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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands Town councilman Freek Ossel said the University of Amsterdam study, commissioned by the city, said the Dutch capital must improve protection of gays, increase education, and encourage reporting of discriminatory incidents.

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LifeSiteNews French Parliamentarian suffered three years of litigation for calling homosexuality 'inferior' to heterosexuality. PARIS (LifeSiteNews) - A judgment against a French parliamentarian for 'homophobic' hate speech was overturned by the nation's

The Vatican has announced the 'psychological screening' of all new applicants for the priesthood, in a bid to weed out men who are deemed to be psychologically flawed. It has taken this initiative following the widespread sexual abuse of children by its

Basil Waite, in a not untypical fashion, spouted a lot of heat in the Senate the other day. But the shadow education minister didn't generate much, if any, light. At least, not light focused on the substantive issue of the debate: The state of the

Ray and Clay are gay. How should Christians Respond? Singer/songwriter Brian Bates has been candid about struggling with homosexuality early in his life. Because of the recent gay marriage amendments in many states, as well as revelations from Clay Aiken

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- California's supreme court has moved to tackle the latest legal battle over same-sex marriage, which has been banned earlier this month after voters approved a conservative measure in the election. The state's high court

The Family Research Council and other rightwing groups are savouring their electoral victory to deny gays and lesbians the right to marry in four states, most prominently in California where supporters spent nearly $23m to get Proposition 8 approved. 'On

The the 'psychological screening' of all new applicants for the priesthood, in a bid to weed out men who are deemed to be psychologically flawed. It has taken this initiative following the widespread sexual abuse of children by its clerics. In a

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Online dating service eHarmony.com has agreed to create a new website for matching same-sex couples, as part of discrimination settlement with New Jersey's Civil Rights Division. The agreement comes more than three years after New Jersey resident Eric

Indiana University experts on law and sociology of the family discuss the following issues related to the same-sex marriage debate in the United States, stoked recently by state-level developments in California, Connecticut and Arkansas: Acceptance

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The Family Research Council and other rightwing groups are savouring their electoral victory to deny gays and lesbians the right to marry in four states, most prominently in California where supporters to get Proposition 8 approved. 'On this issue

SAN FRANCISCO ?California?s Supreme Court will hear three lawsuits challenging the state?s recently passed referendum to effectively ban same-sex marriage. Californians approved a proposal in November 4 polls that amended the state constitution to

Today, November 20, is Transgender Day of Rememberance. The day was created to remember and honor who have been killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. This month, Duanna Johnson, 43, was killed in Memphis, Tenn., and Teish Cannon, 22, was

Listener Hilary emails to say, Hi, I have been looking at the Gay and Lesbian Christian Movement website and came across a link to this short film- Queer Fear- I think it was on You tube. It makes devastating viewing and to think that our soldiers are

e-Harmony got into hot water a few years ago after a gay man learned the dating service wouldn't hook him up with another man. Then came a bunch of discrimination lawsuits from other gay men and lesbians. Now, e-Harmony is launching a new website aimed

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 ? The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force commemorates the Transgender Day of Remembrance today, a time when the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community remembers people lost to anti-transgender violence over the

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Opponents argue that the ballot initiative amounts to a revision of the state constitution. Oakland, Calif. - The California Supreme Court will revisit the issue of same-sex marriage, this time to decide between the democratic will of the majority versus

(SAN FRANCISCO) ? California's highest court agreed Wednesday to hear several legal challenges to the state's new ban on same-sex marriage but refused to allow gay couples to resume marrying before it rules. The California Supreme Court accepted three

The surprise divorce between Little Britain star Matt Lucas and Kevin McGee, his long term partner of four years, created shockwaves through the gay press, particularly after the hoo-ha of a very public celebrity union. The couple had only tied the knot

California's Supreme Court said Wednesday that it will hear the appeal of a challenge to Proposition 8, a voter-approved measure outlawing same-sex marriage. In a written statement, the court said it will not block the implementation or enforcement of

State's high court also intends to decide the fate of same-sex weddings performed in the past five months McClatchy newspapers Hank Donat holds a sign during a protest against Proposition 8 on November 15 in San Francisco, California. Photograph: Justin

MONTPELIER, Vt. The Windsor County Democrat says he received a call at the Statehouse Wednesday by a woman who threatened to blow up his house. Campbell says the woman didn't give her name. Campbell says the call is disturbing. He says you can never tell

with various pre- conference activities organised around different areas of concern. There was the women's pre-conference activity which was restricted to women only. It had different sessions on topics like 'Women and Bisexual Activisms: Ruptures to

