A UK judge has ruled that a Catholic adoption organization can continue to discriminate against gay couples despite anti-discrimination laws enacted in the Equality Act of 2007, the Guardian reports:  "Mr Justice Briggs, sitting in London, has allowed the society's appeal for an exemption from the sexual orientation regulations - opposed by the Charity Commission - which means the society can continue operating as it has always done. Catholic Care, serving the dioceses of Leeds, Middlesbrough and Hallam in South Yorkshire, warned it would give up its work of finding homes for children – as many Catholic adoption societies ...

J.D. Hayworth, Senator John McCain’s primary challenger in the United State’s upcoming senate elections, is trying to ban same-sex marriage nationwide. Rather than offering any reasons why gay marriage is bad (they are awfully hard to come by, after all), he had this explanation: You see, the Massachusetts Supreme Court, when it started this move toward same-sex marriage, actually defined marriage—now get this—it defined marriage as simply “the establishment of intimacy.” [...] I guess that would mean if you really had affection for your horse, I guess you could marry your horse. It’s just the wrong way to go, and the only way ...

An interview with Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld by filmmaker Bruce LaBruce in the current issue of VICE magazine touches briefly on the subject of same-sex marriage. Lagerfeld doesn't believe in it. LABRUCE: You are against the idea of gay marriage. I totally agree with you on that. LAGERFELD: Yes, I’m against it for a very simple reason: In the 60s they all said we had the right to the difference. And now, suddenly, they want a bourgeois life. LABRUCE: It’s normalizing. LAGERFELD: For me it’s difficult to imagine—one of the papas at work and the other at home with the baby. ...

NOM: The National Organization for Marriage attacks GOP candidate Tom Campbell for support of same-sex marriage. UMBRELLA MASSACRE: For those elsewhere in the country, New York had a mini-typhoon over the weekend. Here are the casualties. SHELTER RESCUE: All she needed was a hug. STILL FACE: Baby no likey. For recent Guides to the Tube, click HERE. ...

    ::: Without debate, a Pennsylvania senate committee today voted 8-6 against discussing a proposed constitutional amendment that would, if adopted, define marriage as a special right of heterosexual couples. The Judiciary Committee quickly voted to back a motion that essentially kills the bill for this session. The motion was introduced by LGBT rights supporter Sen. Daylin Leach, Associated Press reports. Pennsylvania already has a law that bans same-sex marriage, but conservative Sen. John Eichelberger and his supporters argue that a constitutional amendment would strengthen the discrimination against gay and lesbian couples. The blog Keystone Progress says ...

  Rachel Maddow talked to McCain challenger J.D. Hayworth last night about his remarks that same-sex marriage could lead to man-horse marriage, and really seemed to irk him when she pointed out that the Massachusetts Supreme Court never wrote that "the establishment of intimacy" was a basis for the definition of marriage. Hayworth had argued that establishing intimacy as the basis of marriage might allow a man to marry a horse that he loved. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy ...

JD Hayworth wants to take John McCain’s Senate seat. And that means that the former House Representative and radio host must convince Arizona voters that he’s the more conservative candidate. How do you do that? Equate gay marriage with marrying a horse, of course!Though he’s running in Arizona, Hayworth spent some of his precious time chatting with a Florida radio show, during which time he took aim at Massachusetts and their gay marriage laws. That law, insists Hayworth, opens the door for all sorts of beastly nuptials. Said Hayworth, via TPM:You see, the Massachusetts Supreme Court, when it ...

1. What were doing 10 years ago? 10 years ago was about the time I "came out".2. Five snacks that you enjoy in a perfect, non weight-gaining world. Popcorn, ice cream, pistachio nuts, chips & salsa, kettle chips.3. Five things you would do if you were a billionaire: Donate to food banks, take a gay cruise (hopefully with someone special), take a family vacation, open a real diner, not worry about expenses.4. Three of your habits: insomnia (is that a habit?), blogging, jumping to conclusions.5. Five jobs that you've have had: Gas station attendant, Woolworth cashier, bookkeeper for a ...

The National Organization for Marriage has been robo-calling D.C. residents this week and polling them on same-sex marriage. With, as DailyKos reports, a trick question:  Ordinarily, I hang up on all telemarketing calls, but today I got a robocall survey from the National Organization for Marriage. It consisted of two questions. First "Are you a registered voter" Answer -- Yes Second -- Do you believe that marriage between only one man and one woman should be legal? My answer -- No Now this is obviously a trick question. Take out the word "only" and the answer is obviously "yes". But stick in ...

