Proving the importance of a good copyeditor, lawmakers in Arkansas passed a law this year that mistakenly allows state residents of any age—even babies—to marry with parental permission, as long as they are not pregnant. The bill says: “In order for a person who is younger than eighteen (18) years of age and who is […]
New Jersey dominated the headlines this week, but there’s also good news from Oklahoma, a celebrity marriage in Canada, and some items of bad news from round and about to remind us why we need to keep fighting. On a lighter note, if you haven’t yet seen the Daily Show’s take on the HRC/LOGO Presidential
Is it just me, or have Hillary Clinton and Mary Cheney been sporting some rather similar hairdos over the years? What could it all mean? Do they share some strange bond? Does this explain Hillary’s initial hawkishness on the war? Or Mary’s support for marriage equality in the face of her party’s opposition? Dorothy Snarker
(First, just a note to say that I didn’t post my usual Weekly Political Roundup last Friday because I thought the HRC/LOGO Presidential Forum was enough politics to hold us for a while. I’ll incorporate outstanding items from last week into this Friday’s update.) Presidential candidate Chris Dodd, who missed Thursday’s HRC/LOGO Presidential Forum because
The HRC/LOGO Presidential Forum last night didn’t bring any surprises, but was nonetheless a significant moment in LGBT history. We are a constituency that major candidates must take time to cultivate, even more so than in 2004. Below are my thoughts on the forum. For a more detailed blow-by-blow of the action, visit Visible Vote
Tonight’s HRC/LOGO Presidential Forum will be a groundbreaking event, regardless of what is said. To have major presidential candidates discuss LGBT issues in a focused setting is a significant step forward in acceptance and awareness. Mainstream media is covering the event. All of the Democratic candidates will be there, except for Chris Dodd and Joe
The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this afternoon that an Oklahoma law preventing same-sex couples from getting birth certificates for children adopted in other states is illegal under the “Full Faith and Credit Clause” of the U.S. Constitution. The Court thus upheld a previous U.S. District Court ruling that said a child born
Openly gay New Hampshire Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson endorsed Barack Obama for president, citing Obama’s experience with racism and discrimination. Openly lesbian Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, however, announced her support for Hillary Clinton, “because she wants to see full equal rights for gays at the federal level and because of Clinton’s views on health care,” reports
Two great online shows for your viewing pleasure today: Family Pride has compiled a slide show of family photos submitted in response to their e-newsletter request. It’s inspiring viewing. If you’d like to add your own family photo, send it to them by e-mail. Courtesy of Gay Rights Watch comes a video produced for Let
The U.S. military has discharged 60 Arabic language translators for being gay. It is no surprise, therefore, that they are now turning to technology to make up the deficit and evaluating “prototype, real-time, two-way translation systems.” That’s a computer to you and me. And the father of modern computer science is widely regarded to be
