Should we just hand “marriage” over to churches and have civil unions for everyone else?

A victory for proponents of same-sex marriage today in the Ninth Circuit.

In a move that is likely to only drag it further into the culture wars, the Susan G. Komen Foundation has reversed its decision from earlier this week to cut off grants to Planned Parenthood: (Reuters) – Susan G. Komen for the Cure said on Friday it was retreating from a decision to cut funding [...]

Once again, the culture wars intrude into yet another area of life.

During the lead up to the South Carolina Primary, there was some evidence of a growing problem for Newt Gingrich with female voters in the wake of the new allegations made by one of his ex-wives. As it turned out, no gender gap materialized in the South Carolina Exit Polls. That wasn’t true last night [...]

Barney Frank is marrying a dude, further proving just how gay he is.

Diana Wueger passes along word that, “Drinking water from a water bottle is among the lesser known challenges that come along with double-X chromosomes.” I had been unaware but she provides substantial anecdotal evidence.

Listing affiliation with gay activist groups hinders one’s chances of landing a job interview.

You think you’ve got it bad at work? Meet Trudy Nycole Anderson.

Marcia Anderson has become the first African American woman to be promoted to a two star general in the US Army.

Stephen Hill, a US soldier serving in Iraq, was booed by some members of the audience at last night’s Republican debate.

Tim Cook is succeeding Steve Jobs as head of the world’s biggest technology company. Does it matter that he’s gay?

Does the 10th Amendment contain the answer to the same-sex marriage debate? Not really.

On reflection, Al Franken was right.

The ban on gays openly serving in the military will end in September, nine months after President Obama signed the repeal into law.

A social conservative attempts to argue that same-sex marriage is a threat to liberty, and fails miserably.

Senator Al Franken called Focus on the Family’s Tom Minnery a liar in yesterday’s hearing on DOMA. Franken was the one being dishonest.

I’ve been hearing whispers that Michele Bachmann’s husband, Marcus, is gay for a while. It’s now exploding into a full-on meme.

The city of Cambridge, Massachusetts will start paying employees who are part of a legal same-sex marriage more to offset the additional federal taxes they must pay because they are unable to file their Federal taxes as a married couple: When the city of Cambridge issues paychecks to its public employees, nearly two dozen workers [...]

In the wake of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals recent ruling, the Pentagon effectively ended Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell yesterday: The Pentagon has ordered a halt to all separations of gay troops under “don’t ask, don’t tell” and will begin accepting applications from prospective recruits who identify themselves as homosexuals. The moratorium issued Friday [...]

A former opponent of same-sex marriage admits he was wrong.

A victory for marriage equality in the Empire State.

A bill to legalize same-sex marriage is now just one vote short of passage in the New York Legislature: New York is within a single vote of legalizing gay marriage after a second Republican state senator said on Tuesday that he would support the measure should it come to the floor this week. The senator, [...]

Can gay soldiers now get married and receive the same federal benefits as heterosexuals?

One of the questions during last night’s debate dealt with the issue of a Federal Marriage Amendment. Of the seven candidates at the debate, only Herman Cain and Ron Paul did not endorse the Amendment. Michele Bachman’s answer was, well, a little odd but you’ll have to wait till the end to hear that: Basically, [...]

A very provocative decision on same-sex marriage from an unlikely source.

Yet another comment that. sadly, is unlikely to hurt Herman Cain among the GOP base: H/T: Mediaite

Desperate women are finding some horrific ways to terminate their pregnancies. Some are being arrested for it.

President Obama has issued a Proclamation designating June 2011 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month. I call upon the people of the United States to eliminate prejudice everywhere it exists, and to celebrate the great diversity of the American people.”

A majority of Americans think homosexuals account for at least a fifth of the population.

According to a new Gallup poll, public acceptance of gay and lesbian relationships continues to grow: PRINCETON, NJ — Gallup finds 64% of Americans saying gay or lesbian relations between consenting adults should be legal, the highest since it first asked the question more than 30 years ago. Americans’ support for legal gay relations has [...]

We’ve reached a turning point in the debate over same-sex marriage.

The only word I can use to describe this is cruel, despicably cruel: Madison – Gov. Scott Walker believes a new law that gives gay couples hospital visitation rights violates the state constitution and has asked a judge to allow the state to stop defending it. Democrats who controlled the Legislature in 2009 changed the [...]

Perhaps the most interesting development coming out of the ongoing legislative battle in the Empire State is the fact that Republicans are the ones donating to the cause: As gay rights advocates intensify their campaign to legalize same-sex marriage in New York, the bulk of their money is coming from an unexpected source: a group [...]

Amanda Marcotte argues that society secretly sympathizes with rapists.

Just a day after announcing that chaplains would be permitted to perform wedding services on base in states where same-sex marriage is legal, the Navy is backing down from that plan and rescinding the guidelines: The Navy has abruptly reversed its decision to allow chaplains to perform same-sex marriages once the military’s ban on openly [...]

Five years ago, an Amendment to the Virginia Constitution defining marriage as being between one man and one woman passed via referendum with a 15% margin. That was, of course, a year when many states passed similar bans on same-sex marriage. Times have changed, however. Over the past several months there have been a number [...]

The Navy is considering allowing its chaplains to perform same-sex marriages once “Dont ask, Don’t tell” ends.

It may be time to change rules keeping women out of combat roles. But “fairness” isn’t the right question.

Andrew Bacevich refers to Hillary Clinton, Susan Rice, and Samantha Power as “the Three Harpies.”

Meet Indiana state Representative Eric Turner, who opposes an exception for rape or incest to a bill he proposed that would ban abortion after the 20th week of pregnancy: TURNER: With all do respect to Rep. Riecken, I understand what she’s trying to do. But as you know that when the federal health care bill [...]

A handful of young male bloggers have launched themselves to the head of the line, leapfrogging those who’ve spent years playing the game by the old rules.juice

The air war over Libya is being commanded by a woman, Thomas Ricks points out: This is the general overseeing the American part of the air campaign in Libya. Air Force Maj. Gen. Margaret Woodward, commander of the 17th Air Force, based in Germany, seems to be an expert in refueling and mobility, which is probably [...]

For the first time, a majority of respondents in the new ABC News/Washington Post poll say they support allowing gays and lesbians to marry: More than half of Americans say it should be legal for gays and lesbians to marry, a first in nearly a decade of polls by ABC News and The Washington Post. [...]

Adam Serwer points to some interesting statistics from the District of Columbia, which legalized same-sex marriage just over a year ago: What is the state of marriage in Washington DC a year after passing marriage equality legislation? More than twice as strong as it used to be: Officials don’t track how many same-sex couples have [...]

PP’s intensive effort to recast itself as a preventer of abortions doesn’t bear scrutiny.

Why is Charlie Sheen seen as likable despite his serial abuse of women?

Two new polls reflect the extent to which public attitudes on same-sex marriage have changed dramatically over the past twenty years, and it’s only a matter of time before that’s reflected in the law.

The fight over Federal funding for Planned Parenthood seems to be about much more than whether taxpayer dollars should be going to Planned Parenthood.

Opposition to marriage equality is no longer the wedge issue it used to be.