It's a Helluva State

Cynthia Nixon, 12.04.2009

Emmy and Tony Award-winner

Guess Christine and I can kiss that Waldorf Astoria wedding... Brooklyn Botanical Gardens wedding... Montauk Beach wedding -- you fill in the blank -- goodbye. But we have two things today we didn't have earlier.

Obama's Misogynistic Associations Haunt Him

Amy Siskind, 12.03.2009

President and Co-Founder of The New Agenda

There's an old adage: you roll with dogs, you get fleas. Well President Obama must be pretty darn itchy right about now.

Human Rights Humiliation

Robin Canter, 12.03.2009

Former law firm administrator

How did something so very basic become so lurid and convoluted? Marriage equality is about love, commitment, responsibility and legitimacy.

Albany: No Profiles in Courage

Dan Collins, 12.03.2009

New York Editor-At-Large of The Huffington Post

The culture of Albany betrayed gay marriage. In the NY legislature, everything that comes up for a vote wins. If there isn't enough support, the leadership doesn't bring the bill to the floor.

Bearing Witness 2.0 -- On Twitter Feed, A Man Tells His Story of Living With HIV (w/ TRANSCRIPT)

Jose Antonio Vargas, 12.04.2009

Technology and Innovations editor, Huffington Post

On Twitter, we are each other's witnesses, one tweet at a time. Chris MacDonald-Dennis gave new meaning to that Tuesday night when within two hours -- firing off about 100 tweets in succession, totaling some 2,100 words and chronicling the narrative and arc of his 40-year-old life, from his childhood as a biracial kid in working class Boston to dealing with being gay adult man in America -- he came out as HIV-positive on his Twitter stream.

Why Are Some Black Folks So Upset Over Gays Getting Married?

Sam Fulwood, 12.04.2009

Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress; Race-Talk contributor

I struggle to comprehend why folks who share my slice of the demographic pie seem to take is personally when two men or two women want to marry and live as a couple.

Manhattan Declaration -- Who Are They Kidding?

Fred Karger, 11.30.2009

Founder, Californians Against Hate

Let's hope the Mormon leadership is truly softening its position on the issue of gay rights. It has been a huge PR nightmare for the Church and one that divides so many Mormon families.

Marriage Equality: Not Just For Today's Adults

Serena Yuan Volpp, M.D., 11.27.2009

Psychiatrist, Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry.

Same-sex marriage laws will benefit not only adults in committed relationships today, but also kids who don't yet know what being gay, lesbian, or bisexual means.

Philippines: Gays Legally Deemed Immoral and a Danger to Youth

Virginia M. Moncrieff, 11.23.2009

International Correspondent

The ruling against Ad Ladlad provides an interesting test for the future of the Catholic Church's attempts at moral blackmailing over much of life in the Philippines.

Sex tape tips from Carrie Prejean

Mark Morford, 11.18.2009

Columnist, SFGate and San Francico Chronicle, yoga teacher, admirer of trees

Days after Carrie Prejean admitted that she participated in a sex tape and called it "the biggest mistake of my life," seven additional such videos...

Why the Gay Marriage Message Is Misfiring: Part II

Keli Goff, 11.17.2009

Author, commentator and contributor to TheLoop21.com

Many Americans who support the rights afforded to married couples being afforded to gay couples refuse to budge on the word marriage, at least for now. So don't make the word itself the centerpiece of the messaging.

Why the Gay Marriage Message Is Misfiring: Part 1

Keli Goff, 11.16.2009

Author, commentator and contributor to TheLoop21.com

While black Americans have come far in a lot of respects we remain a political scapegoat for certain constituencies. I'm not referring to white, working class voters. I'm referring to some members of the gay rights movement.

Reflections of a Jewish Gay Rights Advocate on Visiting the Martin Luther King, Jr, Museum: An Open Letter to Ruben Diaz, Sr., and other Latino and African-American Opponents of Gay Rights

Jay Michaelson, 11.15.2009

Columnist, activist and author of "Everything is God: The Radical Path of Nondual Judaism"

On a trip to Atlanta this week, amid the same-sex marriage debate in my home state of New York , I had an opportunity to visit the Martin Luther King,...

The Mormon Church Takes a Baby Step

Steve Marmel, 11.14.2009

Marmel is a comedian, a writer and a TV producer. It's not as impressive as it sounds.

The Mormon church for the first time has announced its support of gay rights legislation, which helped gain unanimous approval for Salt Lake city laws banning discrimination.

Observations from the Trenches in Maine

Jesse Connolly, 11.13.2009

Campaign Manager for NO on 1 / Protect Maine Equality

By moving this basic premise of marriage equality from the sink hole of catastrophic defeat state after state, year after year, to within striking distance of a win, we will eventually reach the finish line.

Obama, Democrats Face Liberal Fundraising Boycott

Ari Melber, 11.12.2009

Correspondent for The Nation, Politico contributor, www.arimelber.com

Liberal online activists have been using donor strikes for a long time. However, the current wave of strikes and rumblings on gay rights might turn into an ad-hoc, financially relevant coalition.

Rhode Island Governor Vetoes Bill To Let Gay Partners Arrange Each Other's Funerals

David Segal, 11.12.2009

Rhode Island State Rep.

Donald Carcieri issued that cruel veto of legislation borne of a tragedy which befell a constituent of mine. For a month, Mark Goldberg was unable to to claim the body of his partner.

HuffPost Editor Roy Sekoff Discusses The Sarah Palin Coin Controversy On The Joy Behar Show

Huff TV, 11.12.2009

HuffPost Editor Roy Sekoff appeared on The Joy Behar Show Wednesday night to talk about religion in politics and the controversy surrounding Sarah Pal...

Voting on Equal Rights is a National Disgrace

Wayne Besen, 11.11.2009

Founder of Truth Wins Out, a non-profit organization that debunks anti-gay lies and myths.

With a record of 0-31 in marriage initiatives, now may be a good opportunity to review our complicity in a process that doles out or strips away basic rights by majority vote.

Marriage Equality and the Myth of "Gay Apartheid"

David Kaufman, 11.11.2009

Founder, Transracial.net

As disappointing as the Maine defeat was, the real disappointment actually resulted from the shrill reactionary tactics employed by many within the Marriage Equality movement.

The New Gay Apartheid

Jim David, 11.11.2009

Comedian and writer

Whatever church those people do go to, they are taught hate and fear, not the Christian love I grew up with. They both hate gays and fear them.