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Five-Year-Old Faces Expulsion Because His Parents are Lesbians

Donald Deane — Wed, 08 May 2013 17:05:34 +0000

South African lesbian couple Kally and Samantha Mabe enrolled their young son in a private Christian school because they were expecting tolerance and open-mindedness. What they got was anything but. Instead, the pastor of Secunda Highveld Christian School described the married couple’s relationship as “problematic” and demanded that they divorce or their son, who’s now [...]

Fourth Grade Student Writes Awesome Essay Defending Gay Marriage

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:28:31 +0000

The debate over gay marriage has gotten a little more childish. And that’s a good thing.Â A fourth grade student who was given an assignment to write a persuasive essay tackled the controversial subject and the results have gone viral, with his teacher posting the piece on Reddit. Yes, the essay has some grammatical errors [...]

The Best Ways to Show Your Support for Marriage Equality on Facebook

TheFW Staff — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:19:24 +0000

This week the Supreme Court is hearing arguments for Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California. They are also weighing the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman.

To show their support for the LGBT community, people have been changing their profile pictures on Facebook. It started as big blocks of solid red. Then changed to a red block with a pink equal sign, which is symbol of the Human Rights Campaign. Now things have gotten a little out of control and some more creative options have popped up. Here are our favorites.

Supreme Court Hears First of Two Gay-Marriage Cases

Chris Chaberski — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:55:32 +0000

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Hollingsworth v. Perry, the case that is challenging the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage. It is the first of two gay-marriage-related cases the court will hear this week; on Wednesday it will hear arguments in United States v. Windsor, a challenge to the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).

Portland, ME Same-Sex Couple Win $100K Wedding Contest

Mac Dickson — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 19:26:22 +0000

The magazine ‘Real Maine Weddings‘ has picked a same-sex couple as the winner of their annual wedding contest. Jenna Eagleton and Caroline Curry of Portland were chosen Sunday (March 24) at the ‘Maine Wedding Association Bridal Show’ in Freeport. They were picked from among three finalist couples and will receive a prize package for a [...]

Clint Eastwood Is Cool With Gay Marriage

Jessica Sager — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:23:08 +0000

Outspoken Republican Clint Eastwood is distancing himself from one aspect of his buddy Mitt Romney’s platform: gay marriage. Turns out the erstwhile Dirty Harry is totally down with dudes wedding dudes. Entertainment Weekly reports that Eastwood was one of over 100 “prominent Republicans” who apparently believe that a small government and creating a second class [...]

Gardiner + Augusta Will Be Open Dec. 29 to Issue Marriage Licenses

Renee Nelson — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 09:26:07 +0000

Augusta and Gardiner will each open for three hours to issue marriage licenses Saturday, December 29. They are not normally open on weekends, but this is a special case. December 29 is the first day same-sex couples in Maine can get married.

Horrible Maine Accents in 'Saturday Night Live' Skit on Gay Marriage

Townsquare Media — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 16:30:55 +0000

On election day, Tuesday, Mainers made history by legalizing gay marriage, something that had never happened by a popular vote. This weekend, ‘Saturday Night Live’ put their spin on things. Funny, but as usual, the rest of the nation thinks all Mainers speak with a Downeast accent…and these 2 guys rank right up there with [...]