The editor-in-chief of Out says Adam Lambert’s record label rejected earlier requests for solo cover, but allowed singer to be in group shot that included a straight woman.
I have had a chance to quickly read the Iowa gay marriage decision. Here are some initial thoughts (subject to correction or revision upon further reflection!). First, people here that I've talked to are generally surprised that the court was unanimous and that it fully endorsed same sex marriage, not something like civil unions. The court's unanimity, in my view, is a definite sign that the court wanted to maximize its institutional legitimacy by joining together, despite the fact that its members have disagreements in numerous other cases. The court also reasoned pretty bluntly that civil unions amounted to treating gay people as second class citizens. Second, regardless of one's view on the gay marriage issue, I think this is a well crafted legal opinion for several reasons.
Organizing peaceful escalation of the movement for LGBT civil rights, and building bridges across race, class, and gender divides in the LGBT community.
With a letter to San Francisco Catholics explaining his role in Proposition 8 that included a call for civil discourse from both sides, San Francisco Archbishop George Niederauer has raised the ire of LGBT leaders who are challenging the sincerity, tone, and purpose of the archbishop's message.
I’m not quite sure when the mainstream gay rights advocates adopted George W. Bush's "you are either with us or against us” mantra, became obsessed about exit polls, and started to believe that it's OK to marginalize people of color, but there we are.
As strange as it seems, because it’s still the same two of us and the love and commitment we’ve shared, you feel a strong family bond after you get married. My family has been accepting our relationship, but, right after our marriage, they accept her as part of the family. It’s amazing what legalize marriage can do you. I feel blessed.
It's been a painful few weeks for Tim Ky and his husband Larry Riesenbach. After California voters reinstated the ban on same-sex marriages, their six-year-old son Aaron asked, "Will you pretend you're not gay?"