Ellen Interviews Portia de Rossi: “She Also Happens To Be My Wife”
Posted on Mar 17, 2009 at 01:49 pm
Mayor Sanders announces lesbian daughter’s engagement at rally
Posted on Mar 05, 2009 at 04:44 pm
Wockner
March 4, 2009
Republican San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders announced the engagement of his daughter Lisa and her girlfriend, Meaghan Yaple, at a large rally Wednesday afternoon. [Link]
March 4, 2009
Republican San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders announced the engagement of his daughter Lisa and her girlfriend, Meaghan Yaple, at a large rally Wednesday afternoon. [Link]
Soap Features Daytime TV’s First Lesbian Wedding
Posted on Feb 17, 2009 at 10:53 am
CNN
February 16, 2009
ABC's All My Children featured daytime TV's first wedding of a lesbian couple when the characters Bianca and Reese exchanged vows. GLAAD's Neil Giuliano: "It's reality. So when we see a lesbian couple getting married on daytime drama, it simply reflects what's happening in the real world." [Link]
Filmmakers roll tape on small-town documentary
Posted on Feb 10, 2009 at 06:39 pm
The Philadelphia Gay News
February 6, 2009
In their forthcoming documentary, “Out in the Silence,” D.C. filmmakers Joe Wilson and Dean Hamer chronicle the lives of several LGBT residents of Oil City, Wilson’s hometown, after the couple published their wedding announcement in the local paper -- and ignited a firestorm. [Link]
February 6, 2009
In their forthcoming documentary, “Out in the Silence,” D.C. filmmakers Joe Wilson and Dean Hamer chronicle the lives of several LGBT residents of Oil City, Wilson’s hometown, after the couple published their wedding announcement in the local paper -- and ignited a firestorm. [Link]
Two U.S. states see boost from gay weddings
Posted on Dec 01, 2008 at 01:32 pm
Reuters
November 28, 2008
Following the passage of Prop. 8 in Calif., gay couples are now turning to Massachusetts and Connecticut for their weddings, which economists says could shift millions of tourism dollars to those states. [Link]
November 28, 2008
Following the passage of Prop. 8 in Calif., gay couples are now turning to Massachusetts and Connecticut for their weddings, which economists says could shift millions of tourism dollars to those states. [Link]
Same-Sex Couples First Must Find A Willing And Able Cleric
Posted on Nov 21, 2008 at 01:54 pm
Hartford Courant
November 21, 2008
Though marriage equality has come to Conn., the state's clergy have no legal obligation (nor, in some cases, authority from their churches), to perform gay couples' weddings. [Link]
November 21, 2008
Though marriage equality has come to Conn., the state's clergy have no legal obligation (nor, in some cases, authority from their churches), to perform gay couples' weddings. [Link]
What It Felt Like to Be Equal
Posted on Nov 14, 2008 at 04:38 pm
New York Times
November 13, 2008
Many of the gay men and lesbians I spoke or e-mailed with this week didn’t fully realize what a big deal it was to be married either. Until they were. “I don’t think I had realized until then what it felt like to be equal,” Swanson told me. “Paul and I went on a honeymoon in Santa Fe. People would ask and we’d say we’re on our honeymoon; we just got married. We could say it not because it was a political statement but because it was a fact... I don’t feel equal anymore. It was a great feeling, while it lasted.” [Link]
November 13, 2008
Many of the gay men and lesbians I spoke or e-mailed with this week didn’t fully realize what a big deal it was to be married either. Until they were. “I don’t think I had realized until then what it felt like to be equal,” Swanson told me. “Paul and I went on a honeymoon in Santa Fe. People would ask and we’d say we’re on our honeymoon; we just got married. We could say it not because it was a political statement but because it was a fact... I don’t feel equal anymore. It was a great feeling, while it lasted.” [Link]
Demise of Same-Sex Weddings Disheartens Businesses
Posted on Nov 07, 2008 at 12:08 pm
The New York Times
November 7, 2008
Many local business owners in Calif. are worried over the economic impact of Prop. 8's passage: "I have done a gay wedding every week. And so it's very disheartening, because other business is very slow." [Link]
November 7, 2008
Many local business owners in Calif. are worried over the economic impact of Prop. 8's passage: "I have done a gay wedding every week. And so it's very disheartening, because other business is very slow." [Link]
State To Allow Same-Sex Weddings Beginning Nov. 12
Posted on Nov 04, 2008 at 09:08 am
The Hartford Courant
November 4, 2008
There will be a moment in her wedding that Geraldine Artis has looked forward to for many years." Suzanne is planning to sing to me. She sings so beautifully," said Artis, 39, of her partner, Suzanne Artis, 37, after learning Monday that same-sex couples would be able to get married in Connecticut beginning Nov. 12. [Link]
November 4, 2008
There will be a moment in her wedding that Geraldine Artis has looked forward to for many years." Suzanne is planning to sing to me. She sings so beautifully," said Artis, 39, of her partner, Suzanne Artis, 37, after learning Monday that same-sex couples would be able to get married in Connecticut beginning Nov. 12. [Link]
The Most Compelling Political Event of the Year
Posted on Nov 03, 2008 at 02:01 pm
Freakonomics (The New York Times)
October 30, 2008
A touching story about attending a friend's wedding sparks the question of how same-sex couples' weddings have changed the political landscape by leading wedding guests to re-examine their thoughts and feelings. [Link]
October 30, 2008
A touching story about attending a friend's wedding sparks the question of how same-sex couples' weddings have changed the political landscape by leading wedding guests to re-examine their thoughts and feelings. [Link]