Results for: gay marriage
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GLAAD Awards Los Angeles 2013: Carly & Robin Do the Red Carpet and We Do This Show
We hit up possibly the most star-studded GLAAD Awards of all time this weekend and chatted with Beth Ditto. Jennifer Lawrence, Charlize Theron, Drew Barrymore, Bill Clinton and Naya Rivera were there for the gays!
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Same-Sex Military Couples Will Now Receive (Some) Benefits
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has announced that the Pentagon will start providing some benefits to same-sex couples in the military. Bravo! Baby steps.
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Cheater’s Guide to Obama vs. Romney on the Big Four “Gay Issues”
Over on their DC Decoder page, the Christian Science Monitor published a helpful guide on where both President Obama and Mittsy stand on what they at their newspaper call “gay issues” but what I like to call “issues that concern U.S. citizens who are also humans.”
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Leaving a Mark on the American Heartland With My Solo Queer Trans* Woman Roadtrip
“This past year of my transition, 2012, has been one of road travel with many miles revisited across numerous American states… Not the least of my concerns was driving my friend Xene’s unfamiliar Prius. Yet, my larger concern was driving solo as a woman.”
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Your Local VAG: “Voting, an Autostraddle Guide” On Why Local Elections Matter
With the upcoming U.S. Presidential election getting All The Press And Attention, here’s a few reasons why you shouldn’t let your local election go unnoticed.
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Christine Quinn: Because Just Being Gay Isn’t Enough To Deserve The Gay Vote
NYC’s potential first female and gay mayor is a talented politician with a progressive background. But some question whether her policies and positions are really what the LGBT community needs.
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Gay Marriage Doesn’t Change Straight Marriage…Except When It Does
How Dan Savage and other queers introduced straight people to non-monogamy.
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Good News Abounds From Puppies to Parliament This Sunday Funday
The best Valentine’s Day Ever (maybe), behind-the-scenes at the Puppy Bowl, and up-close and personal with Charlize Theron’s ALH. Happy Sunday Funday!
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Lily’s College Lesbianage #14: Libraries, Gay Marriage and Therapy
Unaccomplished Goal For Summer #4: Write a screenplay about a 20 year-old girl who realizes that her life long dream of becoming a child/teen star will never be realized. Call it “That’s Not So Raven”.
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Also.Also.Also: Rappers Saying Things About the Gays and Other Stories We Missed This Week
This week I like Democrats more than Nicki Minaj. But not more than Kanye West.
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On the Dan Savage v. Brian Brown Debate: Can We Please Just Admit That We’re Different?
“The debate between Savage and Brown, at its core, was really just a fight over whether or not gay people can be deemed appropriate or special enough in the eyes of people like Brown to be permitted in the institution of marriage.”
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BREAKING: President Obama Announces He Supports Same-Sex Marriage (With Video!)
Obama has just announced he personally supports gay marriage.
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Why Does Boston Have Two St. Patrick’s Day Parades? In A Word: Homophobia
It’s an exciting day for people across the Greater Boston region and Massachusetts – except for its LGBT citizens, apparently. Because even in the first state to gain marriage equality, there’s still discrimination, and one is in the city’s annual parade.
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Sunday Funday Has A Thing for Olympians
I think I’m in love with Hillary Clinton and Gabby Douglass at the same time.
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Gays Apologize For Destroying Minnesota GOP Senate Majority Leader’s Marriage
“On behalf of all gays and lesbians living in Minnesota, I would like to wholeheartedly apologize for our community’s successful efforts to threaten your traditional marriage.”
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Why “Girls Love Dolls, Boys Love Cars” Arguments Are (Even) More Harmful Than You Think
“Venker’s argument would make more sense if we lived in a world where men and women weren’t socialized differently — a place where little boys and little girls were treated the same.”
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Run Anyway: Real Talk About Abusive Lesbian Relationships
“The further away I got, the clearer it became. She had been my first serious girlfriend after a succession of boyfriends, and I was more in love than I had ever been before. But the relationship stretched and accommodated behavior I likely would have never taken from a man.”
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Taxes Officially Most Discriminatory, Least Romantic Part Of NY Gay Marriage
Equality’s inevitable but so are death and taxes.
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We Got 99 Haters But Jay-Z Ain’t One
Jay-Z thinks Obama’s decision to support gay marriage is “the right thing to do.” What a man.
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“Is She Gay? Should I Ask Her?”: Advice To Moms Who Have Queer Daughters
A mom turned to an internet message board to ask how she should handle the fact that her daughter is a lesbian and people actually responded and gave great advice. Then we wanted to give some advice, too.