Serious legal hurdles for divorce of same-sex couples
Posted on May 04, 2010 at 04:59 pm
It's only been two months since the District of Columbia legalized the freedom to marry, but local attorney Lawrence Jacobs is already cautioning his clients: Marriage may be allowed, but divorce will be much harder to do.
While the District and five states have legalized marriage equality and consequently allow divorces, granting divorces to same-sex couples elsewhere is often murky. As married same-sex couples cross into states that explicitly ban or don't recognize the freedom to marry, they face a dilemma.
‘My Big Gay Italian Wedding’ joins forces with Broadway Impact
Posted on Apr 29, 2010 at 07:00 am
"My Big Gay Italian Wedding," which begins performances Off-Broadway at St. Luke's Theatre May 5, has joined forces with Broadway Impact in the fight for marriage equality.
A portion of the proceeds of every ticket sold for Gay Italian Wedding will benefit Broadway Impact, the grassroots organization of the theatre community mobilizing in support of marriage equality.
Iowa’s nice, but Illinois representative wants to marry partner in Illinois
Posted on Apr 28, 2010 at 03:01 pm
State Rep. Deb Mell said she wants nothing more than to marry her partner of nearly six years in her home state of Illinois. Mell — who six years ago turned to her father, Ald. Richard Mell, 33rd, to help her put a public face on families where a member is gay — plans to announce her engagement to Christin Baker on the House floor Wednesday.
The freedom to marry promises opportunity for many D.C. businesses
Posted on Apr 26, 2010 at 08:22 am
The debate over the freedom to marry has always focused on issues of religion, justice and morality, but voters in states that have rejected marriage equality may start rethinking their position in the years ahead because of a less lofty consideration — profit.
Black, white, and wed
Posted on Apr 20, 2010 at 08:30 am
As the curtain lifted on the freedom to marry in the nation’s capital in early March, the country witnessed the most diverse showing yet of gay couples entering into matrimony.
Marc Jacobs president to marry: Here come the grooms
Posted on Apr 18, 2010 at 06:48 pm
On Tuesday evening, Marc Jacobs president Robert Duffy will marry Alex Cespedes in Provincetown, MA, where Duffy has a house and the company, a store. And where the freedom to marry is legal.
Terrence McNally’s gay drama takes stage in DC, with his own marriage as a bonus
Posted on Apr 07, 2010 at 01:51 pm
On Tuesday, Terrence McNally, the 71-year-old playwright, and his partner, Tom Kirdahy, 46, exchanged vows on the banks of the Potomac River under the new freedom to marry law in the U.S. capital.
88 same-sex couples have married in Mexico City
Posted on Apr 06, 2010 at 12:07 pm
Mexico City's officials say 88 same-sex couples have gotten married in Mexico's capital since a law legalizing the freedom to marry took effect last month.
Voice for Equality: Jane Spahr
Posted on Apr 04, 2010 at 10:12 am
The Rev. Dr. Jane Adams Spahr, Janie, as she prefers to be called, describes herself as a lesbian, feminist and Presbyterian minister committed to justice issues for the lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender community, pursuing connections for wholeness with other oppressed communities claiming their freedom.
Guest opinion: Thank you, Iowa, for the wonderful wedding gift
Posted on Apr 02, 2010 at 04:46 pm
As we approach the first anniversary of the Iowa Supreme Court's unanimous April 3, 2009, decision legalizing same-sex marriage - and the sixth-month anniversary of our own marriage - our thoughts of the entire experience are feelings of joy and gratitude. We have been overwhelmed by the responses and support of so many friends, as well as those of people we met for the first time. Not a single person has expressed any reservation about our desire to become legally married.