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Lots of news today, too, on the DOMA/Prop 8 front. To start, There’s a great column by Ted Olsen (one of the Prop 8 case attorneys) over on the AFER site on the Prop 8 and DOMA cases: “The best outcome of those two cases is that once and for all–and maybe this is too […]

The reports of the death of Equality California (EQCA) are greatly exaggerated, the nonprofit’s new boss tells San Diego Gay & Lesbian News. Like Mark Twain once did, John O’Connor, who became EQCA’s executive director about six weeks ago, is dispelling rumors about the health of the organization. O’Connor, whose wide smile acknowledges that he

Facebook has apologized for removing a photo of a mixed-race gay couple’s wedding from Gay Marriage USA’s page then subsequently blocking the administrator from gaining access. The marriage equality campaign’s Facebook page has over 295,000 followers, but its founder, Murray Lipp, was notified that the photo of a bishop getting married to his husband at

 Some interesting news from the Los Angeles Times: Marriage should be limited to unions of a man and a woman because they alone can “produce unplanned and unintended offspring,” opponents of gay marriage have told the Supreme Court. By contrast, when same-sex couples decide to have children, “substantial advance planning is required,” said Paul D.

Community Forum February 28, 2013 – 6:00 pm to 9:00 pmLGBTQ Reducing Disparities ProjectVisalia Convention Center For the release of “First Do No Harm” the 1st report of it’s kind of California’s LGBTQ Communities, with Guest Speaker Robin McGehee, Founder of GetEqual. The meeting follows a recent report by Equality California and Mental Health America

The Human Rights Campaign today issued a press release roundly mocking NOM for their failures to make good on their threats. An excerpt: Opponents’ financing is drying up. They were outspent almost three to one last year, $12 million to $34 million in the ballot campaigns. More broadly, tax documents obtained by HRC last fall

Chicago Cardinal Francis George is leaving no stone unturned in his campaign to halt gay marriage as it sits on the runway awaiting clearance for takeoff by the Illinois legislature. This week, he devoted another lengthy, tortured column to the subject in the Catholic New World. I read this one very carefully, and though the

Gay rights laws in America have evolved to allow — but in some cases ban — rights for gay, lesbian and transgender people on a range of issues, including marriage, hospital visitation, adoption, housing, employment and school bullying. The handling of gay rights issues vary by state and follow trends by region See the Full

2012 was undoubtedly one of the toughest years the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) has faced since its founding in 2007. Historic defeats at the ballot box, the release of embarrassing internal documents, and unsuccessful boycotts against major companies have all dealt serious blows to the organization’s credibility and electoral influence. NOM, however, continues to