Two Alabama women have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to force the state to recognize their out-of-state marriage so they can both be legal parents to their 8-year-old son. The suit filed Wednesday contends that Alabama’s ban on same-sex marriage and its refusal to recognize such marriages from other states violates the equal protection clause […]
Six months after resigning as pastor of a small church in downtown Detroit over her announcement that she had married a woman in Iowa, Bishop Allyson D. Nelson Abrams has opened a new church in Silver Spring, Md., with the goal of pastoring the kind of ministry she feels God has called on her to […]
A group of conservative Black pastors are working hard to kick Attorney General Eric Holder out of the White House after his recent remarks on…
A group of conservative Black pastors are working hard to kick Attorney General Eric Holder out of the White House after his recent remarks on…
NEW YORK (AP) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will extend its health care benefits to its U.S. workers’ domestic partners, including those of the same sex, starting Jan. 1. The nation’s largest private employer, which has been a target of attacks by labor groups for what they criticize are skimpy wages and benefits, said Tuesday that […]
In a historical decision today, the Supreme Court of the United States cleared the way to resume same–sex marriage in California and struck down a…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department is not extending some housing benefits to same-sex partners of service members even though it legally could because the complex issue requires more review and has triggered concerns among military leaders, senior Pentagon officials said Monday. A new department memo detailed a number of other benefits that will be […]
As it turns out, part superhero, part Newark, New Jersey mayor, Cory Booker, hasn’t always been the progressive, all-encompassing politician that he is today. In…
Over the weekend, Matthew Phelps proposed to his partner Ben Schock in the place where they had their first date. Phelps, a U.S. Marine Corps captain is the first gay man to propose in the White House. A photo of Phelps on bended knee went viral over the weekend receiving massive support with over 2,000 […]
Chick-Fil-A made an incredibly bold move when the corporation made a public stance on gay marriage, which possibly resulted in lost revenue. But Antoine Dodson, the openly gay “hide yo’ kids, hide yo’ wife” gentleman continues to support the restaurant, saying there isn’t a real reason to discontinue patronizing the popular restaurant. He is well […]
MIAMI (AP) — The NAACP passed a resolution Saturday endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts “to codify discrimination or hatred into the law.” The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s board voted at a leadership retreat in Miami to back a resolution supporting marriage equality, calling the position […]
