Creep of the Week: Robert Jeffress
In the past month you’ve no doubt seen headlines like, “Can your marriage survive the coronavirus?” or “15 Tips On How To Stay Married During Quarantine” or “Yep, we’re all fighting with our partners right now....
Removal of Marriage from New Cuba Constitution Divides LGBTQ Community
Editor’s note: Tremenda Nota is the Washington Blade’s media partner in Cuba. This article was originally published on Tremenda Nota’s website on Jan. 2.
SANTA CLARA, Cuba — The LGBTI+ community remains divi...
Costa Rica Lawmakers Ordered to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
The Costa Rica Supreme Court on Wednesday formally released its ruling that says lawmakers have 18 months to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples.
“Acts of open discrimination, whether they are express...
Olympic Women’s Hockey Rivals Marry
The captain of Team USA's Women's Hockey team, Meghan Duggan, 31, has married her longtime rival, Team Canada's Gillian Apps, 34. The ceremony took place at the William Allen Farm in Maine, in Pownal. The weddi...
Cuba’s President Voices Support For Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel voiced his support of legalizing same-sex marriage in the country, reported Into.
In his first sit-down interview since he took over for Communist Party leader Raul Castro i...
Costa Rica Lifts Ban On Gay Marriage
In a huge victory for the LGBTQ population in Costa Rica and worldwide, the supreme court of Costa Rica lifted the ban on same-sex marriage, ruling that it was unconstitutional and discriminatory.
The presid...
North Carolina woman seeking to honor wife denied personal license plate
Amy Bright will remember her wife—even if North Carolina would prefer otherwise.
The resident of Greensboro requested a license plate reading "LSBSNLV," or "Lesbians in Love."
Now Bright says her request ...
Indiana florist allegedly turns down gay couple
Reports are saying that a gay couple were turned down by an Indiana floral business.
A vendor in the town of Avon, Indiana allegedly refused to sell flowers to pair of gay men planning to marry.
According...
Episcopalian churches now allow universal same-sex weddings
The Episcopal General Convention passed a resolution last Friday, making it universally allowed for same-sex couples to wed inside Episcopalian churches. The vote was done with what The Tennessean labeled as "o...
Australian priest supports gay marriage, gets booted from conference
Father Frank Brennan, Jesuit, stands in defense of LGBTQ marriage.
Unfortunately, that public backing cost him. Brennan got barred from a recent Catholic religious conference due to his public support for sa...
Maine Governor vetoes conversion therapy ban
The Republican Governor of the state of Maine, Paul LePage, has used the veto pen on a piece of legislation. And the result? Well, let's just say, it's not pretty.
Maine was all set to join a number of progr...