TRENTON, N.J. ? Online dating service eHarmony said Wednesday it will launch a new Web site which caters to same-sex singles as part of a discrimination settlement with New Jersey's Civil Rights Division. The settlement is the result of a complaint New

Great news! According to a documentary now being peddled by the American Family Association, us homosexuals have managed to infiltrate the quaint little town of ? turning it into a literal hotbed of homosexual activity by getting homo-sympathizers

Betty and Marc battle each other for a chance to advance their careers while Justin's relationship with his 'ballet bully' gets complicated on Ugly Betty Check out the full listings after the break! (CBS) Check local listings Luke learns that the most

SAN FRANCISCO ? California's highest court agreed Wednesday to hear several legal challenges to the state's new ban on same-sex marriage but refused to allow gay couples to resume marrying before it rules. The California Supreme Court accepted three

Among the many new 'rights' being conjured out of thin air, a new one seems to be a 'right' to win. Americans have long had the right to put their candidates and their ideas to a vote. Now there seems to be a sense that your rights have been trampled on

New York - Internet dating site eHarmony.com said on Wednesday that it has settled a discrimination lawsuit in New Jersey, and will begin accepting personal ads from gays and lesbians for the first time. A New Jersey man sued the eight-year-old company

Membership to the same-sex matchmaking service will be free for up to 10,000 new users in the first six months, according to the agreement. The eHarmony.com charge usually is about $150. The announcement came more than three years after Eric McKinley of

Previously: Tags: California | marriage | courts | gay rights Every person in the United States deserves equal rights. To amend the constitution of California to take away the rights for same sex marriage will cause a ripple affect in taking away other

John Abraham, Priyanka Chopra and Abhishek Bachchan star in Dharma Production's Dostana advertisement I WENT to see Dostana with loads of apprehension: two reasons

The Home Secretary has granted a visa and work permit to a Jamaican singer who incites the murder of gay people, reports human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell. Although inciting murder is a serious criminal offence, Jacqui Smith is giving Bounty Killer

In time for World AIDS Day, MEPs are set to endorse a resolution on HIV/AIDS, calling on the EU Commission and Member States to formulate a comprehensive strategy for early diagnosis and care. The resolution also calls on Member States to outlaw

Green Party Euro candidate Joseph Healy will be making LGBT History Month a central plank of his 2009 Euro election campaign, promising to continue the Green Party's long standing support for LGBT equal rights issues in the European Union. 'All across

Gay marriage not yet dead in Calif. In the latest showdown over the California Gay marriage measure known as Proposition 8, the state Supreme Court moved to consider three lawsuits that challenge the legality of the measure. But the court rejected a bid

Previously: Tags: California | marriage | courts | gay rights Why do we bother did we have proposal 8 on the ballot seems like when us people speak it's an automatic protest from the queers. They don't get it,..the majority is not buying into this,..one

A mob of homosexuals sexually and physically assaulted a group of Christians praying together in the city?s Castro District last week, in apparent retaliation for the recent defeat of homosexual marriage in California. The Christians, a group of

Commentary by Brian Fitzpatrick, Senior Editor, Culture and Media Institute A wave of quasi-fascism has descended upon California and touched several other states. But instead of exposing the abuse, the media are ignoring it. On November 4, California

Santa Rosa officials last week certified an environmental document, clearing the way for construction of the county's first full-spectrum LGBT retirement community. After some 45 minutes of comments, the city's planning commissioners voted unanimously to

(The Free Press - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- NYT | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Minnesota State University's Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center today will get a name change that honors the activist and civil

PHILADELPHIA - What now for California? In May, its Supreme Court announced a right to same-sex marriage. Gays and lesbians rushed to take advantage of the opportunity; by early November, 18,000 such marriages had been performed. But on Nov. 5, they

California's Supreme Court said Wednesday that it will hear the appeal of a challenge to Proposition 8, a voter-approved measure outlawing same-sex marriage. In a written statement, the court said it will not block the implementation or enforcement of

The California Supreme Court moved swiftly Wednesday to tackle the latest legal showdown over gay marriage, agreeing to consider three lawsuits that challenge the legality of Proposition 8's abolition of same-sex weddings. At the same time, the state's

National Day Without a Gay has been called for December 10, International Human Right Day. Post Tools Share and save this post: Got a tip for a post?: Email us | Anonymous form Sex and Relationships RSS Feed Main AlterNet RSS Feed Get Sex and

'I met Harvey the way most people met Harvey, that is in his camera store. I'd been living in the city about a year and a half, and went into the camera store to have my film developed, and was greeted by this raving maniac. He was screaming and

The stripping of marriage rights from same-sex couples in California is giving renewed attention to calls for a national gay tax protest. A handful of LGBT activists have refused to pay any state or federal income taxes for several years now. They argue

It's good to know at this strange moment, when so many crises are happening at once, and institutions as solid as General Motors are going under like Atlantis, when the whole financial system is sparking and shorting out like a computer going down, when

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Pop superstar Prince is livid with New Yorker magazine editors after he was misrepresented in a published article as an opponent of gay marriage. The Purple Rain hitmaker is reportedly very angry about comments attributed to him in a recent interview.

