A year later, Carol Anastasio and Mimi Brown still sound like lovestruck newlyweds. “We’re more in love now than we were before,” said Anastasio, 50. She and her partner were among the first gay couples to wed in New York last July. The lower East Side pair had been together more than 20 years before […]
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Two Illinois state representatives on Thursday introduced a joint resolution in support of the state’s ban on gay and lesbian couples marrying. Representatives Thomas Morrison and David Reis, both Republicans, are backing the measure. “It is time for the General Assembly to reaffirm their support for Illinois laws reserving the institution of marriage between one
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I am not all without heart or feelings of loneliness. Just like any other normal human being, I too crave the feeling of being complete with the presence of another person by my side. A companion to which we share our most inner feelings; of happiness, and sadness; our hopes and desires. And most of
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A Facebook page has been launched calling for a national same-sex kiss-in at Chick-Fil-A on Friday, August 3rd. “In honor of their support for love, equality, and the real definition of family, we’re holding a NATIONAL Same Sex Kiss Day at Chick Fil A’s around the country. So grab a friend (or 20) and head
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The Jim Henson Company, creator of The Muppets, has ended its relationship with Chick-Fil-A over its donations to anti-gay causes, it said in a Facebook note posted on Friday: The Jim Henson Company has celebrated and embraced diversity and inclusiveness for over fifty years and we have notified Chick-Fil-A that we do not wish to
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Shawn Ashmore, best known for playing Iceman in the X-Men films, and Food Network star Giada De Laurentiis are among the celebrities participating in a new video campaign from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). GLAAD announced on Sunday the involvement of Ashmore and De Laurentiis in the still unnamed campaign which will
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Ah, fairy tales… The sugar-spun stories of our childhood that made us believe in so many things: happy endings, Prince Charmings, and the existence of trolls. They also made us think about another important fact and I’m not talking about the obvious problems with wearing glass footwear. Fairy tales made us believe that no matter
Dear Mz. Pink, I am a middle-aged woman and for as long as I can remember I have always identified myself as a lesbian. I have been in a couple of long-term relationships and a few shortterm ones. I consider myself well-versed in the lesbian community. This has always been my lifestyle. Lately, however, I have wondered if
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The U.S. House approved on Thursday an amendment that aims to bar same-sex wedding ceremonies from taking place on military bases — although LGBT groups are denying the measure will have any legal impact. The amendment, introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa,) was approved 247-166 as part of major $608 billion Pentagon budget legislation known
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Seems the House Republicans are afraid that being anti-gay makes them look, well, anti-gay. Or more importantly, too extremist. Which is a telling development, that even among conservative Republicans there’s a fear of being seen as anti-gay. From Buzzfeed: “And it’s that tolerance, I think that that tolerance is something that enables people to be
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