The New Jersey Senate approved a same-sex marriage bill yesterday voting 24 to 16, giving same-sex couples the right to marry. For more than two…
The New Jersey Senate approved a same-sex marriage bill yesterday voting 24 to 16, giving same-sex couples the right to marry. For more than two decades same-sex couples have fought for the right to marry in the state of New Jersey, but the fight isn’t over just yet. Supporters are still three votes short of […]
Would President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign benefit from him supporting gay marriage, TheRoot asks. SEE ALSO: Top Ten Myths About 2012 Obama is arguably the most gay friendly president in U.S. history. His repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and passage of a federal law that further extends protections of LGBT people firmly solidifies his […]
The Human Rights Campaign recently started a new push for gay marriage called Americans for Marriage Equality, and since its inception two weeks ago, video testimonials from Newark Mayor Cory Booker, actress Mo’Nique, and former NAACP chairman Julian Bond have been released. “Three prominent black Americans in a row. That’s no accident,” writes Frank Bruni […]
New York recently became the 6th state to legalize gay marriage. Some complained, most celebrated and others took their concerns to BlackPlanet. A new forum, Black Men Worried Gay Men Will Make Them Look Bad, has sparked discussion among Black men and women and how they really feel about the gay community and their rights […]
New York recently passed a law giving gay and lesbian couples the right to marry. Chris Paul from “The Tom Joyner Morning Show” created a song to celebrate this historic move, and also provided some comedy about the situation in this bit… RELATED: Thousands March For Marriage At Gay Pride Weekend [PHOTOS] RELATED: New York […]
Now it seems as though New York might be the next state to legalize same sex marriage. According to the Associated Press, a Republican Senator who was undecided on this subject stated that he would vote for gay marriage in the debate on Friday night. His vote will be the deciding one since the votes are tied with 31 in favor of same sex marriage. If everyone votes the same way again, New York will become the sixth state to put an end to the long debate and legalize homosexual marriage.
The fight for same sex marriage in America has been a long and strenuous one with only a few states in our country allowing homosexual couples to legally get married. As of today, the state of New York as been added to that list as the sixth state in America to legalize same sex marriage, […]