Three years after a New Jersey resident filed a discrimination suit against Web-based matchmaking service eHarmony.com, the online dating portal has settled out of court and agreed to offer same-sex matchmaking services to members. Garden State resident

Plans for a high school for LGBT students in Chicago have been shelved. Educators behind the School for Social Justice Pride Campus, which was to be voted on by the board of education today, asked to have the proposal yanked from the agenda late Tuesday

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Nation's officials to remove aspect of gender identity from list of disorders Swedish health officials say they will remove transvestism, fetishism and sadomasochism from the country's official list of diseases and mental disorders. The National Board

Gay groups considering Inaugural events Officials with President-elect Barack Obamas transition team this week named at least seven openly gay people to transition panels assigned to review federal departments and agencies. Three of the seven gays named

I am optimistic, just like the article stated, when the courts legalized in on 05/15: (CNN) -- California's Supreme Court said Wednesday that it will hear the appeal of a challenge to Proposition 8, a voter-approved measure outlawing gay marriage. 'In

NEW YORK - Online US dating service eHarmony.com has agreed to set up a website for gays and lesbians seeking partners after being accused of discrimination by a gay man in New Jersey state. Under the terms of a settlement agreement announced on

In one corner, the official logo of Greater Montreal, crafted by marketing... Get the daily headlines emailed to you every morning with the Montreal Gazette newsletter. Email Address: California's Supreme Court yesterday agreed to hear a legal challenge

Coming soon to eHarmony Adam and Steve. The Pasadena dating Web site, heavily promoted by Christian evangelical leaders when it was founded, has agreed in a civil rights settlement to give up its heterosexuals-only policy and offer same-sex matches.

Online dating service eHarmony has agreed to create a new website for gays and lesbians as part of a settlement with a gay man in New Jersey, the state's Office of the Attorney-General said yesterday. The website will provide a dating service with 'male

The Big Gay Picture is a monthly feature at AfterElton.com that looks at larger trends in gay male entertainment, culture, and the media. The views expressed represent only the opinions of the author. Republicans got creamed in the last election.

For anyone who has been reading superhero comics, complaining about the abundance of comics tied to the X-Men franchise is a familair pastime. However, for gay readers, there just may be reason to pay attention to one new series, Young X-Men. Young X-Men

You probably remember the classic commercial above, which was made last year by Chemistry.com as a response to the 'no homos allowed' rule by rival dating service eHarmony.com. The story was covered extensively but eHarmony refused to budge, and we've

Gay activists ask for LDS Church support with new legislation KTVX ABC 4 Salt Lake City Nov. 10, 2008. 09:00 PM EST Gay activists are asking the Church to keep its word and help secure rights for same-sex couples in Utah. [11/11/2008]

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But it refused to suspend the ban that has brought an abrupt halt to gay marriages in the state while it considers the issue. The California Supreme Court accepted three lawsuits seeking to nullify Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment overruling the

US police are on the hunt for the son of a woman who was found dead beside her lesbian lover just hours after they appeared on Americas Most Wanted. The bodies of Tina Loesch and Skye Hanson were found in a sports car with gunshot wounds to their head on

PERTERHEAD, Scotland, November 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Equality Act of 2007 sought to end discrimination against gays applying for insurance in Britain. When insuring couples, companies are required to evaluate gay marriages (officially known as 'civil

The California Supreme Court will hear three lawsuits that seek to overturn the states recently passed Proposition 8, which changes the constitution to explicitly prohibit same-sex marriage. Prop. 8 passed with 52 percent of the vote in California two

The TUC is calling on employers to stop discriminating against transgender people in the workplace on International Trans Memorial Day today. Violent attacks on people because of their sexuality are well documented

San Francisco - California's Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a legal challenge against the state's voter-approved ban on gay marriage and let the ban stand in the meantime. A decision by the same court in May opened marriage to same-sex couples

NEW DELHI (AFP) - Once upon a time in Bollywood, a handsome hero would croon and bash up a few goons to win over his coy but willing lady love. If the film worked, the director could live happily ever after. But the staple heterosexual romance is no

