DOMA Ruled Unconstitutional
A US federal court has ruled that the country’s Defense of Marriage Act—a law forbidding any federal recognition of same-sex relationships—is unconstitutional. Judge Jeffrey White, a Bush appointee, issued the…
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Posthumous Gayification
It’s fairly well known that Mormons can convert other people to Mormonism posthumously, no matter what beliefs that person may have had when they were alive. Not too many people…
Ontario To Reintroduce Trans Rights Bill
A bill protecting the trans community from employment and housing discrimination in Ontario is expected to be introduced in the provincial legislature today. This will be the fourth time the…
Tories Normalize Marriage Laws
The federal Conservative Party introduced a bill on Friday that would explicitly confirm the validity same-sex marriages granted to foreigners in Canada, and extend the right to divorce to any…
China Doesn’t Not Not Disapprove Of Gays
A dating website in China is claiming that over 80% of Chinese people born after 1980 “don’t disapprove of homosexuality.” I didn’t not hesitate to not withhold this story, since…
Rhode Island To Introduce Gay Marriage Bill
It looks like Rhode Island legislators are prepared to introduce three equal rights bills today, including one that proposes full marriage equality in the state. Well, there you go! Just…
Google Doodle’s Gay Shout-Out
Google has posted a Valentine’s Day video on their home page, and it includes an adorable gay couple near the end. Aw, how sweet! That couple, though, is displayed in…
Catholic Schools Unveil Their Tax-Paid GSA Replacements
The Ontario Ministry of Education has long recommended that all schools offer student-run Gay Straight Alliances. GSAs intend to improve the lives of GLBT students, giving them positive role models,…
Pink Shirt Day Reminder
Don’t forget: Pink Shirt Day, Canada’s anti-bullying campaign, is coming up in just a couple of weeks! If you don’t have a pink shirt to wear, you can buy one…
Ellen Defines Her Values
Check out this clip of Ellen DeGeneres utterly destroying a bizarre, anti-gay lobby group’s logic—schooling them on what real family values are. And she’s so cheerful while doing it; it’s…
Washington Passes Same-Sex Marriage Bill
Equal rights are sweeping through the States like a tsunami of gay! The Washington state House passed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage today, following last week’s passage by the state…
OReilly Defends Ellen DeGeneres
Here’s a sentence I never thought I’d end up typing: I agree with… Bill OReilly?
Proposition 8 Ruled Unconstitutional By Appeals Court
Great news for all our friends in the States! The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling today declaring that California’s Proposition 8 (which banned same-sex marriage…
Amazon Sells Bizarre Anti-Gay eBook
Tired of waiting for family, acquaintances, clergy, editorialists, and random strangers to remind you that they think you’re going to hell? Get bible-bashed in the comfort of your own home…
Gay Soldier in Afghanistan Receives Death Threat
Gays in the military isn’t exactly a new thing for Canada, but you might not know it from the experiences of Andrew McLean, a Warrant Officer working at Kandahar Airfield.…
Whistler Celebrates 20 Years of WinterPRIDE
Gay skiers have something to look forward to this week. Whistler is celebrating 20 years of WinterPRIDE, its annual weeklong GLBT ski event. They started this in 1992, if you…
Ah, Question Period
The subject of Canada’s new trans-unfriendly airport screening regulations was brought up in the House of Commons during question period this week. Check out these videos of Randall Garrison and…
Washington Senate Passes Same-Sex Marriage Bill
Great news for our friends in Washington, today! A bill legalizing same-sex marriage was passed by the state Senate this morning. The bill, which was voted in 28 to 21…
The Genderbread Person
Presenting the Genderbread Person.
Trans Canadians Accidentally Barred From Flying
New airport screening rules introduced by the Harper Conservatives appears to have the side-effect of banning trans Canadians from flying entirely. Section 5.2(1)C of the Aeronautics Act now states that…