VA Grants First Burial Rights for Same-Sex Couple
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — For the first time the Department of Veterans Affairs has decided to allow the same-sex spouse of a military veteran to be buried in a U.S. national cemetery.VA Secretary Eric Shinseki has given permission for reti…
Britain One Step Closer to Allowing Same-Sex Marriage
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(LONDON) — Britain’s House of Commons voted in support of the Marriage Bill on Tuesday, which would enable same-sex couples to legally wed.However, while it’s endorsed by Prime Minister David Cameron, the measure still has to p…
Huge Protests in Paris over Same-Sex Marriage
DAMIEN MEYER/AFP/Getty Images(PARIS) — The City of Lights has turned into the city of fights over same-sex marriage.An estimated 300,000 people marched in Paris on Sunday to protest President Francois Hollande’s controversial “marriage for all” …
French Government Approves Marriage and Adoption Rights for Gay Couples
BERTRAND LANGLOIS/AFP/GettyImages(PARIS) — French lawmakers approved a bill that will make it legal for same-sex couples to marry and adopt children.During his presidential campaign, President Francois Hollande had promised to expand rights for gay co…
Chick-fil-A Opponents Stage Same-Sex Kiss-In
Alex Wong/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — On Wednesday, hundreds of thousands of traditional marriage activists ate “mor chickin” to support Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day. On Thursday, it is same-sex marriage allies’ turn.Gay marriage supporters are put…
Same-Sex Couple Invites Chick-fil-A CEO to Dinner
A. Messerschmidt/Getty Images(ATLANTA) — After hundreds of thousands of people ate dinner at his restaurants on Wednesday for Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day, one Georgia family, a same-sex couple and their two daughters, has invited Chick-fil-A CEO Dan …
Facebook Adds Same-Sex Marriage Status and Icons
LOIC VENANCE/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Operating systems and tech services seem to be getting more LGBT friendly by the day. On the heels of Apple’s adding same-sex emoticons to its iOS 6 operating system, Facebook has added a same-sex …
JC Penney Features Same-Sex Couple in May Catalogue
(JC Penney)(NEW YORK) — Fifteen years ago, when advertisers got wind that Ellen DeGeneres was going to “come out” on her popular sitcom show “Ellen,” some advertisers fled.One of them was JC Penney.Flash forward to one of their…
Maryland Ready to Become Eighth State to Allow Same-Sex Marriage
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(ANNAPOLIS, Md.) — Maryland is on the verge of becoming the latest state to legalize same-sex marriage.On Thursday, the Maryland state Senate voted 25 to 22 to allow gay and lesbian nuptials, coming on the heels of the House of D…