http://www.ourgaylives.com -Our Lives, Our Blog Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:01:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Imagine a tropical Caribbean island that has as many sandy beaches as there are days in a year. Picture yourself walking barefoot in the cool white sand, the turquoise water lapping at your ankles. Look across the calm seas to see the sailboats frolicking in the bay. http://i.ytimg.com/vi/7bw7fozrjjA/2.jpg2.jpg The island of Antigua ... http://www.ourgaylives.com/2010/03/11/exotic-caribbean-stay-in-antigua-hotels/ St. Andrews in Scotland is known to be among the best golfing locations. Many golf players find the location ideal, since it is where the British Open is held annually. If you want a vacation that includes golf activities and recreation, you may want to check out some of the ... http://www.ourgaylives.com/2010/03/03/choosing-the-ideal-st-andrews-golfing-packages/ 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 ... http://www.ourgaylives.com/2010/02/27/illinois-residents-take-action/ I recently received an email from Michael Anthony, an Iraq Veteran. He has written a book and he wanted to share his insight on Don't Ask, Don't Tell, while at the same time promote his book. Honestly, I'm not sure if Michael is gay or not. Perhaps, he'll come ... http://www.ourgaylives.com/2010/02/15/an-iraq-veteran-on-dont-ask-dont-tell/ Check out the newly added page about Gay Engagement Rings. You can learn if gay engagement rings are necessary in a gay or lesbian relationship. Plus, if you are interested in gay engagement rings then you can learn about the 4C's of picking out a diamond. Let me know if you ... http://www.ourgaylives.com/2009/12/26/gay-engagement-rings/ 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 ... http://www.ourgaylives.com/2009/12/17/talking-equality/ 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 ... http://www.ourgaylives.com/2009/12/16/dc-council-votes-to-legalize-gay-marriage/ 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 ... http://www.ourgaylives.com/2009/12/11/marriage-vote-in-nj-delayed/ Check out my new ehow article on how to buy the perfect gay wedding rings. http://www.ourgaylives.com/2009/11/28/how-to-buy-the-perfect-gay-wedding-rings/ 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 ... http://www.ourgaylives.com/2009/10/28/obama-signs-hate-crimes-prevention-act-today/