North Carolina voters approved a disgraceful constitutional amendment on Tuesday, defining marriage as a union exclusive to man and woman. Amendment 1 effectively eliminates not only same-sex marriage, but also denies any form of legal recognition for same-sex couples. At a celebration on...

LGBT Issues – House Bill 1434, which seeks to “define” marriage as being between one man and one woman is scheduled to be voted on today by a Pennsylvania house committee. If passed, the bill will also prohibit other legal unions that can be treated as marriage such as...

LGBT Issues – Despite being voted off “Celebrity Apprentice” by the show’s main attraction Donald Trump, openly gay Star Trek Veteran George Takei proved he is not at all a sore loser. In fact, Takkei who came out publicly within the last few years, hopes to change...

LGBT Issues – Although more states are allowing for same-sex marriage, there is still an uphill battle being fought in regards to Federal Regulations, especially when it comes to bi-national married couples who want to maintain their residence in the U.S.. The Defense of Marriage Act...

Civil Right – A federal appeals court will make a ruling tomorrow on whether or not the Proposition 8 ban on same sex marriage in California is “constitutionally valid.” “We are very hopeful that the 9th Circuit will rule in favor of fairness and equality, once and for...

LGBT Issues – In a time when corporate giants seem notoriously unattached to anything beyond fiscal gain, Starbucks is making a fierce impact in the LGBT community by insisting on gay rights and marriage equality in Washington state, the business’s birthplace. Last week the...

Civil Rights – Straight couples in Cook County Illinois are ditching traditional marriages and applying for civil unions in an effort to stand in solidarity with the LGBT community. According to Cook County Clerk David Orr, many of the heterosexual couples who are opting for this...

Civil Rights – Honolulu – On Monday, two California ladies slapped a Hawaiian bed and breakfast with a lawsuit for denying them service because they’re gay. The Aloha Bed & Breakfast sounds inoffensive, but taking a look into the investigation, the joint openly...

Civil Rights – Michele Bachmann on Fox News Sunday told host Chris Wallace that if Armageddon occurs – in other words if she is elected president of the United States – that she will stop judges from having the audacity to tell people what the laws are! Or in other words, do...

Civil Rights – The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the Respect for Marriage Act on November 10, 2011.

 That means the 
Respect for Marriage Act will see a Floor Vote, and another step was taken in the battle to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). DOMA has been...

Civil Rights – Several top U.S. companies, including Google, Microsoft, and Starbucks, have signed on to protest the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Wanting their collective voices to be heard on the constitutionality of DOMA, 70 companies and organizations have filed a brief in court...

Madrid, Spain – In 2002, Roman Catholic priest Jose Mantero made what could have been the most difficult decision a Spanish priest would ever have to make—He announced that he was homosexual. After years of suppressing his outrage concerning the Church’s views on homosexuality,...