Blog Entries by Adam Polaski
Fall TV lineup presents positive portrayals of same-sex relationships
Posted on Aug 29, 2012 at 05:00 pm
When the Fall 2012 television season starts up again in a few weeks, viewers will be treated to more prominent same-sex relationships than we've seen in most recent TV seasons. In addition to a number of returning strongholds on shows like Glee, Modern Family, and Grey's Anatomy, this season will introduce two new series - The New Normal and Partners - with leading characters in same-sex relationships.
Young Conservatives and Log Cabin Republicans host brunch at RNC
Posted on Aug 29, 2012 at 03:30 pm
This morning in Tampa, Florida, dozens of pro-equality young conservatives attended a brunch hosted by Young Conservatives for the Freedom to Marry and Log Cabin Republicans. The brunch included attendees of the 2012 Republican National Convention, which ends tomorrow in Tampa.
Record number of LGBT people will participate in Democratic National Convention
Posted on Aug 29, 2012 at 12:45 pm
When the Democratic National Convention officially kicks off on September 3 in Charlotte, North Carolina, the LGBT community will be represented more prominently than any previous DNC. According to the National Stonewall Democrats, over 530 openly LGBT participants will be official participants at the event.
The Lawsons want both of their twin sons to have the freedom to marry
Posted on Aug 28, 2012 at 04:00 pm
Last week, a new video advertisement began airing on television screens in Maine, which advocates are tirelessly working to make the first state to proactively win marriage at the ballot in November. The spot features Dan and Pat Lawson, a couple from Monroe, Maine that has been married for 30 years, talking about their twin sons, one of whom is gay.
Young Conservatives and Log Cabin Republicans call for freedom to marry in Tampa newspaper ad
Posted on Aug 28, 2012 at 01:30 pm
In tomorrow's edition of The Tampa Tribune, a new public service-focused advertisement from Young Conservatives for the Freedom to Marry and Log Cabin Republicans will be published. The ad's publication is perfectly aligned with the Republican National Convention, which continues until Thursday, August 30 in Tampa, Florida.
Lawyers opposing Proposition 8 ask Supreme Court to pass on appeal
Posted on Aug 28, 2012 at 11:00 am
On Friday, Ted Olson, David Boies, and the other lawyers representing the gay and lesbian plaintiffs in Perry v. Brown, the court case challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 8 in California, filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court not to review the case.
Young Conservatives Leadership Committee members advocate for the freedom to marry
Posted on Aug 27, 2012 at 03:45 pm
Over the past few weeks, members of the Young Conservatives for the Freedom to Marry leadership committee have been speaking out about why they support marriage for all couples, and why their fellow conservatives, Republicans, or Libertarians should join them in calling for the freedom to marry.
Anglican bishop urges Church of England to support the freedom to marry
Posted on Aug 27, 2012 at 11:45 am
This week, Anglican Bishop Alan Wilson, who has served as the Bishop of Buckingham in the Diocese of Oxford for the Church of England since 2003, recorded a video as part of Out 4 Marriage, a British campaign that encourages prominent individuals to express their support for the freedom to marry.
French Prime Minister says government will introduce marriage bill in October
Posted on Aug 27, 2012 at 10:45 am
Jean-Marc Ayrault, the Prime Minister of France, announced this weekend that his government will introduce a bill to end the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage in France, to the Parliament this fall.
In the Life Media profiles Edie Windsor and her DOMA challenge
Posted on Aug 24, 2012 at 03:45 pm
In the Life, a national LGBT-focused television program, has released a new video showcasing Edith Windsor, the 83-year-old New Yorker at the center of Windsor v. United States, one of the primary lawsuits challenging the so-called Defense of Marriage Act.