In regards to the news that New York state will continue to recognize same-sex marriages that were performed in other states, Focus on the Family's Bruce Hausknecht has a few thoughts. Unfortunately, "YAY! Fairness prevails! Mazel tov, gays!" is not the theme of his reaction:
“Inexplicably, the high court is letting stand a ruling that says that New York essentially has no public policy regarding same-sex 'marriages' performed elsewhere,” he said. “It's ridiculous legal reasoning to insist that a state could recognize a type of ‘marriage’ from outside that it will not permit within the state. Yet that's ...
Our pals at the Empire State Pride Agenda have just handed us some fab news that we think you'll enjoy. You know that decision from a few months back that said same-sex couples who were married elsewhere have a right to have those unions recognized in New York? Well, the New York State Court of Appeals has decided to NOT hear a case challenging that recognition.
Below is a statement from ESPA's Alan Van Capelle:
Yet another development we can file under "Victories That Heterosexual Couples Could Never Fathom as Being ...
We always knew kids cost money, but we had no idea! With more and more same-sex couples finding and impregnating surrogates, fertility clinics and the such are simply raking it in, as revealed in an AFP article today:
An ever-growing number of gay couples are paying tens of thousands of dollars to have surrogate mothers carry their babies, turning America’s concept of traditional family on its head.
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To fulfill their dream of parenthood, [many couples] to Circle Surrogacy, a company that helps people find egg donors and host mothers and navigate through the legal and medical insurance process.
“It is a very ...
Just a heads up: Tonight is the night that the CW's "Gossip Girl" will reveal that one of its characters (rumored to be Serena's brother Eric) is a 'mosexual:
What2Watch: Gossip Girl: It's A Hit, Trust Us [Film.com]
To stay competitive with the same demographic, we hear that CBS will tonight retitle their offerings:
"How I Met Your Mother (and her Partner Pam),
"The Big Bang of Theo and Ry"
"Two Men Send The Half To The Movies So They Can Schtup"
"The Rules of Engagement Unfortunately Don't Yet Apply To Same-Sex Couples"
and
"CSI: Chelsea"
Set your Tivos.
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The spin doctors are in!
Newsweek’s Lisa Miller recently wrote on a gay couple’s lawsuit against dating site eHarmony, which prohibits same-sex couples.
The site claims that they haven’t calibrated themselves for the queers and, thus, cannot accommodate our allegedly unique dating styles. They also justify their discrimination by saying they’re marriage oriented and, since gays can’t marry, they’re just following the law of the land.
We’ve always doubted their arguments, but Miller falls for it hook, line and stinker!
Consider this confounding statement: “eHarmony does not reject gays—it simply doesn’t accept them: the only choices on the site ...
Last August, we briefly told you about Rev. Jane Adams Spahr, an out lesbian, being rebuked by the United States Presbyterian Church for presiding over same-sex unions. Well we're happy to announced that yesterday, a church court decided that Spahr didn't actually violate church policy because same-sex marriages aren't a recognized concept within the church.
So wait, why are we saying that we're happy if the church, which doesn't specifically prohibit same-sex unions, used our relationship non-recognition as a basis for reconsideration? Well, they didn't completely. In a somewhat contradictory opinion, the ruling also upheld the right for same-sex ...