Kick the state out of our [gay and straight] bedrooms

In many respects, this has long been the issue for me with regard to gay marriage/ civil unions. It is the interference of the state, again, in the decisions that we (any of us) make about our private lives. The UK government interferes with every single aspect of our private...

Once Catholic enclave, Ireland to offer civil unions for gays

Dublin, Ireland – European Union countries escalate to total recognition of same-sex civil unions for gay couples ,   if not marriage,  while the US grapples with gay marriage in Maine,  New...

For NJ Gays, changing of the guard is a decisive moment

For New Jersey gays,  a decisive moment has been reached.  With the election of Republican Chris Christie to replace Democrat Jon Corzine as the state's governor,  the gay marriage issue has reached...

Harvey's Top 10: "Let's Look At The Big Picture"

Ken Harvey, an accomplished author who won the Violet Quill Award for Best Gay Fiction of the Year, for a book of short stories, "if you were with me everything would be all right" finds himself, as he has in...

US Census 2010 will not recognize gay marriages

The United States Census is a count of everyone living in the United States every 10 years, and is mandated by the United States Constitution. " The next US census, to be carried out next year, will not ask...

Welcome to (Gay) New Jersey

Today marks the first day that gay couples get the right to a civil union under a law passed in December. Under the new law, couples receive the same benefits as heterosexual marriages but without the title....

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