Site: DC Agenda  Article:  ‘Today was like a dream’ and others Author: Lou Chibbaro Jr, Joshua Lynsen DC residents Angelisa Young, 47, and Sinjoyla Townsend, 41, who have been a couple for 12 years, celebrated their wedding Tuesday, March 9 at Human Rights Campaign headquarters. DC Agenda video capture by Steve Fox Lesbian and gay couples have been getting married in the District of Columbia since March 9. Over 100 gay and lesbian couples waited for hours on March 3 to sign up for marriage licenses at a DC courthouse. The city’s LGBTQ newspaper, ...

NYC has an out City Council Speaker. That's pretty inspiring for local LGBT kids, letting them know that they can be whatever they want to be, and that nobody's biases against them are allowed to stop their dreams. Especially since virtually nobody in the five boroughs has ever turned Christine Quinn's seat into a controversy simply because of her sexual orientation. That's just not the spirit of New York City. But leave it to the self-appointed moral authoritarians on the religious right to take what the vast majority of Big Apple residents have come to know as benign, easy, peace, and ...

NJ: Patrick Murray of Asbury Press writes about gay marriage and attitudes towards in from a poll. Read more  Edward Fizpatrick writes for Providence Journal about how same-sex marriage would be progress. Read more  According to DC Agenda 300 peopls showed up to Lobby Day to support and advocate for LGBT bills. Read more  CA: Former lesbian partners [...] ...

Janice Shaw Crouse writes about the five myths of same-sex marriage. Read more  The US Census allows same-sex couples in New Jersey to identify as married. Read more  In Minnesota Officials are debating gay marriage. Read more  First openly gay US House reading clerk relishes role. Read more  South Carolina House votes to cut ALL HIV/AIDS funding. Read more  HIV [...] ...

Article in Maryland Community talks about how a child knows that gay marriage ban is unfair. Read more  New Hampshire voters have signaled a desire to vote on same-sex marriage. Read more  California gay congressional candidate Steve Pougnet made the list for Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s ‘Red to Blue’ program. Read more  Mexico enacts Latin America’s first gay [...] ...

Washington D.C. has officially kicked off same-sex marriage recognition this week but more history is to be made in the upcoming days as a mega wedding of same-sex couples seeks to create a world record. Billed as the "Our Time Has Come" celebration on March 20th hundreds of same-sex couples will tie the knot in a mass ceremony that will qualify for the Guinness Book of World Records.To learn more or to register click here. ...

  Washington Post Ombudsman Andrew Alexander today defended a photo by staff photographer Bill O'Leary which appeared on the front page of the paper, with the following caption: "Two happy couples express their enthusiasm as the District begins taking applications for marriage licenses from same-sex couples. At top are Jeremy Ames, left, and Taka Ariga. Above are Cuc Vu, left, and Gwen Migita." Alexander said the letters expressing outrage over the photo have not stopped coming: Many threatened to cancel their Post subscriptions, and more than two dozen did. Post circulation vice president Gregg Fernandes said that late last week 27 ...

Washington Post Staff Writer, Ylan Q. Mui, reports that same sex marriage stands to benefit the local economy in the Metro DC area. According to the Williams Institute, the legalization of same-sex marriage in Washington DC will create 700 jobs... ...

In California, the ‘outing’ controversy has resurfaced, following the outing of a prominent Californian State Senator who has a consistent record who opposed LGBT rights initiatives. State Senator Roy Ashburn (Republican) was elected in 2002. The divorced conservative Catholic (??) senator has a profoundly conservative antigay voting record, including voting against state recognition of out of state same-sex marriages, opposed a state legislature resolution condemning Proposition 8 (which repealed the right to same-sex marriage in that state), the expansion of state anti-discrimination laws and the declaration of Harvey Milk Day, commemorating the life of the slain San Francisco city supervisor and ...

This from Concerned Women For [Ignoring the considerable polling data that shows majority support for marriage equality in the District]: "CWA not only joins with many citizens of Washington, D.C., and other like-minded organizations in denouncing the legalization of same-sex 'marriage,' but pledges to work closely with them in bringing this issue to the ballot so the people of D.C. have their say. When the issue of same-sex 'marriage' is put to a vote of the people, it loses every time. "Marriage has been upheld in statewide votes in 31 states, including supposedly liberal bastions such as Maine, Oregon, Michigan and twice ...

On December 21st Mexico City's legislative Assembly made history when it passed a law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt children. The law, which goes into effect on March 4th, became the first such measure to be adopted in all of Latin America.Surprisingly, in the days that followed the vote, there was actually little visible reaction from any of the regular anti-gay forces in the country. Instead, as the new year began, a Twitter-led media frenzy erupted over homophobic comments made by a Mexican television morning show host named Esteban Arce.Now, a week before the law ...