NAACP Passes Resolution in Support of Marriage Equality

NAACP press release: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People today released a resolution supporting marriage equality. At a meeting of the 103-year old civil rights group’s board of directors, the organization voted to support marriage equality as a continuation of its historic commitment to equal protection under the law. “The mission of [...]

No H8

U.S. appeals court rules Prop. 8 unconstitutional A federal appeals court declared California’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional today, saying a state can’t revoke gay rights solely because a majority of its voters disapprove of homosexuality. In a 2-1 ruling, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said Proposition 8′s limitations on [...]

Waiting for Gaydot

Call me cynical. While most of my queer friends are up and celebrating the new hospital visitation rules that went into effect last week, I have a slightly different perspective. Of course, I’m not exactly mourning the fact that this increases the chances that queer families will be able to have access to each other [...]