NEW YORK - Online dating service eHarmony has agreed to create a website for gays and lesbians as part of a settlement with a gay man in New Jersey, the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General said yesterday. The website will provide a dating service

SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court agreed yesterday to review legal challenges to Proposition 8, the voter initiative that restored a ban on same-sex marriage, but it refused to permit gay marriages to resume pending a ruling. Meeting in closed

Sign up to Alerts Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has held its first lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) social events for students at

Californias Supreme Court will hear three lawsuits which challenge the states recently passed referendum to effectively ban same-sex marriage, a statement said today. In a result that has provoked nationwide protest by gay rights activists, Californians

Think Progress has the story on a Fox News anchor making a truly horrifying homophobic comment regarding openly gay Rep. Barney Frank. Greg Gutfield, host of 'Red-Eye,' said 'Look, I don't dispute that aliens exist, but there are more urgent matters to

, the latest move for gay activists in the backlash against the passage of Proposition 8 and other marriage amendments, will take place on December 10. Those who participate are urged to call in 'gay' to work and to instead go volunteer at a local

But it refused to suspend the ban that has brought an abrupt halt to gay marriages in the state while it considers the issue. The California Supreme Court accepted three lawsuits seeking to nullify Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment overruling the

Meerut , Nov 19 (UNI) In a new twist to the Meerut double murder case, relatives of Priyanka Singh, have alleged that she was having a lesbian relationship with her friend Anju, with whose help she allegedly killed her parents. Priyanka's aunt,

But it refused to suspend the ban that has brought an abrupt halt to gay marriages in the state while it considers the issue. The California Supreme Court accepted three lawsuits seeking to nullify Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment overruling the

SAN FRANCISCO The California Supreme Court accepted three lawsuits seeking to nullify Proposition 8, a voter-approved constitutional amendment that overruled the court's decision in May that legalized gay marriage. All three cases claim the measure

The Equality Act of 2007 sought to end discrimination against gays applying for insurance in Britain. When insuring couples, companies are required to evaluate gay marriages (officially known as ?civil partnerships?) in exactly the same way as they

Online dating site eHarmony will create a service for same-sex matching in a settlement of a 2005 complaint that the company's failure to offer such a service was discriminatory. Under terms of the agreement with the New Jersey attorney general's

SAN FRANCISCO - California's highest court agreed Wednesday to hear several legal challenges to the state's new ban on same-sex marriage but refused to allow gay couples to resume marrying before it rules. The California Supreme Court accepted three

Online dating site eHarmony will create a service for same-sex matching in a settlement of a 2005 complaint that the company's failure to offer such a service was discriminatory. Under terms of the agreement with the New Jersey attorney general's

Online dating site eHarmony will create a service for same-sex matching in a settlement of a 2005 complaint that the company's failure to offer such a service was discriminatory. Under terms of the agreement with the New Jersey attorney general's

SAN FRANCISCO California's highest court has agreed to hear legal challenges to a new ban on gay marriage, but is refusing to allow gay couples to resume marrying until it rules. The California Supreme Court on Wednesday accepted three lawsuits seeking

My Way News, Staff Original article California's highest court has agreed to hear legal challenges to a new ban on gay marriage, but is refusing to allow gay couples to resume marrying until it rules. The California Supreme Court on Wednesday accepted

Last week, tens of thousands of people across the country came out in support of same-sex marriage after California voters passed Proposition 8, which nullified previously legal unions. From New York City to Minneapolis, D.C. to San Francisco, gay

California's highest court agreed Wednesday to hear several legal challenges to the state's new ban on same-sex marriage but refused to allow gay couples to resume marrying before it rules. The California Supreme Court accepted three lawsuits seeking to

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a legal challenge against the state's voter-approved ban on gay marriage and let the ban stand in the meantime. A decision by the same court in May had opened marriage to

NEW YORK (JTA)?The Reconstructionist movement condemned the passage of a ban on gay marriage in California. In a statement adopted in conjunction with its rabbinical association and rabbinical college, the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation voted at

TRENTON, N.J., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Internet matchmaker eHarmony.com has agreed to provide services to people seeking same-sex relationships, under a settlement reached Wednesday in New Jersey. The online dating service was sued in 2005 by Eric McKinley, a

Online dating site eHarmony will create a service for same-sex matching in a settlement of a 2005 complaint that the company's failure to offer such a service was discriminatory. Under terms of the agreement with the New Jersey attorney general's

In doing some archeology at my late lamented Web site, I dug up this 2000/2001 online debate on gay marriage between me and Allan Carlson, president of the Rockford-based and Founder and General Secretariat of the World Congress of Families for an old

