court ruling that found Proposition 8 unconstitutional.
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News (USA)
Poll: Two-thirds of Democrats now support marriage equality
Reports that the Democratic Party may add support for marriage equality to its party platform are in keeping with a significant shift of opinion on the issue among Democrats nationwide, as support for same-sex marriage among Democrats continues to increase.
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News (World)
New Zealand anti-gay marriage website taken offline after repeated hacking attempts
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — An anti-marriage equality website scheduled to be launched in New Zealand on Tuesday by same-sex marriage opponents Family First, crashed in a matter of hours as a result of a “large-scale denial of service attack.”
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News (USA)
Oakland queer youth space destroyed by unexplained fire
OAKLAND, Calif. — Officials at an Oakland queer youth space are frantically trying to find a new location after the building they had been using was destroyed by a fire.
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News (USA)
Bed & Breakfast owner on Facebook: ‘God invented AIDS to punish gays’
EDGEWATER PARK, N.J. — The owner of a New Jersey Bed & Breakfast on Monday posted an anti-gay rant on Facebook asserting that “God invented AIDS” to punish gays after a local woman complained about an anti-gay statement on the marquee outside their inn.
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Life
LGBT Watch at the Olympics: All eyes on U.S. women
Looking ahead to Tuesday, LGBT Watch at the Olympics will be closely monitoring women’s soccer as the powerful United States plays North Korea. With a win, the Americans would advance to the quarterfinals and a step closer to a medal.
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News (USA)
Prop 8 defense fund seeks millions to continue anti-marriage equality fight
WASHINGTON – The Prop 8 Legal Defense Fund is offering new insight into how much it costs to continue advocating against marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples, and the numbers are high.
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News (USA)
Hundreds rally at Chicago’s first transgender pride event
CHICAGO — Nearly 300 people attended Chicago’s first transgender, gender-non-conforming and intersex pride event, held at Union Park Sunday. The intention of the rally was to focus on the theme of “enterprising from the margins,” highlighting community driven efforts to create safe spaces and support among the TGI community.
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News (USA)
From bullied teen to activist, student and mom fight anti-LGBT bullying
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio teen who was brutally beaten by a fellow high school student last fall because of his sexual orientation, has teamed with his mother to become activists against anti-LGBT bullying.
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Life
Pastor defends Chick-fil-A, warns that homosexuality leads to pedophilia
Pastor Robert Jeffress has been making the rounds to defend Chick-fil-A’s anti-gay advocacy with claims that gays lead a “miserable lifestyle” and telling his congregants to support “Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day.” “The liberals have gone into a frenzy,” said Jeffress.
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News (USA)
Sources: Democratic platform draft includes marriage equality plank
The Democratic Party platform drafting committee approved on Sunday language endorsing same-sex marriage in addition to other pro-LGBT positions as part of the Democratic Party platform, according to two sources familiar with the drafting process.
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News (World)
Vietnam’s Communist government considers legalizing same-sex marriage
Vietnam’s Communist government is considering whether to legalize same-sex marriage, positioning the country to be the first in Asia to support marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples.
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Life
Chris Colfer: ‘I feel like you’ve seen me naked in a way’
Look everywhere these days and Chris Colfer is probably there. His new children’s book, “The Land Of Stories: The Wishing Spell,” was just released in book stores and the film he wrote, produced and stars in, Struck By Lightning, was the closing film of Outfest in Los Angeles.
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Commentary
The leftist homosexuals did not bully Donald Perry to death
Now, as you can probably guess, there have been some, on the right, who have correlated Chick-fil-A‘s recent public relations firestorm to Donald Perry’s sudden death. Some have even dubbed him as a victim of “leftist homosexual bullying,” asserting that the stress set upon him by the opposition to Chick-fil-A is what lead to his “untimely” demise. Some have even attempted to draw parallels between Perry’s death and those of gay teens, bullied into suicide — claims which range from absurd to downright repugnant…
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Commentary
What the Bible says — and doesn’t say — about marriage
There’s a lot of talk about the biblical definition of marriage and the family; however, I can’t find where those terms are explained anywhere in the bible. Nonetheless, a careful reading of the Good Book provides some basic guidelines that clearly warrant some discussion…
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News (USA)
Bill Clinton, Nancy Pelosi bring AIDS conference to a close
Former President Bill Clinton on Friday called for a more effective use of resources in the fight against HIV/AIDS. “We need a new level of openness about how every last dollar is spent by countries, by governments, by NGOs,” he said during the International AIDS Conference’s closing session at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
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News (USA)
Target promotes wedding registry for same-sex couples
MINNEAPOLIS — Just weeks after it announced it was selling greeting cards nationwide to celebrate same-sex unions, Target stores is now inviting gay and lesbian couples to set up wedding registries in their stores.
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News (USA)
Amazon founder, wife donate $2.5 million to support marriage equality
SEATTLE — Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie Bezos, have donated $2.5 million to support the marriage equality coalition in Washington state.
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News (USA)
Principal architect of California’s Prop 8 named Archbishop of San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO — Salvatore Cordileone, a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and one of California’s leading opponents of same-sex marriage, was named was named Archbishop of San Francisco by Pope Benedict XVI on Friday.