State Department deletes ‘Mother, ‘Father’ from forms for more correct ‘Parent One, ‘Parent Two’
Posted on Jan 10, 2011 at 09:30 am
No more "Mother" and "Father" for the Obama administration's State Department.
The department has announced that it is replacing the traditional parental designations on its passport applications (see above) with the more contemporaneously correct "Parent One" and "Parent Two."
‘Economist’ debate between Wolfson/Gallagher scheduled for January 3, 2011
Posted on Dec 31, 2010 at 01:00 pm
An online debate between Freedom to Marry's executive director, Evan Wolfson, and Maggie Gallagher of The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) will take place on January 3rd 2011.
You can register for free at "The Economist" to be notified when the debate begins.
Marriage equality law boosts Mexico City’s gay & lesbian tourism
Posted on Dec 29, 2010 at 01:00 pm
Gay & lesbian tourism in Mexico's capital has soared since lawmakers legalized the freedom to marry in March.
According to the government's Officinia de Turismo Lesbico-Gay Bisexual y Transexual (LGBT), the city netted nearly half a million dollars (6 million pesos) in the second half of 2010.
Still treated as second-class citizens in civil marriage law
Posted on Dec 29, 2010 at 10:00 am
The good news is that gay Americans can now openly fight and die for their country in the military.
The bad news is we are still treated as second-class citizens when it comes to the civil marriage law.
Make marriage equality a New Year’s resolution
Posted on Dec 28, 2010 at 10:00 am
Marriage advocates in Australia are calling on marriage equality supporters to make a New Year's resolution to meet their elected representatives at a time when the religious right is organizing a counter campaign to equality.
Weddings for same-sex couples boom under Argentina’s new liberal laws
Posted on Dec 27, 2010 at 05:00 pm
As same-sex couples celebrate marriage rights unique in Latin America, wedding planners are helping them to spend thousands on their big day.
A rude shock at Christmas
Posted on Dec 23, 2010 at 05:00 pm
A NJ civil union provided no protection for Peruvian man abruptly deported.
Wolfson to visit Guam
Posted on Dec 23, 2010 at 02:30 pm
Freedom to Marry's Evan Wolfson will be speaking on Tuesday before the Guam Legislature about marriage equality and the issues surrounding it.
European marriage equality legal challenge launched today
Posted on Dec 22, 2010 at 02:00 pm
Eight couples in the U.K. fighting to overturn the twin ban on civil marriages for same-sex couples and civil partnerships for heterosexual couples today launched their joint legal challenge despite a minor setback.
Campaigners take fight against ban on the freedom to marry to European court
Posted on Dec 17, 2010 at 02:00 pm
Eight British couples will take their case to overturn the bans on marriages of same-sex couples and heterosexual civil partnerships to the European Court of Human Rights next week.