SAN FRANCISCO'California's highest court agreed today to hear several legal challenges to the state's new ban on same-sex marriage but refused to allow gay couples to resume marrying before it rules. The California Supreme Court accepted three lawsuits

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San Francisco - The California Supreme Court said Wednesday that it would hear legal challenges to the recent voter initiative that banned same-sex marriage. A hearing was scheduled for March, and the court refused to permit gay weddings to resume

Online US dating service eHarmony.com has agreed to set up a website for gays and lesbians seeking partners after being accused of discrimination by a gay man in New Jersey state. Under the terms of a settlement agreement announced on Wednesday by the

NEW YORK (AFP) - Online US dating service eHarmony.com has agreed to set up a website for gays and lesbians seeking partners after being accused of discrimination by a gay man in New Jersey state. Under the terms of a settlement agreement announced on

Gay rights supporters waving rainbow colors marched, chanted and danced in cities coast to coast Saturday to protest the vote that banned gay marriage in California and to urge supporters not to quit the fight for the right to wed. Crowds gathered near

California's Supreme Court said Wednesday that it will hear the appeal of a challenge to Proposition 8, a voter-approved measure outlawing gay marriage. In a written statement, the court said it will not block the implementation or enforcement of the

AM California's Supreme Court agreed to hear a legal challenge against the state's voter-approved ban on gay marriage and let the ban stand until it ruled. Gay marriage advocates and opponents had urged the court to take the case, because of its

California's Supreme Court will hear three lawsuits which challenge the state's recently passed referendum to effectively ban same-sex marriage, a statement said Wednesday. In a result that has provoked nationwide protest by gay rights activists,

suits which challenge the state's recently passed referendum to effectively ban same-sex marriage, a statement said Wednesday. In a result that has provoked nationwide protest by gay rights activists, Californians approved a proposal in November 4 polls

NEW YORK -- Online US dating service eHarmony.com has agreed to set up a website for gays and lesbians seeking partners after being accused of discrimination by a gay man in New Jersey state. Under the terms of a settlement agreement announced on

Online dating service eHarmony has announced that they are going to start a new online service for gays and lesbians. This decision has been taken as part of the settlement in a lawsuit filed by Eric McKinley in New Jersey. This new service would cater

California's Supreme Court will hear three lawsuits which challenge the state's recently passed referendum to effectively ban same-sex marriage, a statement said Wednesday. In a result that has provoked nationwide protest by gay rights activists,

California's Supreme Court will hear three lawsuits which challenge the state's recently passed referendum to effectively ban same-sex marriage, a statement said Wednesday. In a result that has provoked nationwide protest by gay rights activists,

California's Supreme Court will hear three lawsuits which challenge the state's recently passed referendum to effectively ban same-sex marriage, a statement said Wednesday. In a result that has provoked nationwide protest by gay rights activists,

California's Supreme Court said Wednesday that it will hear the appeal of a challenge to Proposition 8, a voter-approved measure outlawing gay marriage. In a written statement, the court said it will not block the implementation or enforcement of the

Coming soon to EHarmony -- Adam and Steve. The Pasadena-based dating website, heavily promoted by Christian evangelical leaders when it was founded, has agreed in a civil rights settlement to give up its heterosexuals-only policy and offer same-sex

Davenporn Lyons defends Army F*ckers The law firm Davenport Lyons, best known online for accusing people of illegally filesharing on behalf of video games companies and threatening to take them to court if they don't pay hundreds of pounds, has now begun

REPORTING FROM SAN FRANCISCO The California Supreme Court agreed today to review legal challenges to Prop. 8, the voter initiative that restored a ban on same-sex marriage, but refused to permit gay weddings to resume pending a ruling. Meeting in closed

Supporters of gay rights say majority rule should not make the law California's highest court says it will hear legal challenges to a ban on gay marriage, but that the ban will remain in place pending its ruling. The state legalised gay marriage in May,

California's highest court agreed Wednesday to hear several legal challenges to the state's new ban on same-sex marriage but refused to allow gay couples to resume marrying before it rules. The California Supreme Court accepted three lawsuits seeking to

California's Supreme Court said Wednesday that it will hear the appeal of a challenge to Proposition 8, a voter-approved measure outlawing gay marriage. In a written statement, the court said it will not block the implementation or enforcement of the

SAN FRANCISCO - California's highest court has agreed to hear legal challenges to a new ban on gay marriage, but is refusing to allow gay couples to resume marrying until it rules. The California Supreme Court has accepted three lawsuits seeking to

As a gay former Mormon who grew up in Idaho Falls, 'Prophets and Politics' perfectly articulates why this issue is just as important outside of California (HCN, 10/27/08). It pains me to see my childhood friends who attend BYU-Idaho spending so much time

