Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco sharply criticized the state of Delaware on Wednesday, saying the state’s new marriage equality law would harm children. “The claim of this bill to redefine marriage is in vain; marriage cannot be redefined, because its unique meaning…
Same-sex marriage gains traction around world
While in Tokyo for the city’s first Rainbow Week, Boris Dittrich could not help but notice gay pride marchers with banners demanding marriage equality in the land of the rising sun. “I asked why and they said, ‘Well, we’ve seen what’s happening in other countries and…
Illinois GOP chairman claims resignation due to his ‘position on gay marriage’
The Republican Party chairman for the state of Illinois resigned on Tuesday, telling CNN that he’d lost the party’s support after endorsing marriage equality earlier this year. “I’ve been going at it hard for six years, I need to focus on my family, and obviously I had lost…
Wanted: Men to work in Swedish preschools
The lack of men working in Sweden’s preschools is cause for concern, according to Equality Minister Maria Arnholm, who has said she’s open to altering employment rules to make it easier for men to enter the education field. … Read More
Gay French politician receives death threat over marriage announcement
French politician Thierry Speitel was sent bullet in the mail after giving an interview with a local newspaper in which he discussed his desire to marry his partner and adopt children now that France has legalized same-sex marriage and equal adoption rights for gay couples.Along with the bullets, the Sigolsheim mayor was sent a copy of the interview scrawled over with homophobic slurs. He called the threat “odious.”As reported by English-language French news site The Local, Speitel is not the only French politician to receive death threats as the opposition to marriage equality in France becomes increasingly vocal — and threatening:Continue Reading… … Read More
Rhode Island becomes tenth state to embrace marriage equality
Rhode Island became the tenth state to legalize same-sex marriage on Thursday, after Gov. Lincoln Chafee (I) signed the Marriage Equality Act into law. “This is truly a proud day for Rhode Island. Gov. Chafee’s signature on this historic marriage equality legislation ensures that all…
What anti-LGBT activists say “off the record”
Anti-gay rights organizations like the National Organization for Marriage tend to rely on prepared statements about “family values” and “traditional marriage” to justify their opposition to full LGBT equality, but a recent look at a listserv for Christian activists in the “ex-gay” movement reveals how candid they become once off the record.Alan Chambers of Exodus International is trying to sanitize his organization’s reputation by softening its rhetoric about “curing” gay people, and wants to see others in the movement do the same. Chambers recently invited writer and gay rights activist Jeremy Hooper to join a listserv of 70 socially conservative activists in an effort to expose the violent rhetoric circulating among others in the anti-LGBT equality movement.As reported by Hooper and ThinkProgress, Laurie Higgins of the Illinois Family Institute didn’t react well to Hooper’s presence on the list:Continue Reading… … Read More
