Gays in China speak up
Posted on Jun 23, 2010 at 10:47 am
Four centuries after China pioneered female same sex unions (there were occasionally male ones also) and less than a decade after homosexuality was declassified as a mental illness by the ruling Communist Party, campaigners for the freedom to marry for China’s 60 million gays and lesbians are finding a large audience for their views.
Listen: Freedom to Marry’s Sean Eldridge discusses marriage equality with Karl Frisch
Posted on Jun 15, 2010 at 06:12 pm
Sean Eldridge, Communications Director at Freedom to Marry, discusses marriage equality with Karl Frisch on the Leslie Marshall Show, June 11, 2010.
Worlds apart
Posted on Jun 11, 2010 at 05:10 pm
Federal law gives gay citizens with foreign partners tough choices: Leave the U.S.A. Lose your love. Break the law.
Iceland passes freedom to marry law in unanimous vote
Posted on Jun 11, 2010 at 02:20 pm
Iceland, the only country in the world to have an openly gay head of state, passed a law on Friday honoring the freedom to marry in a vote which met with no political resistance.
DOMA’s deserted isle
Posted on Jun 10, 2010 at 09:49 am
As President Obama further extends federal-employee benefits to same-sex partners, one of the world's most isolated spots grabs a moment of notoriety.
Wayne Besen: The tipping point on LGBT equality has arrived
Posted on Jun 09, 2010 at 03:37 pm
Wayne Besen writes about several factors that show an increased acceptance of LGBT people and LGBT relationships in the U.S.
One very gay time
Posted on Jun 08, 2010 at 07:00 am
Deb Price writes about the changes in her personal relationship and America in general since the beginning of her ground-breaking nationally syndicated column in a mainstream newspaper about life from a gay perspective.
Lesbian couple weds in Portugal’s first marriage of a same-sex couple
Posted on Jun 07, 2010 at 04:11 pm
A lesbian couple wed Monday in Portugal's first ceremony for a same-sex couple since the predominantly Catholic country introduced a law honoring the freedom to marry last month.
Gay couple get a boost in winning bid to reunite
Posted on Jun 04, 2010 at 01:58 pm
Married couple Tim Coco and Genesio Oliveira were reunited on Wednesday after federal immigration officials granted Oliveira permission to stay in the U.S. for one year on humanitarian grounds.
Voice for Equality: Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo
Posted on Jun 02, 2010 at 02:59 pm
Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo responded to a pre-FIFA World Cup interview question about his native country's new freedom to marry law by saying, "...we must respect the choices made by anyone, because, after all, all citizens should have the exact same rights and responsibilities."