Missi Pyle and Shawnee Smith Get Hitched for Marriage Equality

Marilyn Barrett, 11.24.2009

Founder of Revenge Is, a eco-activist fashion company

Actor Missi Pyle and her Smith & Pyle band mate, Shawnee Smith, along with actor/comedian Hal Sparks put a comedic spin on the serious topic of marri...

Missi Pyle and Shawnee Smith get hitched for Marriage Equality

Marilyn Barrett, 11.24.2009

Founder of Revenge Is, a eco-activist fashion company

Actor Missi Pyle and her Smith & Pyle band mate, Shawnee Smith, along with actor/comedian Hal Sparks put a comedic spin on the serious topic of marri...

Good News or Bad Ideas? States Re-examine Marriage Amendments

Bil Browning, 11.19.2009

Editor-In-Chief of The Bilerico Project

The equality drumbeat has rumbled on with news that Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Texas will be attempting to re-examine their amendments banning same-sex marriage and civil unions.

15 Tips To Avoid Nagging

Gretchen Rubin, 11.19.2009

It turns out that being a nag is just as unpleasant as being nagged -- so figuring out how to end nagging brings a real happiness boost to a relationship.

DC Archdiocese: Desire to Discriminate Greater Than Duty to the Poor

Michael J. Wilson, 11.18.2009

National director of Americans for Democratic Action

We don't know if the Archdiocese really wants to stop running programs that help sick, homeless and orphaned children if the DC passes marriage equality legislation, but we have to take them at their word.

Celebrating Thanksgiving Past

Lori Sokol, 11.19.2009

President of Sokol Media

Twenty years ago this Thanksgiving, I got married. Two years ago this month, I got divorced. But I am not here to chronicle a marriage gone wrong. I am here to commemorate a divorce that went right.

10 Habits Of Happy Couples

Mark Goulston, M.D., 11.18.2009

What does it take to be happy in a relationship? If you're working to improve your marriage, here are the 10 habits of happy couples.

The Rules Redux: How To Be Engaged By Christmas

Jag Carrao, 11.16.2009

Dating and relationship coach

What does the girl who’s been happily dating her boyfriend for several months really want for Christmas this year?   An engagement ring. &n...

Corzine on My Mind

Deborah Jacobs, 11.16.2009

Executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey

Corzine has weeks to seal his legacy, and the Democratic legislature has to push through its most powerful members' agenda items as well, before it faces unknown terrain with Chris Christie.

Have You Been Unemployed For Over a Year...? Maybe Even Over Two Years..

Stephen Viscusi, 11.16.2009

America's Workplace Guru

By Stephen Viscusi Every day I hear from hundreds of people top men and woman in their field, who have, in their words "not had a bite...a nibble...

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,...

Who's Really Nuts, 20/20 or the 'Crazy Cat Ladies'?

Bella DePaulo, 11.16.2009

Author of "Singled Out" and the "Living Single" blog

20/20 recently treated its viewers to a condescending pity-party for the women it calls 'crazy cat ladies.' The segment, with an accompanying article online, was so over-the-top that it was almost a parody of itself.

Adultery And Christmas Gift Dilemmas

Iris Erlingsdottir, 11.16.2009

Icelandic journalist and writer

I've been happily married for 15 years to my husband with whom I have two daughters. The problem is that although I love my husband, he is a rather "boring" guy, whereas I'm the type who needs more excitement.

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.

Identity: Life's Superimposed Sex vs. Love Scale

Lisa Guest, 11.13.2009

Lisa is a guest on the planet...

I remember first hearing the following phrase: "Women give sex to get love. Men give love to get sex." Back then I didn't agree or disagree with this concept. I think it registered more as a curiosity. Is this true?

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.

Alimony Reform

Fred Silberberg, 11.13.2009

High Profile Los Angeles Divorce Attorney, Author, Media and Social Commentator

While the initial concept of alimony was intended to assist someone in taking steps to support himself or herself, our existing system has turned into a system of private welfare.

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.

Same-Sex Marriage After Maine: What Can We Do Differently?

Isobel White, 11.11.2009

Writer, Communications Consultant, Activist, and Mom

If experiences in California are any measure, LGBT residents of Maine can expect higher levels of stress and depression and greater feelings of political alienation. So what can we do differently?

Eviscerating Rubén Díaz on Gay Marriage

Nathaniel Frank, 11.10.2009

Author, "Unfriendly Fire" and Senior Research Fellow, Palm Center

New York State Senator Rubén Díaz Sr.'s opposition to marriage equality in New York state is just plain stupid, and history must hold him to account.

From California to Maine: Lessons in Reliability and Perseverance

Joseph DiNorcia, Jr., 11.10.2009

President and CEO of the Sexuality Information and Education Center of the United States

When push came to shove, the voters of both Maine and California have acted to restrict marriage rights. So what's going on? Why have these states abandoned us and the progressive cause?