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(AXcess News) Washington - The New Jersey Attorney General's division on civil rights just announced a settlement with eHarmony, Inc. for failing to offer a same-sex matching service in violation of NJ law against discrimination. In settlement,

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a legal challenge against the state's voter-approved ban on gay marriage and let the ban stand until it ruled. Gay marriage advocates and opponents had urged the court to

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a legal challenge against the state's voter-approved ban on gay marriage and said the ban should stand pending its ruling. The court ruled in May that gay couples could

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Starting next year, Internet matchmaker eHarmony.com will start accepting personal ads from gays and lesbians for the first time as part of a new site called 'Compatible Partners.' But eHarmony hasn't discovered a newfound social liberalism, and they're

Internet-based match-maker, eHarmony has settled a lawsuit commenced against it by Eric McKinley of New Jersey. Mr. McKinley claimed that he was being discrimninated against because eHarmony does not provide gay matchmaking services. As part of the

TRENTON, N.J. - Online dating service eHarmony said Wednesday it will launch a new website that caters to same-sex singles as part of a discrimination settlement with New Jersey's Civil Rights Division. The settlement is the result of a complaint New

(Updates with eHarmony comment on California lawsuit in last paragraph) NEW YORK, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Online dating service eHarmony has agreed to create a new website for gays and lesbians as part of a settlement with a gay man in New Jersey, the New

Online dating site eHarmony.com has settled a lawsuit with the New Jersey attorney general's office and will start matching gay and lesbian customers by March 2009. Matching for gay couples, however, will be handled through a separate site, dubbed

Coming soon to EHarmony -- Adam and Steve. The Pasadena-based dating website, heavily promoted by Christian evangelical leaders when it was founded, has agreed in a civil rights settlement to give up its heterosexuals-only policy and offer same-sex

Source: Iowa State Daily, Iowa State U. It started with an instant message. That?s what set off the events that led to Tim and Sean McQuillan to eventually become Iowa?s only legally married same sex couple. Tim, Iowa State University senior in

Canada's public safety minister needs to stop a notorious American anti-gay group from entering the country, according to Vancouver NDP MP Libby Davies. The Westboro Baptist Church is planning to come to Vancouver next week to protest the performance of

TRENTON, N.J. - Online dating service eHarmony said Wednesday it will launch a new website that caters to same-sex singles as part of a discrimination settlement with New Jersey's Civil Rights Division. The settlement is the result of a complaint New

Unusually cool spell giving way NCOP vote ends floor crossing Hearings: new justice system in SA Cope: Sakloo attacked for 'lies' over talks with ANC ANC: SABC biased in favour of Cope Wildlife: The seldom seen Piet-my-vrou makes its presence heard 2010:

Sports Out Loud In addition to the newly launched print property, SOL According to Out in America The publishers now hope that the new moniker inspires athletes and non-athletes to succeed in conquering the challenges the face on and off the field.

On the eve of the release of Australia Womens jaws drop when Hugh walks into a room, Kidman told People for the article. Not just women, Nicole. Keep in mind, Hugh spent a year on the Broadway stage breathing life into The Boy From Oz Jackman has said

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On Nov. 4, 2008, the people of California, Florida and Arizona joined the ranks of the approximately 30 of the United States that have outlawed same-sex marriage either by amending their respective state constitutions or by passing appropriate

Police were searching the Northwest and Arizona Wednesday for the teenage son of a woman found dead over the weekend in an apparent suicide pact with her lesbian lover. The bodies of fugitives Tina Rose Loesch, 37, and Skye M. Hanson, 44, were discovered

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Online dating service eHarmony has agreed to create a new website for gays and lesbians as part of a settlement with a gay man in New Jersey, the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General said on Wednesday. The website will provide a

The settlement is the result of a complaint New Jersey resident Eric McKinley filed against the online matchmaker in 2005. McKinley, 46, said he was shocked when he tried to sign up for the dating site but couldn't get past the first screen because there

TRENTON, N.J. - Online dating service eHarmony is adding another personality trait to its 29 dimensions of computability.

While all of Los Angeles and many other cities in California and across the country are singularly focused at the moment on the injustice of the passage of Proposition 8 -- and rightly so -- I thought perhaps this would be a good opportunity to take a

The LDS Church has yet to reply to Equality Utah's invitation to back gay-rights legislation. But an even more daunting group is waiting to be courted: the Legislature. Today, the first of a series of six bills -- proposed by Democratic lawmakers and

Vermont lawmakers will once again be looking at the idea of allowing gay couples to marry. Senator John Campbell says he plans to introduce a bill in January that legalizes same-sex marriage. The bill Senator Campbell plans to introduce is not a new one.

