A gay couple who are both devoted alumni of the University of Alabama have scrapped their plans to bequeath their multimillion dollar estate to the school. Elliott Mitchell and Clark West, who donated $1 million to the school a decade ago, say they can't support a state institution while a same-sex marriage ban…
A legal shot across the bow or a crack in the dam, no matter how you want to describe it in metaphor, the legal marriage of two women in Austin, Texas continues to show that state same-sex marriage bans are just as likely to be ended in "death by a thousand cuts" as they are by one major Supreme Court ruling.
Tokyo's Shibuya ward, a municipality which is part of the larger Tokyo metropolis, is best known for its shopping and having the busiest crosswalk in the world. It is now taking steps to become even more notable: the ward government proposes to issue certificates to same-sex couples which it calls "equivalent to…
Tulsa Shock's Glory Johnson is engaged to Phoenix Mercury's Brittney Griner—an engagement between two rival players is a WNBA first—and tonight the two will subject themselves to Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta.
What if the US Supreme Court rules that gay marriage must be legal in all states? Well, Sunday morning Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal went on ABC's "This Week" and told host George Stephanopoulos that if that should that happen he supports a constitutional amendment that would let state legislatures outlaw same-sex…
Oklahoma's beacon of tolerance, State Rep. Sally Kern filed three separate ridiculously hateful measures targeting the LGBT community on Friday.
Despite the wishes of asshole Florida governor Jeb Bush, same-sex couples in Florida flocked to courthouses looking to get married on Tuesday.
Jeb Bush is making all the noises necessary to run for president, which as a Republican nominee means suddenly coming out as sternly anti-gay. In an interview with the Miami Herald this weekend, he said he was disappointed a Florida state court had ruled to allow gay marriage. In 2012, Jeb suggested gay parents could…
Last month, eight men were convicted and sentenced to three years after appearing in a video online that allegedly showed a wedding between two men, one of the most high-profile LGBT-related prosecutions in Egypt in over than a decade. Yesterday, an Egyptian appeals court reduced their sentences to one year.
Colin Farrell, one of Ireland's finest exports along with the Cranberries, Tullamore Dew, and the soundtrack to The Departed, has made a very sincere plea to his fellow countryfolk, asking them to vote to legalize same sex marriage in the country.
If you are gay and planning to have an Elvis-themed wedding you might want to rethink heading out to Las Vegas.
Just over a month after Target signed a legal brief openly supporting same-sex marriage, the retailer dropped a new ad, promoting the Made to Matter, Handpicked by Target collection. The 30-second spot features two dads with a kid, because progress!
Vivian Boyack, 91, and Alice "Nonie" Dubes, 90, were a lot of like most couples on the day of their wedding. Giddy, a little nervous and most of all, deeply in love. But things were a little different for them than they are for most of the couples who get married at First Christian Church in Davenport, Iowa. Dubes and…
All same-sex marriages have been stopped in Virginia as of today. The supreme court is now deciding whether to hear the state's appeal against same-sex marriage and is also considering the question of whether same-sex marriage should be legalized nationwide. CONFIDENTIAL TO SUPREME COURT: HELL YES, IT SHOULD BE.
Well, this is vindicating: As has been projected for YEARS by same-sex marriage proponents, gay marriage, if legalized, could generate $464 million dollars in state revenue in its first year. And that's just across the 11 states examined in a new Williams Institute study.
A federal appeals court ruled today that same-sex couples must be allowed to wed in the state of Oklahoma, echoing the June 25 decision that found that—since the defeat of DOMA—same-sex marriage is protected by the United States constitution.
Just a week after striking down the ban on same sex marriage, US District Court Judge Barbara Crabb ruled yesterday that her previous ruling must be put on hold pending an appeal from Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen.
The state of Arkansas issued the first same-sex marriage license to two women on Saturday, the day after a judge struck down the state's ban on gay marriage.
Today in news that will shock no one: according to a leading online pornslinger Pornhub, states that lead the country in watching dudes get it on also lead the country in enacting anti-gay policies. Hating gays is perhaps the gayest thing a person can do.
Today's Daily Caller offers a helpful, sneaky workaround to religious nondiscrimination laws that would require the many, many conservative cakemakers and florists among the blog's readership to violate their religious beliefs by getting paid to provide a service to same-sex weddings (which: bad, because: gay). And…
