Archive for December, 2009
Mexico City legalizes same-sex marriage
Mexico City's Legislative Assembly voted 39-20 to legalize same-sex marriage Dec. 21. Mayor Marcelo Ebrard supports the measure and will sign it. It redefines "marriage" as "the free uniting of two people." The bill also explicitly legalizes adoption by gay couples. Federal benefits, such as pension, inheritance and social-security [...]
Skiing, Snowboarding, Beer Bust and Scissor Sisters, Sirius-ly
Organizers of Vail Gay Ski Week announced today the entertainment lineup and final schedule of events for Vail Gay Ski Week 2010 presented by Rocky Mountain Vacation Rentals, which will be held January 27 through January 31, 2010. With five action-packed days, Vail Gay Ski Week is sure to be an unforgettable experience for guests and skiers alike. [...]
Cynthia Nixon Helps to End Florida Adoption Ban
Cynthia Nixon, Sex and the City star and LGBT rights advocate, will join The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida on Saturday, January 9, 2010 to kick off the ACLU’s three-year campaign to end Florida’s ban on adoption by gay and lesbian people. The event, to be held poolside at South Beach’s luxurious Shore Club, 1901 Collins [...]
Creep of the Week – Harry Jackson
If Washington, D.C. starts letting gays and lesbians get married, then we as a nation are doomed. Even more specifically, the National Cathedral is doomed. In fact, true Christians ought to set fire to it right now lest the gays start marrying in it and/or turn it into a combination bathhouse/dance club/24-hour gym/Asian fusion bistro. Or such [...]
Joe. My. God. Hes on to the hags.
"A dozen or so times this week, wingnut lackeys have attempted to friend me on Facebook, thinking that I won't just look at their friend list and see their connections to Tony Perkins, Harry Bishop, Matt Barber, etc. Dumbasses. Even though my Facebook page has tons of strangers on it, it's very rare that I get a request from somebody who doesn't [...]
Federal Prop 8 trial starts Jan. 11
The trial in the federal lawsuit seeking to overturn California's Proposition 8 starts Jan. 11 in U.S. District Court in San Francisco. It could last a month. Representing the gay side are famed attorneys Ted Olson and David Boies, who, in 2000, argued opposite sides of the Bush/Gore "hanging chad" election mess before the U.S. Supreme [...]
Lambda Legal blasts Obama; federal judge battles administration
Lambda Legal has lashed out at the Obama administration for refusing to give spousal benefits to a lesbian federal courts employee despite a judge's order that it must do so. The administration cast aside a ruling by Chief Judge Alex Kozinski of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that staff lawyer Karen Golinski is entitled to spousal health [...]
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