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Five-Year-Old Faces Expulsion Because His Parents are Lesbians

Donald Deane — Wed, 08 May 2013 17:05:34 +0000

South African lesbian couple Kally and Samantha Mabe enrolled their young son in a private Christian school because they were expecting tolerance and open-mindedness. What they got was anything but. Instead, the pastor of Secunda Highveld Christian School described the married couple’s relationship as “problematic” and demanded that they divorce or their son, who’s now [...]

Watch Jimmy Kimmel's Audience Play 'Find the Homophobes'

Kyle Dowling — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:02:34 +0000

Think you can spot whether or not someone is for or against same sex marriage? Late night host Jimmy Kimmel thinks his audience can… In a recent bit on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ — inspired by the latestÂ Human Rights Campaign slogan that is overtaking Facebook profile pictures in support of gay marriage — the host sent [...]

The Best Ways to Show Your Support for Marriage Equality on Facebook

TheFW Staff — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:19:24 +0000

This week the Supreme Court is hearing arguments for Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California. They are also weighing the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman.

To show their support for the LGBT community, people have been changing their profile pictures on Facebook. It started as big blocks of solid red. Then changed to a red block with a pink equal sign, which is symbol of the Human Rights Campaign. Now things have gotten a little out of control and some more creative options have popped up. Here are our favorites.

Supreme Court Hears First of Two Gay-Marriage Cases

Chris Chaberski — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:55:32 +0000

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Hollingsworth v. Perry, the case that is challenging the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage. It is the first of two gay-marriage-related cases the court will hear this week; on Wednesday it will hear arguments in United States v. Windsor, a challenge to the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).

The Muppets Split with Chick-fil-A Over Gay Marriage Stance

Camilla Turner — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 04:12:12 +0000

The creators and founders of the Muppets, the Jim Henson Company, are the latest to sever ties with Chick-fil-A over the fast food chain’s public stance on gay marriage. The Jim Henson Company posted a message on their Facebook page on Friday announcing the split, which has since received thousands of “likes” and “shares” across [...]

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT : Bert & Ernie are NOT Gay!!!

Harley Myles — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:18:06 +0000

This is just hard to believe. I'm not sure if I'm ready to accept that Sesame Street's Bert & Ernie aren't gay. You're telling me it's just a lil bro-mance?