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More than perhaps anyone else in America, David Blankenhorn personifies the struggle so many have experienced over same-sex marriage. First he was agnostic, then he was against it, now he’s for it. This is to say that Blankenhorn — a long-standing opponent of same-sex marriage — has shifted his energies to saving the institution of […]

During President Obama’s second inaugural speech, he mentioned immigration reform as a goal.  He has been criticized by many on the left for failing to move forward any such  legislation during his first term.  He did, however, make changes in policy that affected the undocumented millions to some extent.  He initiated a plan to defer deportation of so called

  Although it doesn’t seem possible that an entire year has passed since we lost EricJames, it undoubtedly has. Gay Visalia has the great honor of hosting a candlelight vigil in his honor. This is not a memorial, but rather, a celebration of his life. We will meet on Friday, January 11th, 5:30 pm at

My 6-year-old recently asked, “Daddy, did you know that boys can marry boys?” Shocked by his inquiry on such a serious topic, I answered, “Yes, son. As a matter of fact, I do know that boys can marry boys.” “Do you know why?” he continued. “I suppose it’s because they love each other, like me

If the American public is truly changing its mind on marriage, then it’s time for Catholic priests to start saying, “We don’t,” instead of continuing to endorse the government’s right to legislate who gets to say, “I do.” At least, that’s an option that Catholics, and by implication other religious traditionalists, must be willing to

Same-sex marriage initiatives scored big wins this month. In a historic turnaround that underscores America’s shifting attitudes about same-sex marriage, voters crossed party lines, age, race and faith. Marriage equality was the winner in four U.S. states — Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington — ending a 31-state losing streak in the election that returned Barack

The Human Rights Campaign has released The Municipal Equality Index (MEI), the first ever rating system of LGBT inclusion in municipal law: he MEI rates cities based on 47 criteria falling under six broad categories: non-discrimination laws; relationship recognition; the municipality’s employment practices; inclusiveness of city services; law enforcement; and municipal leadership. Key findings from

This November, four states (Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, and Washington) have marriage definition questions on their ballots. Within the LGBT community and society at large, we often think of the effects of these elections in terms of whether or not marriage equality will expand to another state, or whether yet another state will ingrain discrimination into