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Moving Forward: My Journey to Iowa

Donna Red Wing | Posted 05.31.2012

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After more than 25 years together, we need to be where our relationship is honored and respected, where we can enjoy the same rights and responsibilities of any other family. And we need to be where the heart of this movement beats: Iowa.

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PHOTOS: 8 Legendary Same-Sex Couples

Rodger Streitmatter | Posted 05.26.2012

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When I came up with the book title 'Outlaw Marriages' , my title was totally edgy. But then the tide started to turn against me.

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The Kids Are All Right: Gay Parents Raising Children

Dr. Peggy Drexler | Posted 05.23.2012

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These days, gay parents are no novelty: We see them strolling through our neighborhoods and appearing on our TV screen. But still many are left wondering: How will these children of gay parents fare?

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Same Sex Couple Barred From Entering High School Prom

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 05.14.2012

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Hope Decker and Tiffany Wright, a same-sex couple at Lexington Catholic High School in Lexington, Ky., were barred from attending the school's prom be...

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Secrets Of A (Gay) Marriage

Aly Windsor | Posted 05.01.2012

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Because of our sexuality we felt additional pressure to appear publicly unbreakable. We knew that people in our own families, as well as many more strangers, would be pleased to see us, a queer couple with a young baby, break up. It made me sick to give those people that satisfaction.

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WATCH: Lesbian Moms Tell How Amendment 1 Would Hurt Their Family

Mimi Schiffman | Posted 04.25.2012

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Civil Unions Bill To Be Debated Again

Posted 04.19.2012

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Legislation to establish state recognition of civil unions in Colorado is heading back to the Senate floor for debate and a vote next week. Althoug...

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Is This The Biggest Gay Wedding Conundrum?

Bernadette Coveney Smith | Posted 03.23.2012

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Being pronounced "man and wife" at a gay wedding isn't even an option -- so it's really fun to see what my clients come up with.

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He's My Husband, Thank You Very Much

John Becker | Posted 01.31.2012

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I can no longer concern myself with whether or not my marriage makes others uncomfortable. I have to be true to myself, my husband, and the love that we share. I refuse to make any concessions whatsoever to bigotry.

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Can Gay Weddings Change The World?

Bernadette Coveney Smith | Posted 01.21.2012

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If I'm not creating a wedding so poignant that the guests are deeply moved, then I'm missing an opportunity to change the world. It all starts with the marriage ceremony.

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Can Homophobia Reduce Your Home Equity?

Gary J. Gates | Posted 01.09.2012

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The story goes that when gay people move into an area, they spruce up the place, attract some nice coffee shops, wine bars, and restaurants, and eventually transform urban grit to trendy chic. But new research suggests that there's more to the story.

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We Do: Gay Couples Request Marriage Licenses With Clergy By Their Side

Mallory McDuff, Ph.D. | Posted 12.27.2011

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I yearn for the day when religious principles of love and justice become the focus of the church, rather than divisive debates over the sanctity of gay marriage.

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Love In The Time Of Stonewall

T Magazine | Posted 10.13.2011

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In 1979, George Segal, the famous Pop artist, was commissioned to create a sculpture to commemorate New York City’s Stonewall uprising in 1969 — t...

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Counting Same-Sex Couples: It's Not as Easy as You Think

Gary J. Gates | Posted 12.02.2011

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How did a quarter million same-sex couples suddenly disappear? And why are there so many married same-sex couples living in states where they can't get married?

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The Double Jeopardy of Being an LGBT Immigrant

Elena Quintana | Posted 11.26.2011

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Now that same-sex civil unions are legal (and in some states, same-sex marriage), the legal protections for undocumented spouses or civil union partners are called into question.

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PHOTOS: Which U.S. Cities Have The Most Gay Couples?

Carly Schwartz | Posted 10.26.2011

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Nearly one million gay couples live in almost every county in the United States, according to groundbreaking data released Thursday by UCLA's same-sex...

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Why Society Must Alter How We Talk to Kids -- A Gay Dad's Perspective

Red Room | Posted 10.04.2011

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It's no skin off my nose if someone sees the ring on my finger and asks me about the wife they envision me having. But it's a drag for a six year-old to feel like she has to answer questions about her family unit for strangers.

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7 Great Gay Couples In Literature

Posted 09.27.2011

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We know we're a little late, but in honor of same-sex marriage officially being legalized in New York state and this GOOD post about gay romances in l...

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LOOK: A Map To NYC's Gayborhoods

Posted 09.13.2011

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A total of 32,972 households in New York City included same-sex couples in the most recent US census, up from 25,906 in 2000. Wondering where they all...

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Gay Adoption Boom Expected

AP | CHRIS HAWLEY and MICHAEL HILL | Posted 09.10.2011

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NEW YORK — First comes love, then comes marriage. Now adoption lawyers and agencies in New York say they're getting ready for a baby boom as sam...

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Marriage Equality Film Comes to Harlem

Irene Monroe | Posted 07.04.2011

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African American lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) communities have always existed in Harlem, residing here since this former Dutch enclave became America's Black Mecca in the 1920s.

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Montana Gay Couples Seeking Rights Lose Lawsuit

AP | By MATT GOURAS | Posted 06.21.2011

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HELENA, Mont. -- A Montana judge on Thursday rejected a lawsuit that sought to extend to gay couples the same legal protections as married couples, sa...

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Delaware Passes Civil Unions: The Backstory From Local Advocates

Joe Solmonese | Posted 06.15.2011

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Yesterday, the Delaware House of Representatives passed a landmark Civil Unions bill by a 26 to 15 vote. The bill is on its way to Governor Jack Markell, who has pledged to sign the legislation.

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Malcolm X Was "Gay-for-Pay," New Book Says

Irene Monroe | Posted 06.07.2011

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We need to closely examine the recent revelation that for a period in his life Malcolm X engaged in same-sex relationships.

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Eric Cantor 'Taken Aback' By Obama Not Defending DOMA

AP | STEVE LeBLANC | Posted 05.25.2011

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — House Majority Leader Eric Cantor says he was "taken aback" by President Barack Obama ordering his administration to stop def...

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