After months of intense debate, civil unrest and increasing incidences of anti-gay violence, French parliament has finally approved legislation to legalize same-sex marriage and the adoption of children by same-sex parents. It is the 14th country in the world and the ninth country in Europe to do so.
Republican Senator Mark Kirk Comes Out in Favor of Marriage Equality
Yay, progress! One tiny scrap of progress toward a completely obvious human rights goal that, in a sane and civilized world, we wouldn't even be fucking talking about in 2013! Yay!!! (Sob.)
The Golden Girls' Sophia Petrillo Perfectly Explains Marriage Equality
As if we needed yet another reason to want life to be more like The Golden Girls.
Here's Ellen DeGeneres' Touching and Funny Letter to the Supreme Court…
This past Friday was the deadline to submit amicus briefs to the Supreme Court for their upcoming ruling on Prop 8, California's gay marriage ban. While noted comedian, talk show host and and vest with scarf-wearer Ellen DeGeneres did not submit a brief directly to the Supreme Court, she did post an open letter on her…
Adorable Kids Adorably Interrupt Marriage Equality Conference
Dr. Paul Melchert recently composed an eloquent statement on how a family with two gay parents produces children that are just as normal and well adjusted as families with opposite sex parents. He had hoped to give the statement at a Minnesota news conference while surrounded by his partner and two beautiful…
Watch NBA Star Kenneth 'Manimal' Faried Adorably Support His Two Moms
Kenneth "Manimal" Faried, who plays for the Denver Nuggets, which is a hilarious name for a basketball team, stars in this very sweet PSA for civil unions in Colorado.
U.S. Marine and Boyfriend Become the First Gay Couple to Ever Get…
In a romantic and unprecedented move, U.S. Marine Corps captain Matthew Phelps has become the first man to propose to his male partner inside the White House. The proposal occurred this weekend when Phelps and his boyfriend Ben Schock were visiting the monument. Historically groundbreaking news followed by even sweeter …
Story of the 83-Year-Old Woman Fighting for Marriage Equality Will…
Last week, a federal appeals court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act on the grounds that it's a big steaming pile of hateful crap that discriminates against same sex couples. While there are several DOMA-challenging suits currently making their way through the peristalsis of the legal system, the the woman…
World's Greatest Grandpa Encourages Mainers to Vote For Marriage…
Harlan Gardner, a 90-year-old World War II vet and grandpa we want to hug, makes a touching appeal for Mainers United for Marriage, a group that's encouraging state residents to vote yes on an upcoming referendum to allow gay marriage. The short video is just so lovely and wonderful that now I need to go hug my…
Mittbot Romney Cannot Compute that Gay People Have Families
Not sure what they were teaching kids at Cranbrook when Romney was a student, but if any of the curriculum included the lesson "gay people are people, too," Mitt Romney must not have been paying attention. During his time as Governor of Massachusetts, he displayed a truly shocking amount of callousness to gay families,…
