The Marriage Equality Video You Must Watch
On Tuesday, North Carolina voters passed Amendment One defining marriage between one man and one woman. In the wake of the passage, this video took Facebook by storm. The clip “It Could Happen To You”...
View ArticleRichmond Responds to Obama’s Marriage Move
President Obama with Human Rights Campaign president Joe Solmonese at last October’s HRC National Dinner. Photo by Andrew Cothern. Of course you heard the big announcement. Like many Americans,...
View ArticleVideo: Pastor Protests Obama On Broad St. For Marriage Equality Stance
(via @WatchMeGr0w) Reverend Shirly stands on Broad St. this week in Downtown Richmond protesting Barack Obama after his support for marriage equality. She says she voted him into office, but will not...
View ArticleObama Leads Romney In Poll, Virginia Voters Oppose Same-Sex Marriage
In a Quinnipiac University poll released this week, Virginia voters oppose same-sex marriage, but still show support for President Obama. According to the poll, Obama has a 47-42 percent lead over Mitt...
View ArticleYoung Democrats Pressures the State of Virginia to Step-Up
Following President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden’s public announcement on same-sex marriage, The Virginia Young Democrats (VAYD) have stated their resolution on this issue. Their statement...
View ArticleTarget Selling Same Sex Union Cards Nationwide
Yep – Richmond stores have these stocked. GAYRVA.COM spotted this at the Target on Libbie & Broad. The list of boycott targets for American Family Association and the One Million Bitches crowd...
View ArticleMinnesota Band Releases Music Video Supporting Marriage Equality
Minnesota pop/rock band and allies, War Poets are introducing themselves to the scene with a love song. “Close Enough” is a ballad set to electric guitars and radio-ready hooks about a two couples in...
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‘Freedom to Marry’ to invest $2 million in state marriage efforts this year
By LGBTQ Nation Staff Reports Freedom to Marry, a national marriage equality advocacy organization, announced Thursday it plans to raise and invest $2 million through its “Win More States Fund,” aimed...
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Delaware NAACP calls on state lawmakers to pass marriage equality
Staff Reports WILMINGTON, Del. — The Delawarechapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is calling on Delaware state lawmakers to pass a marriage equality bill....
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Jon Tester: Another U.S. Senator previously opposed to gay marriage reverses...
Staff Reports HELENA, Mont. — U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, a Democrat from Montana who has previously opposed same-sex marriage, says he now supports marriage equality for gays and lesbian couples. Tester...
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Latest poll finds uptick in both support, opposition to same-sex marriage
Staff Reports Just weeks after the U.S. Supreme Courttook up the issue of same-sex marriagein two highly publicized cases, a majority of Americans continue to say they support same-sex marriage,...
View ArticleUpdate: Delaware Becomes 11th State to Legalize Same-sex
Staff Reports DOVER, Del. — The Delaware state Senate on Tuesday will consider a marriage equality bill in a bid to make Delaware the the eleventh state to legalize same-sex marriage. The scheduled...
View ArticleLesbian Activist Escorted From Fundraiser During First Lady’s Speech
Michelle Obama confronted a lesbian activist and threatened to leave a Democratic fundraiser after the activist interrupted her speech. According to LGBTQ Nation, Ellen Sturtz, 56, is a member of...
View ArticleDollars for Daughters Fundraiser Could Fall on Day of Decision
Back in April, we ran a story about Abby Waller and her campaign to fight for marriage equality, Dollars for Daughters (D4D). The idea of D4D was conceived by Waller in response to the prejudice she...
View ArticleHRC Report Shows Majority of Virginians Support Marriage Equality
The Human Rights Campaign, one of the nations largest LGBT activism groups, has released a study showing support for same-sex marriage is at some the highest levels ever here in VA. “The future of...
View ArticleGay teacher fired from Catholic school after wedding makes local news
Ken Bencomo Staff Reports SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — A California man says he was fired from his teaching job at a Catholic high school less than two weeks after his marriage to his same-sex partner was...
View ArticlePortland Trail Blazers first NBA team to support marriage equality
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Trail Blazers have become the first NBA team to publicly support marriage equality for same-sex couples. The team said in a brief statement that it supports the “Freedom...
View ArticleHawaii Set to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
Photo by Gigi Lee via Equality Hawaii Twitter Hawaii’s Gov. Neil Abercrombie plans on signing a bill Wednesday making Hawaii the 15th state to legalize same-sex marriage after the state senate passed...
View ArticleNike launches PAC to support marriage equality campaign in Oregon
Staff Reports PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon-based Nike, Inc., on Tuesday announced it had formed the Nike Equality PAC, a foundation to raise money in support of marriage equality. The political action...
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New Mexico Becomes 17th State to Legalize Same-sex Marriage
New Mexico has become the 17th state (including the District of Colombia) to legalize gay marriage after the NM Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional to deny marriage licenses to gay and lesbian...
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