It’s been months since I posted an installment of New Gay Heroes. I’ve had a couple of posts for the series in mind for quite some time, but just haven’t gotten around to actually writing and posting them. This weekend, though, I saw a little snippet on the Huffington Post that lit a fire under me… [Read more…]
June 25, 2009
Rachel Maddow Oh, Rachel. Rachel, Rachel, Rachel. What can I say? I have an enormous crush on Rachel Maddow. Now, I don’t want my giant crush to color my characterization of Rachel as a New Gay Hero, so let’s just get it out of the way at the start, and then move on, okay? Rachel Maddow is hot. … [Read more…]
June 11, 2009
When I saw the movie Milk, I cried all through the credits, and all the way back to the car. I cried for the loss of Harvey Milk and all that he could have accomplished, and also for my community’s lack of a leader, a leader with Harvey’s vision, drive, and ability to inspire. When we think… [Read more…]
June 3, 2009
Today, New Hampshire became the sixth state to legalize same-sex marriage. 5 of those 6 are here in New England! (But don’t hold your breath for RI) I can’t yet find any detailed information on the bill, like what kind of “protection” for “religious organizations” is included, but I’ll keep my eyes and ears open…… [Read more…]
May 20, 2009
So we know that a marriage equality bill passed the New Hampshire Legislature earlier this month, and that the Governor said he would not sign the bill into law as it was. Here’s what 365gay.com has to say about where we are now: The original marriage bill passed the legislature earlier this month, but Lynch… [Read more…]
May 7, 2009
Equal marriage rights in New Hampshire are now in the hands of Gov. John Lynch. The bill passed the Senate and House, and now we are waiting for the Governor’s approval or veto… C’mon John, all the cool kids in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, and Maine are doing it!!
May 6, 2009
Today, Maine became the fifth state in the country to allow same-sex marriages! Four out of six New England states now have marriage equality. Governor John Baldacci said of his decision to sign the equal marriage bill into law: “In the past, I opposed gay marriage while supporting the idea of civil unions. I have… [Read more…]
April 30, 2009
Today, the Maine Senate passed a marriage equality bill 21-14. The bill would repeal Maine’s DOMA and make marriage in the state gender-neutral, while still allowing religious organizations to refrain from performing same-sex weddings. Next the bill must pass the House and the Governor’s desk…
April 29, 2009
Today, the New Hampshire Senate passed for a marriage equality bill! However, we are not done yet – the bill was amended to differentiate between civil marriage and religious marriage (so that churches and other religious institutions can continue to lawfully deny gay and lesbian couples from being married within their doors), so now this new… [Read more…]
April 24, 2009
Some bad news out of New Hampshire: The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 3-2 yesterday against the equal marriage bill before the senate. This is just the vote of the Judiciary committee – the full Senate is yet to vote. While digging for more info on marriage equality in New Hampshire, I found that the Senate Judiciary… [Read more…]
December 7, 2009
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