Topics :: gay and lesbian families

Activists Call for LGBT-Inclusive Immigration Bill

By Michelle Lim | Sunday Apr 28, 2013
LGBTs and their allies stood together on April 10 to demand that the Gang of 8 deliver comprehensive immigration reform.

DOMA Repeal Is Good Business for LGBT Families

By Angela Giampolo | Thursday Mar 28, 2013
The Supreme Court begins DOMA hearings this week. From a business perspective, the repeal of DOMA would strengthen LGBT families both fiscally and legally.

Governor’s Signature Legalizes Civil Unions in Colorado

By Lindsay King- Miller | Friday Mar 22, 2013
On March 21, Gov. John Hickenlooper signed Colorado’s civil unions bill into law, legalizing partnerships for same-sex couples in the Rocky Mountain state.

Ohio County Oks Domestic Partner Benefits

By Jason St. Amand | Thursday Feb 16, 2012
The Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Council on Tuesday voted 6-4 to approve domestic benefits to the same-sex couples and their children.

N.J. Judge Awards Gay Couple Custody of Twin Daughters

By Jason St. Amand | Tuesday Dec 20, 2011
A New Jersey judged recently awarded custody of twin girls to Donald Robinson Hollingsworth and Sean Hollingsworth. The couple were in a heated custody battle with the girls’ biological mother who is also Sean Hollingsworth’s sister.

Republican Politician Leads Secret Life, Donates Sperm to Lesbians

By Jason St. Amand | Tuesday Dec 13, 2011
Politician Bill Johnson once campaigned against same-sex marriage but is now donating sperm to lesbian couples in New Zealand.

Equality Advocates Praise Senate Judicial Committee for DOMA Repeal Bill

By Kilian Melloy | Friday Nov 11, 2011
GLBT equality organizations praised the Senate Judiciary Committee’s approval of a bill that would repeal an anti-gay law from 1996 that harms same-sex families.

Senate Dems Push DOMA Repeal

By Larry Margasak | Thursday Nov 10, 2011
Senate Democrats who back gay marriage have decided now is the time to repeal a federal law defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman. The Democrats may satisfy their gay marriage supporters, but the bill won’t get very far.

DOMA Repeal Effort: Cynical Ploy or Step Forward?

By Kilian Melloy | Thursday Nov 10, 2011
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill to repeal the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) on Nov. 10, but observers predicted that the measure would have little chance of clearing the full Senate.

Rob Reiner to Direct Film on Prop. 8

By Kilian Melloy | Tuesday Nov 8, 2011
The story of Proposition 8 is set to go widescreen, in a movie version that director Rob Reiner intends to film.