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In a landmark decision, the US Supreme Court on June 26 struck down states’ same-sex marriage bans, effectively bringing marriage equality to the entire US. “No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family,” Justice Anthony Kennedy, who joined the court’s liberals in the majority…
About the case Same-sex couples can marry in three dozen states, but federal appeals courts have been divided over whether states must allow same-sex couples to marry and recognize such marriages performed elsewhere. In three earlier decisions, the Supreme Court has expanded the rights of gay Americans. Scores of friend-of-the-court briefs were filed on both…
Ashers Bakery lost a court case after refusing to make a cake with the words “support gay marriage” above a picture of Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street. The McArthur family who own the bakery were found guilty of unlawful discrimination and fined £500. The bakery’s general manager Daniel McArthur said: “We don’t want to…
On Caitlyn (and Blood Elf Paladins) (WoWWiki) When I was a teenager, I discovered the online message board. This was pre-Reddit, pre-Twitter days, and it’s still an enduring format. My main interests at the time were Pokemon, Magic: The Gathering, video games and indie rock. So, pretty similar to now. The difference between boards and…
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has been tweeting up a storm since Ireland became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage by a national vote. When an Irish fan tweeted to the best-selling children’s book writer with the hope that Ireland’s vote would make wizards like Albus Dumbledore feel more welcome in the country, Rowling…
by Zack Ford Posted on May 8, 2015 at 10:27 am “‘Hecklers’ Veto’ Fails To Block Transgender Protections In Country’s 10th Largest School District” CREDIT: Twitter/InsideNOVA/Jill Palermo Thursday night, the Fairfax County School Board, which oversees Virginia’s largest school system — and the tenth largest in the country — voted 10-1 with one abstention to…
Miley Cyrus has changed, just a little, from her Hannah Montana days. We can’t quite put our finger on what is different about her. Maybe it’s the short hair or the constant tongue-wagging or the dilated pupils.Whatever it is, she seems to be heading in a good direction. Cyrus made a media splash on Tuesday—not…
4 Lessons No One Saw Coming From Bruce Jenner By now you’ve probably already watched Diane Sawyer’s interview with Bruce Jenner, or at least heard the snippets that mattered: that the Kardashian step-dad is now living as a woman, he’s a Christian Republican, and, most shocking of all, all the stuff he was doing to…
View this image › A student at McGuffey High School with the words “anti-gay” drawn on his hand. Supplied Students at a Pennsylvania high school held an “Anti-Gay Day” protest on Thursday, wearing coordinated flannel shirts, writing “anti-gay” on their hands, and sticking Bible verses on LGBT students’ lockers. “We came in to school on…
Over the years, there’s been a steady rise of out gay superheroes in both Marvel and DC’s rosters — and now that number has grown a little larger, with the revelation in tomorrow’s All-New X-Men #40 that one of the founding members of the X-Men is gay. Spoilers, of course, for All-New X-Men #40 below!…