Fairmont Olympic Hotel: ‘Say Yes to the Dress – or the Suit’
Photo Courtesy of Fairmont Olympic Hotel With the passage of marriage equality in Washington State, the Fairmont Olympic’s unique Seattle wedding promotion “Say yes and get the dress” has been expanded...
View ArticleMore Americans Agree with Same-Sex Marriage Than Gay Boy Scout Leaders
Photo: Preston Kemp Most Americans say gay and lesbian domestic partners or spouses should have inheritance rights and health insurance and other benefits – and a majority say gays and lesbians should...
View ArticleThe Buono Campaign Utilizes 20 Prominent LGBT Leaders
In 2009, when Democratic leadership failed to pass marriage equality in the State Senate, Senator Barbara Buono cast an historical vote in favor of marriage equality while speaking passionately on the...
View ArticleRepublicans Defend DOMA on First Day of 113th Congress
Photo: Sree Vishnu House Republicans authorized the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group (BLAG) Wednesday night to continue paying outside counsel to defend the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA),...
View ArticleYou Have Your Rights! Now, Shut Up!
Photo: Nate Gowdy A few days after the November 6 General Election, Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed certified that Referendum 74, the ballot initiative that asked voters to approve (keep) or...
View ArticleRuth Ellis Center Appoints Margaret Warner as Interim Director
The Ruth Ellis Center announced Friday the appointment of Margaret Warner as interim executive director. Warner, who recently retired as the Michigan Department of Human Services’ Child Welfare...
View ArticleControversial New Move for Mars Hill Church
The following is a re-post from KOMO News. Original story link here. Sarah Toce/KOMO News Mars Hill church is trying to reach out to new communities, but those attempts recently hit a road block on...
View ArticleRainbow Crosswalk Project Brings Out the Bigots
Joshua Barash, City of West Hollywood One of the many projects that Social Outreach Seattle (SOSea), the social justice nonprofit that I founded, is working on is the Rainbow Crosswalk project. The...
View ArticleAntiquated Argument: FRC Opposes SCOTUS Marriage Cases
Family Research Council and the Thomas More Society of Chicago, Illinois, announced Monday the filing of amicus briefs opposing the lower court decisions in the two marriage cases the U.S. Supreme...
View ArticleDomestic Partnership Bill Clears WY House, Marriage Denied
Photo: G. Wilmore Two swift legislative moves occurred in one day for the Wyoming House Corporations Committee. They rejected a bill to legalize same-sex marriage (HB 169) with a 5-4 vote, but passed a...
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