“Countering Anti-LGBT Organizations: Hate Groups Ramped Up Spending In 2009″ According to a November 23, 2011 Article by Carlos Maza & Equality Matters staff:  A recent report from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life found that, despite a tough economy, groups like the National Organization for Marriage significantly increased their spending on anti-LGBT [...]

Embracing Rights Impacts Rites! Having recognized gay rights with their 2006 acceptance of gay unions, Conservative rabbis are now wrestling with the issue of gay rites, according to an article written for The Jewish Daily Forward. “The recent efforts of three leading rabbis to construct a kosher wedding ceremony for same-sex couples hews closely to [...]

Less than six months after voters made gay marriage legal in New York, President Obama is coming to town to attend a fund-raiser Wednesday in Midtown billed as a “small reception to celebrate the progress in the LGBT community.” Helping wrangle attendees is a host committee including designer Michael Smith (whom Obama picked in 2009 [...]

“His life cleared the path that I and countless others followed into public service,” said John Berry, who in 2009 became the Obama administration’s highest-level gay appointment.” This week America paid tribute to a gay icon.  The director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, John Berry and several members of the U.S. Congress said [...]

California Supreme Court has issued its advisory opinion that the Prop. 8 Proponents have standing to appeal; Now we can expect a speedy ruling from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. We are on the cusp of achieving what we have been fighting for. For countless couples like plaintiffs, Kris Perry & Sandy Steir and [...]

by Melanie Nathan See Secret Video below:- Gingrich and Santorum indistinguishable on LGBT Equality :  Gingrich agrees with Santorum – “gays serving openly in the military are nothing more than a social experiment and the military’s purpose is only “to fight and win wars.” Kristina Lapinski, from GAY U.S.A. the Movie,  a documentary filmmaker, found herself [...]

WASHINGTON D.C. -  Today, by a 10-8 vote, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed the Respect for Marriage Act. This legislation would repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) which limits marriage to different gender couples. The Respect for Marriage Act, sponsored by Senator Feinstein (D-CA) and Representative Nadler (D-NY), would repeal DOMA, which treats [...]

IOWA- In a race of major interest to the LGBT community, Liz Mathis, a former TV news anchor and the Democratic candidate won the special election on Tuesday to take the seat in the Iowa State Senate — a victory that will keep marriage equality safe in the State. Mathis will represent Iowa’s 18th District [...]