Out Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon has announced the happy news that he and his longtime boo Jussi-Pekka ‘JP’ Kajaala are now engaged. “JP and I didn’t get to see each other…
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News Round-Up: December 18, 2020
Some news items you might have missed: • Men’s Variety: With gyms closing in parts of the country due to COVID-19, here are 10 tips on how to exercise outside this winter…
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News Round-Up: December 5, 2020
Some news items you might have missed: • ET Canada: Juan Pablo Di Pace (starring in the holiday rom-com Dashing in December) says all gay roles don’t need to be played by…
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Supreme Court Justice Alito Criticizes High Court’s Marriage Equality Ruling
While delivering the keynote speech at the Federalist Society’s convention last night, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito surprised some by going full-on anti-same-sex marriage by openly criticizing the high court’s 2015 Obergefell…
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Nevada Is First State Constitution To Recognize All Marriages
The state of Nevada is on its way to making history as the first state in the U.S. to acknowledge all marriages in its state constitution. On the ballot this election cycle…
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News Round-Up: October 22, 2020
Some news items you might have missed: • Throwback Thursday: I was reminded of this moment in 2012 (above) when Olivia Newton-John played a concert in Palm Springs and the one and…
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Pope Francis Calls For Civil Union Laws For Same-Sex Couples
In a new documentary that premiered in Rome on Wednesday, Pope Francis signaled a break from the Catholic Church’s official teaching calling for civil union laws for same-sex couples. And this from…
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Barrett Dodges On LGBTQ Rights & Marriage Equality “I Can’t, I’m Sorry”
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) brought up LGBTQ rights and specifically marriage equality during today’s confirmation hearing with Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Feinstein asked Barrett whether she believes marriage equality is…
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Podcast: Supreme Court Justices Against Marriage Equality, Charlie Carver, Drag Out The Vote
In this week’s podcast: • Two Supreme Court Justices made it clear they’d like to overturn marriage equality in the US • A transgender woman was found shot to death in Puerto…
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He Put A Ring On It! Sweet Marriage Proposal Goes Viral
You know what never fails to make me smile? Marriage proposals. And since we can use some smiles these days, check out the viral video below of Cody Boykin dropping to one…
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New Data Shows Changing Attitudes On LGBTQ Acceptance
June 26 has become such a special day in LGBTQ history in the United States many now view the date as ‘National Gay Pride Day.’ It was on this day in 2003…
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Celebrating 5 Years Of Marriage Equality In The US
It was five years ago today that the U.S. Supreme Court issued its historic ruling, Obergefell v. Hodges, making same-sex marriage legal across the entire United States. In light of the happy…
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Disney Star Raven-Symoné Announces Surprise Wedding
Raven-Symoné, who first found fame as a child star on The Cosby Show in the late 1980s, announced on her social media Thursday that she married her girlfriend, Miranda Maday, in a…
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Podcast: Billy Porter, Thomas Roberts, Pride Month, Coming Out, The Village People
In this week’s podcast: • Billy Porter shares his ‘Message to America’ Link to full video here (warning – strong language) • A federal judge issued an important ruling for same-sex married…
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Same-Sex Spouses (Finally) Win Equal Access To Social Security Benefits
A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that the Social Security Administration (SSA) can’t deny survivor benefits to same-sex couples who were unable to be married for the required nine months due to…
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Same-Sex Weddings Have Added $3.8 Billion To Economy Since 2015
During the years leading up to same-sex marriage being legalized nationwide in 2015, LGBTQ activists often extolled the financial upside marriage equality would bring to the economy. According to researchers at the…
