Ken Mehlman: Republicans should support marriage equality
Posted on Dec 10, 2010 at 03:30 pm
Republicanism is about giving people more personal freedoms, and marriage is one such freedom, says Ken Mehlman, the former head of the Republican National Committee.
Therefore, Republicans should embrace the freedom to marry—at least ideologically.
Opinion: Marriage equality is a matter of health as well as rights
Posted on Dec 10, 2010 at 01:30 pm
Dr. Gabriel Garcia of the Stanford School of Medicine discusses the healthcare disparities that result from the LGBT community being denied the freedom to marry.
Pro-marriage equality Mark Dayton to be first Democratic Governor in Minnesota in 20 years
Posted on Dec 09, 2010 at 11:30 am
Republican Tom Emmer, a staunch opponent of LGBT rights and the freedom to marry (supported in the race by Target and Best Buy), has finally conceded defeat to Democrat Mark Dayton in Minnesota’s governor race — Dayton will become the state’s first Democratic governor in more than 20 years.
The freedom to marry a plus for travel
Posted on Dec 01, 2010 at 11:30 am
Since only five states in the country and Washington D.C. legally recognize the freedom to marry, gays and lesbians who don’t live in one of those places, must travel to tie the knot.
This means an uptick in travel and tourism to those five states and the nation’s capital.
Close Ohio gay-rights vote mirrors national debate
Posted on Nov 29, 2010 at 09:30 am
Surveys repeatedly find that young adults, far more so than their elders, support the rights of gays to marry and serve openly in the military.
A Gallup poll earlier this year showed, for the first time, a majority of Americans saying same-sex relations were morally acceptable.
Lack of domestic partner benefits for civil servants continues
Posted on Nov 18, 2010 at 03:00 pm
The most vital benefits sought by gays and lesbians in the federal workforce, health insurance and other family benefits, must be approved by Congress.
A bill granting them has passed committees in the Senate and House but has not been brought up for a floor vote in either chamber.
Argentine gays proud of 500 marriages of same-sex couples
Posted on Nov 08, 2010 at 10:00 am
Thousands marched in Argentina's Gay Pride parade on Saturday, celebrating the country's status as the first in Latin America to legalize the freedom to marry and vowing to campaign for new rights for transgender people.
Video: Gay and Gray
Posted on Nov 03, 2010 at 09:45 am
Michael Adams, President of SAGE (Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual and Transgender Elders) offers his views on the benefits of the freedom to marry for the senior LGBT community.
Voice for Equality: Kenneth Cole
Posted on Oct 22, 2010 at 04:00 pm
Kenneth Cole is an American clothing designer whose Kenneth Cole Productions sells clothing and accessories under the following lines: Kenneth Cole New York, Kenneth Cole Reaction, and Unlisted.
In the fall of 2010, Mr. Cole participated in the HRC's New Yorkers for Marriage Equality project by appearing in a video in support of the freedom to marry.
Freedom to marry law gives a boost to wedding business
Posted on Oct 18, 2010 at 02:00 pm
Wedding businesses were just as excited as equal rights groups when marriage equality became legal in the Granite State earlier this year.
It opened up a new market during one of the worst economic periods the country has ever seen.