SNAP: Orlando opens domestic partnership registry Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer was on hand on Jan. 12 as dozens of gay couples lined up to register with the city as domestic partners. While the registry does not provide all the same rights and privileges as marriage, activists are calling it an important move. Florida has a...
read moreSLAP: Romney’s anti-gay marriage plan Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has a three-tiered plan to prevent gay marriage from occurring and he shared it in great detail with the editorial board at the Boston Herald. His first step is to pass a Constitutional amendment banning anymore gay marriages occurring in any...
read moreSNAP: ‘Ex-gay’ clinic on verge of collapse The ‘ex-gay’ Christian clinic Exodus International is reportedly fighting to stay afloat and recently held a board meeting predicting the demise of the organization. The meeting was called by the president of Exodus, Alan Chambers, who said the meeting was a...
read moreSLAP: Voter Bribery The anti-gay National Organization for Marriage is offering the chance to win $100 Visa gift cards for Minnesota voters who pledge to cast their ballots banning same-sex marriage in the state. The form, which is sponsored by the Minnesota branch of NOM, Minnesota for Marriage, passed the legal litmus test because...
read moreSNAP: Alaska judge backs tax breaks for gay couples A state judge in Alaska ruled that elderly gay couples are entitled to the same senior citizen property tax discounts that are given to married elderly couples. Judge Frank Pfiffner said the state marital classification violates Alaska’s constitutional promise for equal...
read moreSLAP: Gays at higher risk of lonelier old age Gays and lesbians are more likely to end up living alone and having less contact with family than heterosexuals, according to a report released by the British queer-rights group Stonewall. The survey highlights the societal pressures that many gays and lesbians feel. A large percentage...
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