A federal judge has ruled Idaho’s 2006 ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. While officials work on repealing the ban, no same-sex marriages will be completed in the state until Friday. Read about it here…[Idaho Stream] If the zombie apocalypse falls upon us, there’s no need to worry — new documents show that the government has it handled. The […]

The first gay marriage license has been issued in Arkansas and it was given to two women, Kristin Seaton and Jennifer Rambo, who traveled overnight and were the first of 10 couples to line up outside the courthouse before it opened. This is the first gay marriage license that has been issued in the Dixie state, despite a federal judge […]

Despite protests between pro-Ukraine forces against Russia’s hold on Crimea, a pro-Russian force opened fire while seizing a Ukrainian military base in Crimea on Monday. NATO announced reconnaissance flights along its eastern frontiers as confrontation around the Black Sea peninsula showed no sign of easing. Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk blamed the crisis on Russia […]

Typos. They’re a bitch. Dan Patrick, a Texas state senator running for lieutenant governor, is no doubt kicking himself after accidentally tweeting that marriage is between “ONE MAN & ONE MAN,” on Wednesday, in protest of a Texas gay marriage ban being ruled unconstitutional. Freudian slip, maybe? Patrick, who meant to say marriage is between […]

Talk about being on the right side of history! On Sunday, NBA veteran Jason Collins became the first openly gay athlete to play in one of the four major American professional sports, signing a 10-day contract with the Brooklyn Nets. Shortly after signing his contract on Sunday, Collins, 35, played his first game against the Los Angeles […]

Looks like we have to take back all those bad things we said about “Tommy’s Mom,” or the lady who sent a homophobic RSVP in response to an invitation sent out by two gay dads. Turns out the whole bit was a terrible and totally not funny prank made up by New York radio hosts Steve […]

Two dads from Baldwin, New York received a shocking surprise when they opened an RSVP to their daughter Sophia’s birthday party. The mother of Sophia’s classmate, Tommy, wrote this message on the tie-dye invitation sent by the fathers: “Tommy will NOT attend. I do not believe in what you do and will not subject my innocent son to […]

Exactly a year after he shot and killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, South African paralympic runner Oscar Pistorius is speaking out about his sorrow and the shooting, which he called accidental. If you recall, Pistorius claims he mistook Reeva for an intruder when he shot her through the bathroom door on Valentine’s Day 2013. In a statement on […]

  So this “epic-ness” happened. On Jan. 29, NFL player Donte Stallworth and 5o dancers from Pace University surprised a crowd at Central Park when they broke out in a flash mob designed to educate people on the benefits of the Affordable Care Act. In partnership with Generation Progress, the flash mob was designed to […]

It’s a step in the right direction. The Justice Department is set to expand its definition of racial profiling to include religion, national origin, gender and sexual orientation — prohibiting federal agents from considering those identifiers in investigations. Read about it here…[NYT] Former judge, asshole and current Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas hurled an […]

A man in Utah is not pleased with the state’s recent decision to legalize gay marriage, so he is taking things to the extreme. Trestin Meacham has decided to go on a public hunger strike to get the government’s attention, in hopes that they might nullify the decision to allow same-sex couples to get married. […]

Mazel Tov! On Thursday, New Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled unanimously that same-sex marriage is legal, bringing the state into the group of 16 others and the District of Columbia that allow gay marriage. Read about it here…[NPR] Here’s more good news. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Democratic lawmakers have reached an agreement on the DREAM […]