U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) introduced a bill seeking to repeal the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The bill is co-sponsored by openly gay Reps. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI.) and Jared Polis (D-CO), but not by Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) , who says we should first focus on other LGBT rights bills: the Matthew Shepard […]
Jane Castor, a 25-year veteran of the Tampa Police Department, out lesbian, and mother of two, has been named the department’s new chief. She will be the first woman to serve as chief of that city, and the first lesbian police chief statewide. The mainstream media is noting her significance as the first woman, but
Proving my earlier point. Have the tissues ready. (Thanks to Cynthia for the tip.)
“Homosexual marriage [could be] taught in schools whether parents like it or not.” Sound familiar? The ultra-right used the argument to drum up support for Prop 8. Now, Stand for Marriage Maine is busting out the same drivel in support of that state’s Referendum 1, which would overturn marriage equality there. (You can see a
Next Tuesday, Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Jared Polis (D-CO) will introduce legislation to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Lisa Keen has a nice summary of all the LGBT-related bills poised for action in Congress. A new report from the Congressional Research Service Supreme Court says it is unclear whether
In honor of all the victims of the tragedy of September 11 and its aftermath, their families, and their friends. I will always remember, as will many of us, where I was the morning of 9/11. A lucky change in job the day before kept me away from Ground Zero at the time of the
Politics and Law Uruguay’s Senate approved a bill to allow same-sex couples and unmarried opposite-sex ones to adopt children. It now goes to President Tabare Vazquez, who is expected to approve. Uruguay would then become the first Latin American country to permit same-sex couples to adopt. In other happy news, same-sex female couples in the
A followup to my post yesterday about Ben and Jerry’s renaming “Chubby Hubby” to “Hubby Hubby” in honor of the start of marriage equality in Vermont: The ice cream maker has partnered with Freedom to Marry in order to raise awareness of the importance of marriage equality and to show its support. They will serve
In honor of the first legal marriages of same-sex couples in Vermont, Burlington-based Ben and Jerry’s will rename its “Chubby Hubby” flavor to “Hubby Hubby” for the month, reports the AP, via the Rutland Herald. I had a similar idea when Vermont first approved marriage equality, but clearly I wasn’t the only one. No details
Mary Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, and a lesbian mom, gave a $1000 donation to the Senate campaign of former Rep. Rob Portman (R-OH) in May. The interesting part? Portman voted against same-sex marriage and allowing gay couples to adopt children in the District of Columbia. Raw Story has the full story,
