So the Florida Legislature thought about gay adoption for a hot minute! As of right now, gays and lesbians are not allowed to adopt in Florida (but, of course, they can have foster children and can take care of these foster children for years and years and years…they just aren’t “good enough” to adopt them.) [...]
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Illinois gay, lesbian, transgendered and all of their friends, family, etc. need to take action. Your Non-Discrimination Law is under attack. Wait to you hear this baloney! Currently there is a bill (SB3447) that your State Senate is considering. This bill, if passed, will roll back some protections of the Illinois Human Rights Act. The [...]
I was searching youtube for some cool videos to post on here and I came across a few videos that I really liked that were made and posted by a gentleman named Rob Tish. I gotta tell you, I really like this guy. He tells it like it is and sets the record straight so [...]
Posted on December 16th, 2009 in gay marriage, glbt rights
District of Columbia’s City Council votes to legalize gay marriage. Same-sex couples may just be able to get hitched in DC by March. The process to make it truly legal is still in the works. The city’s mayor still has to approve the bill and Congress has to approve the bill as well. After those [...]
New Jersey’s senate President agreed to delay the vote on gay marriage. Many senate members state that there aren’t enough votes to get this bill passed. The bill sponsors approached the senate President about getting the bill delayed right now. He, of course, agreed. Assembly speaker Joe Roberts has not agreed to posting the bill [...]
Posted on October 28th, 2009 in glbt rights, Government
Today, President Barack Obama signed into law the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. So now with this law being passed the Justice Department has the authority to investigate and prosecute fully any bias-motivated violent act where the perpetrator chose their victim based on a person’s actual or perceived race, color, [...]
Posted on October 27th, 2009 in gay marriage, Gay Relationships, glbt rights, Government, take action
Governor John Baldacci at one point was in support of civil unions and against gay marriage. Gov. Baldacci has since changed his feelings on the issue and said that he thought civil unions were not equal to civil marriage. That’s why in May of this year he signed a gay marriage bill into law for [...]
So I signed up for the HRC’s texting thingy (yes you know I like those technical terms.) Anyway, I got a text today and it was soooo simple to take action is was insane. Here’s all ya do to show your support for EDNA: 1) Text the word SIGN to the number 30644 That’s it. [...]
New Hampshire has become the 6th state in the U.S. to grant same-sex couples the same rights as heterosexual couples on the state level. The 6 states give these rights by either allowing gay marriage, civil unions or domestic partnerships. Governor John Lynch signed the bill today, which will go in effect January 1, 2010. [...]
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All I can say is IT’S ABOUT FREAKIN TIME! I think that all gay and lesbian couples who have entered into a civil union should sue their state and federal governments for recognition of their unions! It isn’t right that we have to file as a single person and be taxed higher just because we [...]