PHOTO OF THE DAY: Edie Windsor is victorious! BY SAM GREISMAN A look back at today's top stories SUPREME COURT It was a massive day for equality at the Supreme Court where the Justices struck down DOMA and ruled that…
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Posts from June 26, 2013
Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) To Introduce Constitutional Amendment Banning Gay Marriage
Representative Tim Huelskamp (R-Kansas) is waisting no time in his push to to see gay marriage outlawed nationwide. Today, Huelskamp announced his intention to introduce the Federal Marriage Amendment later this week. The Huffington Post reports: Hue…
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CA Attorney General Calls For Same-Sex Marriages To Resume ‘Immediately’: VIDEO
California Attorney General Kamala Harris, as earlier expected, spoke out today about the Supreme Court's overturning of Prop. 8 and the implications of the ruling for California. Though orders from the high court traditiona…
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Watch Nancy Pelosi’s Blasé Response To Michele Bachmann’s Latest Marriage Rant: VIDEO
Bachmann and Pelosi, both political dynamos from very different camps, will be tangling far less now that Bachmann has decided not to run for reelection. However, their congressional relationship had to go out with a bang, and some sense of humor.…
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Gay Men’s Chorus Of D.C. Makes Its Voices Heard At The Supreme Court: VIDEO
Earlier today, the Gay Men's Chorus of D.C. performed a breathtaking rendition of "Make Them Hear You" across the street from the Supreme Court. Check out the video (and another for their performance of the National Anthem) AFTER…
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Melissa Etheridge Says Goodbye To DOMA, Pledges To Get Married; Other Celebrities Celebrate SCOTUS Decisions
Melissa Etheridge, the famous singer and one of Hollywood's earliest gay rights activists, has confirmed that she will marry her partner of three years, television producer Linda Wallem. Yahoo! reports: "I look forward to exercising…
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One Direction Opens Up in ‘This Is Us’: VIDEO
Even though it has nothing to do with them, why not celebrate today's historic SCOTUS rulings on Prop 8. and DOMA by indulging in the trailer for One Direction's This Is Us, a movie in the same vein as Katy Perry: Part of Me and Justin Bieber…
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News: Frank Ocean, Edie Windsor, Paula Deen, Bono, Africa
Freedom to Marry's 'Life After DOMA' fact sheet. HRC's new goal: Marriage equality within all 50 states in 5 years. Edie Windsor covers InterPride's official magazine. VIDEO: Paula Deen brings her sob story to the Today show. Lamb…
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A Huge Round-Up of Celeb Reactions to SCOTUS Rulings On DOMA, Prop. 8: VIDEO
Today's rulings issued by the Supreme Court have certainly elicited strong reactions from friends and foes of marriage equality. Judy Shepard, LGBT advocate and mother of Matthew Shepard, reflected upon a conversation she had with Matthew…
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Directors Guild of America Elects First Gay and First African-American President
Paris Barclay, an Emmy-winning director and GLAAD Media Award recipient, was elected the president of the Directors Guild of America. He is the first out gay president, as well as the first African-American president. GLAAD reports: Barclay has been…
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