In New York, A Transgender Candidate Is Hoping to Make History “I’m not running because I’m transgender,” said Mr. Wymore, 50, who was born female but now, after testosterone therapy and top surgery, identifies as transgender. But, he said, that…
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Gay Marriage: How Brazil, Latin America Have Transformed the Global Landscape
Last month, the world’s news media reported how New York’s Gay Pride Parade was given an extra buzz, with the passage (and prompt signing into law) of the state’s marriage equality bill. However, the close attention to NY rather obscured…
Gay Marriage, Inclusion: Listen to the Parents
In the long move towards family equality and the broader struggle for full acceptance and inclusion for the LGBT community, in society and in the church, some of our strongest allies are our parents. Sometimes, the stories behind this support…
Republican Lawmakers Support Colorado Civil Unions (and NY Marriage?)!
While the Maryland bill for full marriage equality and its support from prominent Catholics is garnering the headlines, I am increasingly interested in the parallel progress towards civil unions in Colorado. On the face of it, the bill should struggle.…
LGBT Politicians: Italy’s Nichi Vendola
Italian Silvio Berlusconi is clearly in trouble, and could be facing a new election early next year. This prompts Gay City News to put the intriguing headline “A Gay Prime Minister for Italy?“. I suspect that this speculation is premature:…
Second Poll Confirms: US Majority Support Gay Marriage.
When a CNN poll last month showed for the first time that a majority of Americans supported gay marriage, I was a little cautious. A single poll can always be an aberration, the wording was unusual, and the small tiny…
Marriage Equality for Luxembourg (But Not Yet).
Months ago, I wrote that Luxembourg had promised same sex marriage legislation before the summer recess – and the promise has been kept. A bill was introduced last week that will extend existing marriage regulations to same sex couples, and…
