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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 [...]

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

TheFW Staff — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:00:24 +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.

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 [...]

John Stewart Tackles Gay Marriage, Sodomy and Fruit Salad

Joe Russo — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:49:27 +0000

Barrack Obama has some major cajones! Supporting gay marriage as he rolls toward re-election while the state that will host the democratic national convention, North Carolina, outlaws gay marriage and even civil unions between straight couples. What’s next? Marriage with your fruit salad? John Stewart explains. The”>http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-may-9-2012/endless-suffrage-2012—states–rights-edition”>The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Get More: Daily [...]

President Obama Endorses Same Sex Marriage: "It Should Be Legal"

Jack FM Staff — Wed, 09 May 2012 20:12:23 +0000

After years of evolving his view on gay marriage, President Obama said today that same sex marriage should be legal. His did so during an interview with ABC. Obama is the first American President to ever come out in support of gay marri

New York State's First Gay Marriages

Jack FM Staff — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:13:53 +0000

From Niagara Falls and Buffalo all the way to Long Island, gay couples celebrated, as this was the first weekend they were allowed to marry in New York State. The marriages began at Midnight on Sunday and ran throughout the day. Though not without controversy and backlash, officials reported only minor incidents of shoving and harassing between protesters and [...]

Same-Sex Marriage Bill Passes in New York

Sat, 25 Jun 2011 03:09:35 +0000

New York legislators passed a bill legalizing gay marriage in the state on Friday night, with the state Senate approving the bill to a cheering room before 11 p.m. The state’s Assembly passed a version of the bill that included an amendment about religious institutions earlier in the day, CNN reported. The late-night vote now [...]