GayTalkRadio: GLBT News Headlines (T8T-6)

SANTA MONICA, Calif. and NEW YORK, June 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Married same-sex binational couples may now apply for green cards! Hooray! On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) declared the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which defined...

NEW YORK, June 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Below are experts from the ProfNet network that are available to discuss timely issues in your coverage area. If you are interested in interviewing any of the experts, please contact them via the contact information at the end of the listing. To...

NEW YORK, June 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, TheKnot.com, the number-one online wedding planning destination, and The Advocate, the world's leading gay news source, announced the results of their first Same-Sex Wedding Survey. The first-of-its-kind study gives insight into how same-sex...

6/28/2013

(San Francisco, June 30, 2013) â€" The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today lifted the stay on its ruling declaring the discriminatory Proposition 8 unconstitutional, clearing the way for same-sex couples to begin marrying in California.

6/25/2013

(Wilmington, June 25, 2013) â€" With Delaware's marriage law soon to take effect, Lambda Legal and Equality Delaware have released a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) guide for same-sex couples in Delaware who are considering getting married or have civil unions.

Evangelicals are being challenged to change their views of gays and lesbians, and the pressure isn't coming from the gay rights movement or watershed court rulings: Once silent for fear of being shunned, more gay and lesbian evangelicals are speaking out about how they've struggled to reconcile their beliefs and sexual orientation.

By Steve Gorman and Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Opponents of gay marriage filed a long-shot petition on Saturday with the Supreme Court asking the justices to immediately halt same-sex weddings taking place in California since Friday, when an appeals court lifted a 5-year-old ban on gay matrimony. Marriage ceremonies of gay and lesbian couples went ahead after a three-judge panel of ...

Justice Anthony M. Kennedy surely secured a place in history as a leading protector of gay and lesbian civil rights when he authored the majority opinion Wednesday in United States v. Windsor, striking down Section 3 of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act.

In the following clip, Human Rights Campaign president Chad Griffin is pure joy. It just radiates from his being. And why shouldn't it? This has been a truly amazing week (and Pride month) for every LGBT person and supportive ally....

It's official: Prop 8: Gay marriages can resume in California, court rules [Los Angeles Times] But please remember, my happy peers, that marriage is not an impulse decision you make at 3AM at the bar. It's a huge life decision....

NOM's Roback Morse fights her own imaginary enemy: Hollywood [GLAAD]

NOM vows to turn U.S. Constitution into weapon against certain citizens, families[NOM Exposed]

If you work at a certain magazine, you're essential the same as a child abuser. So says one of America's most oddly obsessed (and reliably harsh) voices of anti-LGBT hostility: "By promoting same-sex marriage, and using Sesame Street to do...

Vice President Biden hits some unique points in a short clip:

Some history for this historic week: The Associated Press, 6/28/70 (click for full size)

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