Sanctity of Marriage (Church Sign)
We truly regret that gay marriage attacks the sanctity of your fourth marriage
Mx – A Gender-Neutral Honorific Added To Merriam-Webster Dictionary
The gender-neutral Mx. is used as a title for those who do not identify as being of a particular gender, or for people who simply don’t want to be identified by gender. Though the earliest print evidence dates to 1977, the word has only recently become popular. Pronounced to sound like mix or mux, the…
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New York City Creates Gender-Neutral ‘X’ Option For Birth Certificates
NEW YORK (Reuters) – People who were born in New York City and do not identify as male or female can now opt for a third gender category of X on their birth certificates. Mayor Bill de Blasio signed the provision into a law on Tuesday, making New York City the fifth place to do…
Stop Arguing About the Bible and Homosexuality
by Candace Chellew-Hodge “Nothing in regard to controversial matters ha(s) ever been settled by the Bible.” ~ William Lloyd Garrison Gays and lesbians will never “win” the argument over what the Bible says or does not say about homosexuality. The good news is: we don’t have to. It will not be arguments over the Bible…
LGBTQ Families Speak Out
A video interview study about the school experiences of LGBTQ families living in Ontario (2014 – 2020) Welcome to LGBTQ Families Speak Out About School at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, September 2014 – June 2020 Hello! Welcome to the Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Families Speak Out…
Justice = Civil Marriage Equality
by Christopher Hubble – July 7, 2004 “The union of a man and a woman is the most enduring human institution, honored and encouraged in all cultures and by every religious faith … Marriage cannot be severed from its cultural, religious and natural roots without weakening the good influence of society,” ~ President George W….
Transgender student in Florida can now use men’s restroom
A transgender student at a Florida high school can use the men’s restroom during his senior year, a federal judge says. The judge ruled last Thursday that 18-year-old Drew Adams can use the men’s restroom at Nease High School in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida when classes resume next month. Citing a district policy, the school…
Equality – Videos
These videos are not only educational, they are entertaining. If you don’t watch anything else, do watch the first one, Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill. If you don’t know what this song is about, please read Marriage, Loving and the Law SONG LYRICS: “Don’t Tell Me Who To Love” VERSE ONE The year was 1966…
Gay Marriage Now Legal In Bermuda
May 17, 2017 – While missing an opportunity to clearly state his position on the issue of same-sex marriage, Junior Minister of Tourism Archibald Christian has used the House of Assembly to note a major ‘same-sex’ development in Bermuda, which is also a British Overseas Territory. This month, a Supreme Court judge made a landmark…
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Attorney and Plaintiff in the First Same Sex Marriage Lawsuit of the Modern Gay Rights Movement
by Craig Dean Perhaps no topic stirs the imagination as the legalization of same-sex marriage. In this veritable minefield of tradition versus progress, twenty years ago attorney Craig Dean filed the first discrimination suit to legalize same-sex marriage in over forty years when his marriage license application to his partner was denied by the District…
Mildred Loving, Matriarch of Interracial Marriage, Dies
Equality Forum Mourns Civil Rights Pioneer May 5, 2008 In 1958, Mildred Jeter, a black woman legally married Richard Loving, a white man in the District of Columbia. They returned to their home in Virginia. Under a Virginia law enacted in 1662, blacks and whites were prohibited from marrying. In 1967, in the case of…
Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Ban On Transgender Service Members
Oct 30, 2017 – President Trump’s would-be ban on transgender service members in the military has been blocked from going into effect for the foreseeable future. A U.S. district judge in Washington, D.C., decided on Monday that trans members of the military have a strong case that the president’s ban would violate their Fifth Amendment…