A British journalist says she finally realized the value of same-sex marriage after falling in love with a man – despite previously identifying as gay. On The Guardian‘s Comment is free website, Helen Bell writes: I’ve always wanted to end up…
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New Website: Legalize Lesbian Marriage
Ex-Gay Watch contributor Emily K has put her design talents to work for a new satirical website promoting same-sex marriage. Legalize Lesbian Marriage makes the case for letting two women marry — in Emily’s inimitably quirky and subversive style. Join…
Saturday, March 3, saw a live YouTube broadcast of Dustin Lance Black’s play 8, a reenactment of Perry v Schwarzenegger (later Perry v Brown), the 2010 trial that ruled California’s ban on same-sex marriages unconstitutional. The play premiered on Broadway…
Proposition 8, the law that bans same-sex marriage in California, has been ruled unconstitutional by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The announcement, made just before 10am PT today, is another nail in the coffin of…
Congratulations, Wayne and Jamie
We’re a few days behind, but better late than never in wishing long-time Ex-Gay Watch friend and ally Wayne Besen, of Truth Wins Out, the very best with his new husband, Jamie Brundage. The happy couple married in Burlington, Vermont,…
Extra! Marriage Equality Comes to New York
In a major victory for gay rights, the New York Sate Senate voted 33 to 29 to approve same-sex marriage in the state, becoming the sixth state to do so. The debate lasted for days and followed a previous…
Obama Administration Will No Longer Defend DOMA
The US government has announced that it is no longer prepared to defend the Defense of Marriage Act in court. The act enshrined in US federal law the definition of marriage as exclusively between a man and a woman. DOMA…
Prop 8 Struck Down, Gay Marriage in California
In Perry v. Schwarzenegger, U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker has found that Proposition 8 violated the federal constitutional rights of gays and lesbians to marry the partners of their choice. While this is undoubtedly the first step in…