‘It was a different time’: Clinton calls to scrap his anti-gay DOMA law
The 42nd US president appears to have U-turned on his stancetaken 17 years ago concerning the issue of gay marriage.Clinton called the law outdated and bias towards the sexualminorities in his article,...
View ArticleCanada’s French launch $7mn campaign to fight homophobia
The campaign is being funded by provincial government andconsists of unique TV, radio and web ads that aim at fightingstereotypes.The first two TV advertisements were aired on March 3, causingquite a...
View ArticleMy bachelor husband, dancing
Dear Cary,I'm pretty sure you haven't heard this one before. But I'm also pretty sure everybody says that.Last June, my husband confessed to me that he'd been taking ballroom dance classes -- by...
View ArticleWhen Sen. Rob Portman Flips, Gay Marriage is Over as a Political Issue
Yesterday, Scott Shackford wrote about the GOP's "complicated" relationship to gay marriage. That relationship just got a little less complicated. Conservative Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), who served in...
View ArticleHillary Clinton announces support for gay marriage
In a video for the Human Rights Campaign, Hillary Clinton came out in support of same-sex marriage. "I support it personally and as a matter of policy and law," she said."LGBT Americans are our...
View ArticleSanta Fe’s city attorney: Same-sex marriage is legal in New Mexico
Santa Fe officials on Tuesday urged county clerks to provide same-sex couples with marriage licenses, claiming that same-sex marriage was legal in New Mexico. In a legal memo, City Attorney Geno Zamara...
View ArticlePope Francis: Civil unions pragmatist?
During the 2010 run-up to to legalize same-sex marriage in Argentina, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio denounced the proposal as "a destructive pretension against the plan of God." But in private, former...
View ArticleAmerican Academy of Pediatrics: Gay marriage helps kids
The American Academy of Pediatrics announced its support for gay marriage for the first time on Thursday, saying that allowing same-sex couples to marry is in the best interests of children with gay...
View ArticlePediatricians’ group: Marriage equality is good for kids
The American Academy of Pediatrics announced Thursday that it supports marriage equality for same sex couples. According to the New York Times, the AAP released a policy statement Thursday morning...
View ArticleSame-sex couples sue county clerk New Mexico for the right to marry
Two lesbian couples on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the Clerk of Bernalillo County in New Mexico for refusing to provide them with marriage licenses. Both same-sex couples had been denied marriage...
View ArticleWatch: Same-sex couples rejoice as Colorado governor signs civil unions bill
Colorado’s governor on Thursday signed into law a bill that allows same-sex couples in the state to enter into civil unions. Supporters of the bill packed into the History Colorado Museum to celebrate...
View ArticleOral arguments begin in Prop 8 Supreme Court case
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday to determine if California's Proposition 8, the initiative that banned gay marriage in the state, violates the Constitution's guarantee of equal...
View ArticleWhy Gay Marriage Will Win Regardless of SCOTUS Rulings
Today is the first of two consecutive days of oral arguments about marriage equality cases at the Supreme Court. Come back to Reason.com later today for an interview with our own Damon Root, who is...
View ArticleSCOTUS Won’t Make Gay Marriage a Constitutional Right: Damon Root on Prop. 8...
"The Supreme Court seems to think that the backers of [California's] Proposition 8 don't have the standing to bring this case, which would send the case back to the district courts," says Reason's...
View ArticleProposition 8 oral arguments: The very best LOL moments
The Supreme Court ruling on Proposition 8 is serious business, but that doesn't mean the justices can't get cheeky while deciding the fate of California's same-sex couples.There were several laugh...
View ArticleSupreme Court to hear Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) case on Wednesday
The rights of married same-sex couples will come under scrutiny at the US Supreme Court on Wednesday in the second of two landmark cases being considered by the top judicial panel. After the nine...
View ArticleSupreme Court hears challenge to Defense of Marriage Act
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the second of back-to-back gay marriage cases, the Supreme Court is turning to a constitutional challenge to the law that prevents legally married gay Americans from collecting...
View ArticleNY Legislators Introduce Medical Marijuana Bill, Bitcoin Enjoying Increased...
New York legislators have introduced a medical marijuana bill despite the fact that Gov. Cuomo has said that he is not in favor of such legislation. ; Bitcoin is becoming increasingly popular in...
View ArticleDOMA is Done: Damon Root on a Supreme Win for Gay Rights
"This week is not going to be the sweeping victory for gay rights that many supporters and advocates hoped for," says Reason.com's ;Damon W. Root. ;"However, I think the Defense of Marriage Act is in...
View ArticleConservatives react to DOMA and Prop 8: The best of the worst
While nine justices of the Supreme Court spent Tuesday and Wednesday talking about real-live same-sex couples and their real-live children, Pat Robertson, Erick Ericson and other conservative Henny...
View ArticlePutin orders ban on adoptions by LGBT foreign couples – report
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order will most likely be fulfilled by the Ministry of Education and Science, which is currently dealing with issues concerning orphans and adoptions, Izvestia daily...
View ArticleBoth Left and Right Are Afraid of Change
It’s a long drive from the foothills of Pittsylvania, Virginia, to the footsteps of the Supreme Court. The distance separating the environmental left from the religious right might seem greater still....
View ArticleThe Non-Arguments Against Same-Sex Marriage
For a long time, many opponents of same-sex marriage relied on a non-argument to defend their position: Asked why they opposed letting gays marry, one of most common responses was something to the...
