Lesbian Couple Denied Wedding Cake Accept Celebrity Baker’s Offer
Jeffrey Hamilton/Thinkstock(BALTIMORE) — A lesbian couple who were denied a wedding cake by an Oregon bakery have accepted a sweet offer from Ace of Cakes star Duff Goldman, who is based out of Baltimore.The celebrity baker offered the brides-to-be a …
$65M Marriage Reward: Chinese Billionaire Wants Daughter to Go Straight
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The Hong Kong billionaire who offered millions to any man who could successfully woo his lesbian daughter told ABC’s 20/20 in an exclusive new interview that he wouldn’t force her to change her “gay tendency,” but seems to hold ou…
Same-Sex Families at Risk with Patchwork of State Parenting Laws
BananaStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Current state laws put many children living in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) families at risk and undermine family stability, according to a new report out Tuesday.In more than 30 states, children in …
Lesbian Shooting: Survivor Recuperating From Brain Injury, Working With Police To ID Shooter
Portland Texas Police Department(NEW YORK) — Mary Kristene Chapa is intent on helping police catch the man who shot her in the head and murdered her girlfriend at a Texas park last month, even from her hospital bed as she recuperates from brain injuri…
Lesbian Teen Couple Found Shot In Texas Park, 1 Survives
Mollie Judith Olgin, 19, right, and Mary Christine Chapa, 18, are shown in this undated photo. (Handout)(PORTLAND, Texas) — Police in Texas are searching for an assailant who targeted a teenaged lesbian couple in a close-range shooting that left one w…
New in Apple’s iOS 6: Gay and Lesbian Emoticons
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The next version of software for the iPhone and iPad will include gay and lesbian emojis for the first time. Emojis are the small emoticon-like icons or pictures included in some phone operating systems. They c…
Study: Kids of Parents in Same-Sex Relationships Fare Worse as Adults
BananaStock/Thinkstock(AUSTIN, Texas) — A new study finds that adult children of parents in same-sex relationships fare worse socially, psychologically and physically than people raised in other family arrangements.Critics call the study deeply flawed…
Colorado Lesbian Wendy Alfredsen Mom Granted Paternity in Custody Battle
ABC(CENTENNIAL, Colo.) — A lesbian mother who fought for custody of her child by becoming the first woman allowed to file a paternity suit in Colorado has finally been granted access to her daughter.The case was a custody battle ripped from the headli…
NC Pastor Apologizes for Encouraging Violence Toward Gay Children
Ingram Publishing/Thinkstock(FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.) — A North Carolina pastor who told parents in a Sunday sermon that they should hit their children if they began to act gay has retracted his advice, saying he should have spoken more carefully.Pastor Se…
Urban Outifitters Targeted for Suggestive Ad
Urban Outfitters(NEW YORK) — After unsuccessfully campaigning to get Ellen DeGeneres fired from her gig as a JC Penney spokesperson, the conservative group One Million Moms is now railing against the retail chain Urban Outfitters for its catalog photo…
Md. Priest Who Denied Lesbian Communion at Funeral Placed on Leave
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A priest who denied communion to a gay woman at her mother’s funeral mass has been put on leave by the Washington D.C.-area archdiocese, but the archdiocese said the suspension is not related to the communion…
Gay Texas Judge Refuses to Perform Marriage Ceremonies
File photo. (http://tonyaparkerforjudge.com)(DALLAS) — Texas Judge Tonya Parker cannot legally marry a woman in her state, so she refuses to perform any marriage ceremonies until there is equality. She finds it “oxymoronic” to perform a ceremony that …
Gay Texas Judge Refuses to Perform Marriage Ceremonies
File photo. (http://tonyaparkerforjudge.com)(DALLAS) — Texas Judge Tonya Parker cannot legally marry a woman in her state, so she refuses to perform any marriage ceremonies until there is equality. She finds it “oxymoronic” to perform a ceremony that …
Obama, No Same-Sex Marriage Supporter, Raises Cash at Lesbian Couple’s Home
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama, who has opposed same-sex marriage but is said to be “evolving” on the issue, is attending a fundraiser Thursday at the home of a lesbian couple whose 2008 Chicago nuptials were desc…
Washington State Lawmakers Pass Same-Sex Marriage Act
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(OLYMPIA, Wash.) — Washington state is on the verge of becoming the seventh state in the U.S. to allow same-sex marriages after House lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday to legalize these unions.However, the joy felt by supporter…
‘Knock Off’ the Hate Speech, Says LGBT Super Bowl Ads
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — For the first time ever, gay-rights advocates will launch a sassy advertising campaign aimed at football fans in the most macho of American venues — the Super Bowl.Four award-winning public service announcements feature …
Biological Mom Kept from Child in Florida Lesbian Legal Case
Brand X Pictures/Thinkstock(ORLANDO, Fla.) — Tina’s biological daughter turned 8 this week, but she has not seen the girl since Dec. 22, 2008 because of a custody fight with her former lesbian partner. The partner is unrelated to the child, but …