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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 [...]

Beyonce Supports Gay Marriage in Handwritten Message

Trent Fitzgerald — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:23:39 +0000

Beyonce is supporting gay marriage through a handwritten note that she shared on her Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages Wednesday morning (March 27). â€œIf you like it you should be able to put a ring on it,â€ she wrote, which is a line from her No. 1 R&B hit ‘Single Ladies (Put a Ring [...]

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

TheFW Staff — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:19:24 +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).

North Carolina Amendment One: Clay Aiken Speaks Out on Gay Marriage Ban

Cristin Maher — Wed, 09 May 2012 17:40:21 +0000

Yesterday, May 8, North Carolina government officials passed Amendment One, which put a constitutional ban on gay marriage within the Southern state. Former ‘American Idol‘ star Clay Aiken, who is an openly gay native of North Carolina, spoke to CNN about his opinions on Amendment One and what it means for homosexual and heterosexual residents of North Carolina.

California Appeals Court Declares Prop 8 Gay Marriage Ban Unconstitutional

Shauna Wright — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:00:49 +0000

Advocates of same-sex marriage rights got a boost on Tuesday when a federal appeals court declared California’s gay marriage ban to be unconstitutional. The voter-approved law, more commonly known as Proposition 8, was thrown out by a three-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals. In a vote of 2-1, the panel said [...]