Reignited by voter rejection of same-sex marriage in California, Arizona and Florida on Nov. 4, supporters of a constitutional amendment that would define marriage as being exclusively between a man and a women are marshalling up forces to get a similar

People who read this also read ... CHICAGO, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Educators pushing plans for a gay and lesbian high school in Chicago have asked that their proposal be removed from Wednesday's board of education agenda. The action follows criticism from

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund This last weekend, the nation witnessed an outpouring of emotion and determination from lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in the wake of both a historic and painful Election Day. The

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Lesbianism in India has traditionally been the great unmentionable ? and the treatment meted out to women who love women still leads many couples to opt for suicide pacts, often burning themselves to death. But in the wake of a groundbreaking film,

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'Seems Ellen DeGeneres isn't the only funny lady with a wife. Comedian Wanda Sykes is also married to a woman. Sykes spoke out this weekend at a rally in Las Vegas protesting the passage of Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California. 'We took

Internet matchmaker eHarmony.com will provide same-sex matching services in 2009 under the terms of a settlement reached today in New Jersey. The online dating service, founded in 2000 in California, has 20 million clients, according to its website. Eric

For what it is worth, I understand what your brother went through. I am technically not gay (transgendered is something else), but I tried for years to fit the role of a normal heterosexual male. I came from a 'socially conservative Christian family'

When Californians voted by 52-48 percent for a gay marriage ban Nov. 4, it wasn?t the first time: A similar measure passed by 61-39 percent in 2000, then was rejected by the state?s courts. The new version bypassed the courts by amending the

LGBT Protest against Mormon Financing of Ballot Measure Out-FM radio producer John Riley covers the surging LGBT movement spawned by the defeat of same-sex marriage in California, including protests against the Mormon Churchs funding of Californias

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PASADENA, Calif The case originated in 2005 when a New Jersey eHarmony, Inc. matches singles seeking long-term relationships. Its patented Compatibility Matching System(TM) is based on years of research involving opposite-sex couples and their marriages.

Since the recent passage of Proposition 8 in California, restricting the definition of marriage to a union between a man and a woman, homosexual men and woman and those sympathetic to their cause have engaged in numerous protests. Singer, songwriter

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The bodies of two of the two most wanted lesbian lovers Tina Loesh, 37, and Skye Hanson, 44, have shown up dead last Saturday in a sport utility vehicle not far from Tucson, Arizona. It appears that the two decided on suicide as supposedly Tina shot and

Prince misquoted about gay marriage, source says. A quote attributed to superstar Prince in the New Yorker magazine has reportedly left the singer furious. The article featuring the Jehovah?s Witness singer states: ?When asked about his perspective

'You know, I don't really talk about my sexual orientation,' said Sykes, 44, who stars in the television series 'Adventures of Old Christine.' 'I didn't feel like I had to. I was just living my life, not necessarily in the closet, but I was living my

Related Items Articles Association News People Radio The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council today released its decision concerning an episode of the English-Punjabi open-line program the Harjinder Thind Show broadcast on CKYE-FM (Red FM) (Vancouver) on

Nicole Kidman is playing a transexual lesbian thing in her latest movie called 'The Danish Girl'. In the movie 'The Danish Girl', Nicole Kidman will first play as the husband of Charlze Theron's character and then will move on to attach some female parts

The extremely popular comedian Wanda Sykes has come all the way out of the closet to fight the same-sex marriage ban that occured in California at a Las Vegas rally. News of Wanda Sykes being gay was a surprise and shock to many in Las Vegas when she

Special To The Jewish Week Soon after Paula Kalyn joined a Mothers Circle group last year for gentile women raising Jewish children, her fellow participants became a little jealous of her. Many of the women in the Columbus, Ohio, group complained that

In a landmark verdict, the apex court in Nepal has given its consent to same-sex marriages, a move that beats off social taboos in the conservative valley. The apex court on Monday directed the Maoist-led government in Nepal to formulate necessary laws

Image via communitymarketinginc.com Related Articles Community Marketing announced their European Symposium on Gay amp; Lesbian Tourism, to be held at the Cumberland Hotel in London on February 13, 2009. This full-day program will be similar in content

MUMBAI: An Israeli gay couple may have made a splash in India by having their own baby through surrogacy, but the head of the institute here that made it possible rues that very few childless Indians actually go in for the procedure despite the best of

Yonatan and Omer Gher are on the top of the world, as they became proud parents of a child conceived with the help of a surrogate Indian mother. Yonathan (30) and Omer (31), an Israeli gay couple has been together for the past seven years and was