View ArticleRepublican Sen. Mark Kirk Endorses Same-Sex Marriage
Republican Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois just released a statement endorsing same-sex marriage, making him only the second Republican senator (after Rob Portman) to do so. ; "When I climbed the Capitol...
View ArticleSecond GOP senator backs marriage equality
Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois is the second Republican senator to announce his support for marriage equality, following Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, who recently said he decided to back gay marriage because...
View ArticleDefending Marriage, Fighting Democracy
In two cases last week, lawyers urged the Supreme Court to respect the democratic process by upholding bans on legal recognition of gay marriages. But only one of those bans can plausibly be portrayed...
View ArticleMulti-ethnic couples reflect Bosnia’s growing diversity
Sandra Zaimovic, a Catholic Bosnian Croat and her husband Rusmir, a Bosnian Muslim, are looking forward to celebrating both Eid and Christmas with their new baby this year. Couples of different...
View ArticleJon Stewart: It takes a brain injury for Republicans to support marriage...
On his show Monday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart lampooned the nation’s current debate over allowing gay and lesbian couples to wed. After taking some time to poke fun at some of the Obamas...
View ArticleAnti-gay rights activists: We are the real victims of the marriage equality...
Ryan Anderson, anti-gay activist and author of "What Is Marriage? Man and Woman: A Defense" is really tired of spending his days working to deny gay couples and their families equal rights. And so are...
View ArticleFrance passes gay marriage bill
PARIS (AP) — The French Senate has voted to legalize same-sex marriage in France, putting a landmark bill on track to become law by summer.The vote in the upper house of parliament — led by President...
View ArticleGay marriage advances in France — and so does hate
There's nothing like progress to bring out the hardcore haters. They see bigotry melting away, they see people being happy, it drives them crazy. It makes them react.On Friday, the French Senate voted...
View ArticleIreland to hold nationwide vote on legalizing same sex marriage
Ireland is to hold a referendum on legalising gay marriage after a special convention set up to reform the Irish constitution recommended that same-sex couples in the republic be recognised in law. The...
View ArticlePat Buchanan calls for conservative anti-LGBT ‘civil disobedience’
Former Nixon aide and ousted MSNBC commentator Pat Buchanan penned a new op-ed column on Tuesday calling on conservatives to continue to oppose marriage equality for LGBT couples and urging them toward...
View ArticleNew Zealand politician welcomes ‘gay onslaught’ after legalizing same sex...
On Wednesday, New Zealand’s Parliament voted to legalize same sex marriage, making the country the world’s 13th to allow same sex couples to marry and enjoy all of the same privileges as married...
View ArticleThousands rally against France’s gay marriage bill before parliament reading...
Authorities fear Sunday’s rally could turn violent as tensions in France over the so-called “marriage for all” bill, which is expected to get final approval by the parliament on April 23, reach...
View ArticleRhode Island on the verge of legalizing same-sex marriage
Rhode Island is virtually assured to become the tenth state to legalize same-sex marriage. The Rhode Island Senate voted 26-12 on Wednesday to approve legislation that would allow same-sex couples to...
View ArticleMinnesota bill would institute universal civil unions, leave marriage to...
While Minnesota state lawmakers consider a measure to legalize gay marriage and an alternative civil unions bill for gay couples, Democratic state Rep. Kim Norton has signed on to a third option:...
View ArticleRussia to change agreement with France to prevent adoption by same sex couples
“We treat our partners with respect but we also ask them to show equal respect to our cultural traditions, our life and our ethical, legislative and moral norms. I think that we have the right to make...
View ArticleWhy conservatives should support immigration equality
A majority of Americans now support marriage equality, and a (slowly) growing number of Republicans have recently come around to the idea, too. Despite this, the opposition to the inclusion of gay...
View ArticleArchbishop of San Francisco calls Rhode Island marriage equality ‘a serious...
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco on Friday lashed out at the state of Rhode Island over a newly signed law that allows same-sex couples to legally marry. Cordileone, the chairman of the...
View ArticleMinnesota on the verge of becoming 12th state to embrace marriage equality
The Minnesota House on Thursday afternoon approved legislation to legalize same-sex marriage, moving the state one step closer to embracing marriage equality. The state House voted 75-59 to extend the...
View ArticleShould We Stay Or Should We Go?
There are now over five million Americans who are choosing to live outside the United States. Just why are Americans leaving this land of “freedom” and opportunity in record numbers, with no end in...
View ArticleUS top court delivers wins for gay marriage
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View ArticleDefinition of confusion: UK govt to re-term ‘husband’ and ‘wife’
The move has been denounced as the vocabulary of “cloud cuckoo land” and “gobbledegook” by critics who believe that the terms ‘husband’ and ‘wife’ should have their traditional meanings preserved....
View ArticleThe Alex Jones Show:(1st HOUR-VIDEO Commercial Free) Tuesday August 6 2013:...
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View ArticleThe Alex Jones Show:(Commercial Free AUDIO) August 6 2013: Ron Paul, Joseph...
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View ArticleAlex Jones Show: Tuesday (8-6-13) Ron Paul & Daniel Bongino
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View ArticleAlex Jones Show – Commercial Free Podcast: Tuesday (8-6-13) Ron Paul
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View ArticleRussian region completely bans foreign adoptions
The official comments to the bill read that “the solution of the problem of adoption of Russian citizens is the internal issue of the Russian state.” One of the Kemerovo lawmakers, Galina Solovyova,...
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