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Five-Year-Old Faces Expulsion Because His Parents are Lesbians

Donald Deane — Wed, 08 May 2013 17:05:34 +0000

South African lesbian couple Kally and Samantha Mabe enrolled their young son in a private Christian school because they were expecting tolerance and open-mindedness. What they got was anything but. Instead, the pastor of Secunda Highveld Christian School described the married couple’s relationship as “problematic” and demanded that they divorce or their son, who’s now [...]

Fourth Grade Student Writes Awesome Essay Defending Gay Marriage

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:28:31 +0000

The debate over gay marriage has gotten a little more childish. And that’s a good thing. A fourth grade student who was given an assignment to write a persuasive essay tackled the controversial subject and the results have gone viral, with his teacher posting the piece on Reddit. Yes, the essay has some grammatical errors [...]

Decriminalizing Love

The Breakfast Flakes — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:22:25 +0000

The House is moving forward with a measure that would repeal an obsolete state law that criminalizes gay sex, despite a committee’s decision to table it.The bill on Monday received the 60 votes needed to take it out of the House Judiciary Committee and place it on the agenda for a floor vote. Senate Bill [...]

Watch Jimmy Kimmel's Audience Play 'Find the Homophobes'

Kyle Dowling — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:18:34 +0000

Think you can spot whether or not someone is for or against same sex marriage? Late night host Jimmy Kimmel thinks his audience can… In a recent bit on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ — inspired by the latest Human Rights Campaign slogan that is overtaking Facebook profile pictures in support of gay marriage — the host sent [...]

Love Wins!

The Breakfast Flakes — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:20:45 +0000

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester says he will now support gay marriage. The Montana Democrat released a brief statement yesterday as the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments over California’s ban on same-sex marriage. He previously opposed gay marriage, pointing to the decision by Montana voters in 2004 to amend the Constitution to prevent same-sex marriages. “Montanans believe in [...]

The Best Ways to Show Your Support for Marriage Equality on Facebook

TheFW Staff — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:19:24 +0000

This week the Supreme Court is hearing arguments for Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California. They are also weighing the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman.

To show their support for the LGBT community, people have been changing their profile pictures on Facebook. It started as big blocks of solid red. Then changed to a red block with a pink equal sign, which is symbol of the Human Rights Campaign. Now things have gotten a little out of control and some more creative options have popped up. Here are our favorites.

So, Anderson Cooper is Gay

Tammie Toren — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 02:02:26 +0000

Anderson Cooper is gay. Well, I guess you can't trust him with the news anymore. What hogwash.

I can't believe things like this are news anymore. What do you care who someone is with or marries? Tell me, how does it change your everyday life? Not one bit, unless you make a point of letting it

Toby Keith Talks Gay Marriage, 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' and Female Soldiers

Jeff Giles — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:00:14 +0000

Toby Keith has released some of the most proudly patriotic songs in modern country music, making him an easy target for those who prefer to think of country artists (and perhaps country fans) as belligerent or intolerant. The reality, of course, is more nuanced.

The fact is that Keith is simply not shy about speaking his mind, as readers discovered when Keith was asked to share his thoughts on gay rights during a recent interview with CMT Insider.