A Newmarket Lutheran parish has been suspended for ordaining a married gay man -- a move that the national church called a clear violation of its rules. But the man at the centre of the controversy said he has no intentions of stepping aside. Lionel

Charles LiMandri, the general counsel of the National Organization for Marriage California and West Coast regional director of the Thomas More Law Center, has been a key spokesperson for Proposition 8, the ballot initiative that amends the state

Listen to the view of the Dutch Gays' and Lesbians' Organisation, COC The Dutch pride themselves on having a very tolerant attitude towards homosexuals, but new research by the police shows that attacks on gay men and lesbians are still a serious problem

The team behind a plan to open Chicago's first public high school aimed at gay and lesbian students pulled the plug today, faced with criticism from Mayor Richard Daley and some ministers and an internal split about whether a revamped version 'watered

CHICAGO - Backers of a proposed high school touted as a haven for gay and bullied youth have pulled their proposal, saying they wanted to spend another year to finalize their plans. (snip)Social Justice Solidarity High School planners had already

Manchester Initiative to Tackle Homophobic Bullying. Exceeding Expectations has received feedback from over 1,800 Manchester pupils who have watched the play. The feedback highlights that the issue of homophobia, and how to deal with it, is still a major

Keywords: same-sex marriage, LGBT, Proposition 8, election 08 Tens of thousands of people rallied across the country in support of same-sex marriage over the weekend, reports The New York Times. From 'We are not going to rest at night until every citizen

BEFORE Election Day, national media hand wringers forged a wildly popular narrative: The right was, in the words of New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, gripped by 'insane rage.' Outbreaks of incivility (some real, but mostly imagined) were proof

people in Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale joined voices across the nation in protest, declaring the fight for same-sex marriage was not over. ''Hey, hey! Ho, ho! Homophobia's got to go!'' an enthusiastic crowd of 500 chanted at Miami Beach City Hall

Genia Stevens, editor of the 6-yr-old lesbian blog SistersTalk, announces the launch of SistersTalk Radio - a weekly radio show hosted at BlogTalkRadio.com. SistersTalk Radio airs live on Sunday nights at 5pm central time. Archives are available for

(SAN FRANCISCO) --- The California Attorney General, Equality California, and the nation's leading LGBT legal groups agree that the marriages of the estimated 18,000 same-sex couples who married between June 16, 2008 and the possible passage of

'Today's actions in Connecticut signal a new and hopeful day,' said Human Rights Campaign President Joe SolmoneseWASHINGTON - The state of Connecticut will begin granting marriage licenses to same-sex couples today, following last month's state Supreme

WorldNetDaily, Staff Original article Hundreds of homosexual activists rushed out of bars and swarmed a group of Christians who were singing songs in San Francisco's Castro District ' and some even threatened to kill the worshippers. A group of

The team behind a plan to open Chicago's first public high school aimed at gay and lesbian students pulled the plug Tuesday, faced with criticism from Mayor Richard Daley and some ministers and an internal split about whether a revamped version 'watered

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The emotional effects on the children can be severe Guidelines for tackling homophobic bullying in schools have been published by a group of children's charities. The booklet, titled Leave It Out, is aimed at helping schools provide a 'tailored approach'

Kevin Jennings, founder of the New York-based Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, says 'harassment is the rule, not the exception, if you're an LGBT student.' CHICAGO The planners of Pride Campus never shied away from touting their proposed

CHICAGO But under mounting pressure from ministers and gay activists alike, the name has changed and the focus broadened to create a school that would be one of the nation's largest to serve any students victimized by bullying and harassment. If approved

Before Election Day, national media handwringers forged a wildly popular narrative: The right was, in the words of New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, gripped by 'insane rage.' Outbreaks of incivility (some real, but mostly imagined) were proof

Amendments that restrict civil marriage rights of same-sex couples - such as Proposition 8 that recently passed in California - have led to higher levels of stress and anxiety among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender adults, as well as among their

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Im not a Christian. Im not anything religion-wise. Im not even an atheist. The closest category into which I might fit would be deist, but even that label I resist; I feel like Id be subscribing to a magazine I know going in Id never read. I believe in

Among the many new 'rights' being conjured out of thin air, a new one seems to be a 'right' to win. Americans have long had the right to put their candidates and their ideas to a vote. Now there seems to be a sense that your rights have been trampled on

LOS ANGELES?California?s 36.5 million predominantly Democrat population has easily settled down with its new President, but one remaining election battle still rages in streets, hallways and congregations: Proposition 8. Five days following the

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