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#UnitedforMarriage - #WearRED on Tuesday, March 26th 2013 to...

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#UnitedforMarriage - #WearRED on Tuesday, March 26th 2013 to show your #support for #MarriageEquality - #HRC #GSA #LGBT #Gay #Lesbian #Equality #marriage #NoH8 #Love #Red #GayMarriage #Unity #Equal #Rights #Prop8 #DOMA #SCOTUS

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#UFC #Fighter #Champion #Rashad #Evans #Supports #Gay #Marriage...

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#UFC #Fighter #Champion #Rashad #Evans #Supports #Gay #Marriage - #NoH8 #GSA #LGBT #GayMarriage #Equality #TeamGay #instaGay

MPs Vote In Favour of Marriage Equality

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 20:01:42 -0800

Members of the British Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of full marriage equality last night, with a majority of 225 votes

The Bill was debated extensively in the House of Commons, before being passed by a margin of 400 votes to 175. The majority vote was met with applause from the public gallery.

However, over half of PM David Cameron’s Tory party declined to vote in favour of the bill, revealing a deepening rift within the party.

“Strong views exist on both sides but I believe MPs voting for gay people being able to marry too, is a step forward for our country,” tweeted Cameron after the vote.

News of the bill’s passing was welcomed by Irish marriage equality campaigners yesterday.

“The UK Government – and Prime Minister David Cameron in particular – has shown inspiring leadership on this issue,” said Marriage Equality Director Moninne Griffith.

“Today’s vote has sent an important message that same sex couples deserve to be treated the same as anyone else and their relationships and families recognised and protected in the same way as other married couples and families,” she added.

magdolenelives: Same-sex marriage= not some “new” trend.

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:13:43 -0700

magdolenelives:

Same-sex marriage= not some “new” trend.

"The National Center for Lesbian Rights is representing Jennifer Tobits, the widow of Sarah Ellyn..."

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:25:44 -0700

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The National Center for Lesbian Rights is representing Jennifer Tobits, the widow of Sarah Ellyn Farley, whose parents are challenging the couple’s marriage and seeking control of Farley’s estate and death benefits provided by her employer.

This week, Tobits filed court documents seeking to be named the executor of her wife’s estate and defending her status as a surviving spouse. Tobits’s in-laws had sought to take control of their deceased daughter’s estate. They had also directed their daughter’s employer to pay them, not Tobits, her death benefits under the employer’s profit-sharing plan, arguing that the couple’s four-year Canadian marriage is invalid and their relationship should not be recognized.

“Ellyn was the love of my life,” said Tobits. “No one should have to experience the pain of losing the person who means the most to you, only to face a shocking and hostile challenge to your marriage—your commitment, your life together, and everything you built as a couple.”

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- Why Marriage Equality Matters

http://nclrights.wordpress.com/2011/08/03/widow-defends-her-marriage-against-challenges-by-deceased-wife%e2%80%99s-parents/

(via zblogger)

"There are people who have said that I’m being brave for being openly supportive of gay marriage, gay..."

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:12:24 -0700

““There are people who have said that I’m being brave for being openly supportive of gay marriage, gay adoption, basically of gay rights but with all due respect I humbly dissent, I’m not being brave, I’m being a decent human being. And I don’t think I should receive an award for that or for merely stating what I believe to be true, that love is a human experience not a political statement. However, I acknowledge that sadly we live in a world where not everybody feels the same. My family and I will help the good fight continue until that long awaited moment arrives, when our rights are equal and when the political limits on love have been smashed.””

- Anne Hathaway (via momentewiegeschenke)

"You cannot always have happiness, but you can always give happiness."

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:08:39 -0700

“You cannot always have happiness, but you can always give happiness.”

- Author unknown (via gaywrites)

weddingequality: Chris Barley and Marc Kushner, March 31,...

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:12:32 -0700

weddingequality:

Chris Barley and Marc Kushner, March 31, 2012

New York City, New York

The couple come from mixed religious backgrounds, as Chris was raised Mennonite and Marc’s family is Modern Orthodox Jewish.

