Over at The Bilerico Project, Michael Hamar has posted a copy of the challenge to Virginia's marriage discrimination amendment that we reported on last week. Says Hamar: The basic players in the case are the plaintiffs, Timothy B. Bostic, a Profe…
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Archives for July 24, 2013
Posts from July 24, 2013
NY To Refund Estate Taxes Paid By Same-Sex Couples Prior To DOMA Ruling
Those familiar to the case that gutted DOMA, Windsor v. United States, know that the suit was prompted by the over $300,000 in extra estate taxes that Edie Windsor was forced to pay as the result of her deceased spouse being a member of the same sex.…
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Robert Garcia, Gay Vice Mayor Of Long Beach, Announces Candidacy For Mayor: VIDEO
Last week, Long Beach's Vice Mayor Robert Garcia confirmed long-standing rumors that he would campaign to replace Mayor Bob Foster, who declined to seek a third term. Contra Coast Times reports on the announcement: He joins four others who had pr…
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Same-Sex Marriage Case Sparks Debate In Ohio AG Race
Same-sex marriage has become a lightning rod in Ohio's race for Attorney General following Monday's ruling by Federal Judge Timothy Black that a Cincinnati couple, Jim Obergefell and John Arthur, must be recognized as legally married in the s…
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Violence Disrupts Montenegro’s First Pride Celebration: VIDEO
The small Balkans nation of Montenegro held its first ever Pride parade in the coastal town of Budva. While the small 40-person parade did anticipate some resistance, organizers were shocked when more that 200 anti-gay protesters showed up, and chant…
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Corsi: Marriage Equality Will Lead To Polygamy, Pedophilia, Priests Charged With Hate Crimes: VIDEO
Jerome Corsi, author and "resident crackpot" of WND, was one of the speakers attending the Eagle Forum's Collegians Summit in Washington DC. During his speech, he spouted many familiar arguments frequently used by homophobic conse…
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Ricky Martin Calls Out Bigoted Rep. Steve King (R-IA) Over Racist Comments: VIDEO
Singer and father of two Ricky Martin took to Twitter today to blast Rep. Steve King (R-IA) over his most recent racist statements in which he drew comparison between immigrants and dogs and claimed that for every one undocumented valedictorian…
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Six Gay Rights Supporters Detained In Moscow For ‘Promoting Non-Traditional Sex Relations’
Under the freshly minted anti-gay 'propaganda' law, a group of six gay rights activists in Moscow were detained by police on Wednesday for 'promoting non-traditional sex relations' at an unauthorized rally, RIA Novosti reports: The Mo…
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Alec Baldwin Goes After Anderson Cooper For Labeling His ‘Toxic Queen’ Twitter Rant As Homophobic: VIDEO
On Tuesday, Alec Baldwin stopped by The Howard Stern Show to discuss, among other things, his Twitter rant last month against a Daily Mail reporter in which he characterized the reporter as a 'toxic little queen' and called on his followers t…
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Trans Teens Find Love While Transitioning Together
At first glance, Arin Andrews and Katie Hill of Oklahoma are your average young couple. However, the two met under what some might consider unusual circumstances, and have found themselves in the limelight as a result. Katie and Arin are both trans,…
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