The ban on gay marriage in California, Proposition 8, has been ruled unconstitutional according to an appeal court in San Francisco. The long-standing battle about whether to allow gay marriage in California will now likely make its way to the Supreme Court where opponents want to make sure the ban stays in place. The recent ...
Thousands of same-sex couples who married in Canada are in doubt over the legality of their marriage, after an abrupt announcement by the Harper Government. A Department of Justice lawyer said that an Anglo-American lesbian couple who married in Canada in 2005, now seeking divorce, were not legally married because same-sex marriage is not legal ...
What do you know, treating people like human beings with equal rights makes them happier and healthier. No, it’s not liberal hippy nonsense. There is now a study to back it up. In states where same-sex marriage is legal, gay and bisexual men go to the doctor less often. Their health costs also go down ...
Today the Supreme Court of Canada decided whether polygamy is a constitutional right or simply a marriage option for people with varying tastes. The court has been listening to arguments for and against why polygamy should be legalized. This topic was brought to the court’s attention in relation to the Mormon fundamentalist group residing commune ...
There was no shortage of debate in the latter half of the 20th century over the relevance of marriage. The freedoms women campaigned for — wage equality, childcare — were based on the idea of autonomy. The right not to marry was a key freedom. Thanks to previous generations, I’m not required to define myself ...
Gay tourism in Vancouver has been banned for Chinese marketing campaigns. An agreement between the Chinese and British Columbia authorities was apparently made last year but details were only released before a recent trade envoy trip to China and were hidden away within a 60 page document. The document stipulated that, along with gambling, gay ...
Same-sex civil partnership ceremonies will be now be allowed to take place in any church in England and Wales, so long as the church agrees and is happy to do it. Gay marriage is still illegal in the UK, and until now same-sex partnership ceremonies have been purely secular, civil occasions. Whilst it seems very ...
Like any curious kid, I liked watching Sesame Street because of all the music and cool characters like Cookie Monster, The Count, and especially Bert and Ernie. Precocious kids may wonder about the sexuality of their favourite characters on the fun and educational show, but I think it’s fair to say that the majority don’t ...
Every women over the age of 30 knows the pressure to be married.”Is he the one?” your mom will ask after the first date, hoping that she’ll get to plan her dream wedding on your big day. Gay couples have mostly been spared this trauma, but mothers who thought they would never see their child ...
Today, July 24th, 2011, will forever be marked down in history as the day when the great state of New York joined the ranks of those performing gay marriages. While the vote to legalize gay marriage in New York occurred exactly a month ago from today, we can now rejoice as church bells officially ring and ...
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There has been an upswing in royal fever on both sides of the Atlantic since last April. When Kate...
Dear Madame X, I know you say that it’s not good to fake your orgasms, but what if you...
It is one of the oldest institutions in the world. Most humans are actively engaged in it as I...
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Usually getting fired is a bad thing. But, somehow, this woman is happy about it. Can you imagine...