In memory of Kenneth Weishuhn, age 14

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:25:51 -0700

In memory of Kenneth Weishuhn, age 14:

gaywrites:

Kenneth Weishuhn, a gay 14-year-old high school freshman from Iowa, died by suicide this weekend, and bullying at school is suspected to have played a role.

Kenneth’s friends rejected him when he came out to them about a month ago. Bullies created an anti-gay hate group on Facebook and added Kenneth’s friends as members, and he eventually received death threats over the phone.

According to Kenneth’s mother Jeannie, those South O’Brien boys were given a warning, but she was never contacted by the school. She’s unsure whether she’ll press charges against the students she says drove her son to his death.

“I really don’t want to ruin somebody else’s life, or take someone else’s son or daughter from them. But, I don’t know what it’s going to take to get it to stop,” said Chambers.

His funeral will be held Thursday. Rest peacefully, Kenneth. I’m so sorry we couldn’t help you in time.

If you or someone you know needs help, please call The Trevor Project’s lifeline at 1-866-488-7386. Suicide is preventable and there are resources available to help you get through it.

"I think lots of people in our world were probably bullied. I think that maybe you know it’s one of..."

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:01:24 -0700

“I think lots of people in our world were probably bullied. I think that maybe you know it’s one of those kinds of experiences that helps one be empathetic. I think empathy is required to act.”

- Lee Hirsch, director of the documentary Bully, which is now playing in theaters, on how he was bullied as a kid. Read the full Advocate.com interview here. (via gaywrites)

Don't Say Gay bill passes in committee

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:57:55 -0700

Don't Say Gay bill passes in committee :

gaywrites:

The infamous Don’t Say Gay bill in Tennessee, once nearly long gone, is gaining momentum once again.

The bill made it out of a committee yesterday and now heads to the House for a full vote, though Republican governor Bill Haslam says he doesn’t believe it should be a priority at the moment. More from The Advocate:

He also seemed unhappy to have what was called “the monkey bill” land in his lap last month. Instead of signing the law, which extends legal protections to teachers who want to discuss the possibility that creationism is real or that global warming isn’t, Haslam waited and waited and eventually let the law go into effect without his signature.

Last time around, the House ran out of time to vote on the “don’t say gay” law while the Senate actually passed it. It would bar teachers and administrators from any talk of homosexuality before high school and violators would face fines and jail time. Backers of the bill don’t appear to be backing down.

I will be so furious if this goes through. I’m shocked that Tennessee has nothing better to do than impose these harsh judgements and homophobic rules on students.

Saudi Arabian schools move to ban "gays and tomboys"

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:56:59 -0700

Saudi Arabian schools move to ban "gays and tomboys":

gaywrites:

The government in Saudi Arabia has put forth efforts to ban gays and masculine-appearing women from schools to fight homosexuality, according to reports from Saudi Arabia. Details from the news source:

The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, the most feared law enforcement authority in the oil-rich country, has been asked to enforce the new orders, Sharq Arabic language daily said.

“Instructions have been issued to all public schools and universities to ban the entry of gays and tom boys and to intensify their efforts to fight this phenomenon, which has been promoted by some websites,” it said.

The paper did not make clear who issued those instructions but said gay and tom boy students can go back to schools and universities if they prove they have been corrected and have stopped such practices.

I don’t even know where to start on how wrong this is. How can you possibly justify keeping kids out of school for something like sexuality, let alone appearance? We need someone to step in, and we need it now. This is inexcusable.

gaywrites: The You Can Play Project is gaining momentum. More.

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 04:30:24 -0700

gaywrites:

The You Can Play Project is gaining momentum. More.

bluelunchbox: I went to high school with the guy on the right....

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:12:07 -0700

bluelunchbox:

I went to high school with the guy on the right. It’s awesome that some people actually succeed in what they set out to do, especially when there are so many obstacles.

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