California gubernatorial GOP front-runner Meg Whitman gave an interview to the Mercury News in which she was asked about some of her positions on gay rights: "Asked to reconcile her stance against same-sex marriage with her willingness to allow gays and lesbians to adopt children, Whitman said she believes the term 'marriage' should apply only to the union of a man and a woman. Still, she's in favor of granting equal rights to gay people through civil unions and domestic partnerships. And she approves letting gays adopt because 'many kids need a great home.'" ...

More very encouraging results from a new ABC News/Washington Post poll released today showing the public is evenly divided on whether gay couples should be able to marry, with 47% in favor and 50% opposed. That statistic is remarkable most... ...

Hector Flores, a senior performing arts and communication major, who went last and asked the president about equality for same-sex couples, including marriage in Tampa, Florida. The Advocate does an interview with him.  Read more  The Hawaii House took anynmous vote to hid their votes on civil unions for same-sex couples. I think that this is a [...] ...

Hawaii nixes the civil union bill according to the Honolulu Advertiser. The House took an anynomous vote to protect themselves. The voted to indefinitly pospone civil unions. Read more ...

Hawaii was on the verge of making history today by passing comprehensive civil unions legislation. The bill had enough votes to pass had the House not decided to delay a vote indefinitely. Same-sex couples in Hawaii demand justice and equality and not political maneuvering by representatives. Please continue to contact representatives and demand the bill be brought to the floor this session. ...

Lawmakers in Mexico City, the capital and most populous city of Mexico with nearly 9 million inhabitants, approved a gay rights bill Monday that will change the definition of marriage to a "free union between two people" instead of the current version, which specifies a union between a man and a woman. The revision was approved by a vote of 39 to 20, with five abstentions. Same-sex civil unions in Mexico City have been legal since 2006. And the good news doesn't stop there for Mexican equality. In a separate motion, the assembly voted 31 to 24 in favor ...

Portia de Rossi discussed civil unions vs marriage on The View together. Elisabeth Hasselbeck, typically, struggled with the concept: "Take men and women. Women want all the rights of men, but they're not asking to be called men. Do you think...is the word [marriage] more important than the rights?" Watch, AFTER THE JUMP... ...

How did the National Organization For Marriage come to be? Well if New Jersey Family Policy Council president Len Deo's words to his self-described "lily white audience" are to be believed, NOM was created from the donor lists of the NJFPC: Len Deo Part 1 [YT] This just shows us how vigilant we are going to have to be in New Jersey over the next few months, as the state legislature debates whether to finally do the right thing and bump up the state's civil unions to full marriage equality. We knew NOM was well-connected in ...

Ok so I was reading this lesbian world: What the Maine Vote Tells Us (hi there!) and my comment was getting to be out of control so I thought I'd post about it instead.I can understand Jeanne's frustration. I really can.But the "M" word, to me, is a critical component to the fight for marriage equality. I can't tell you how humiliating it was to say that I was "civil unioned" and then undoubtedly getting the "wtf is THAT?" look then having to explain, hat in hand, eyes lowered, how it was a watered down "we have to call ...

Fired up by the victory Tuesday for the anti-gay campaign in Maine, a group of conservative legislators and activists in New Hampshire are planning to attack that state’s marriage equality law, which – like Maine’s was passed by the legislature last spring. Legislators are considering two related bills that might be introduced next year, Foster’s Daily Democrat reports: One would repeal the law Gov. John Lynch signed in June and re-establish civil unions; the other is a constitutional amendment that would charge voters with deciding if “the state shall only recognize the union of one man and ...

Friday’s Gay Marriage Headlines: - From Russia, to get married — Lesbians fly to Toronto to fulfill their ‘dream’ after being denied certificate in Moscow. - German High Court backs equal rights for gay marriages — ruling that government employees with registered civil unions are entitled to the same pension plans as married couples. - Video: Philip [...] ...

This is a photo that the New Jersey Family Policy Council has posted to their site: *Image source: [NJFPC] Only problem for professional "ex-gay" advocate Greg Quinlan? His top number is a complete lie. The April '09 CBS News poll only had support at 42%, not 44%: APRIL '09 <---------------------------------> JUNE '09 Furthermore, while it's true that marriage support dropped down to 33% in the June '09 poll, it's also true that civil unions support went up in the second poll. Those who answer "civil unions" to a pollster's questioning many times just need ...