The U.S. Census Bureau is going to an awful lot of trouble to convince us of the importance of filling out this decade’s census survey. Currently, there is a 2010 CENSUS PROFILE PICTURE WEEK campaign hosted on Facebook. There is a YouTube channel, a Twitter profile, and even a MySpace profile!...

The final wording of a gay marriage bill approved by Portugal’s Parliament received approval on Wednesday, Portugal’s IOL Diario reported. The government’s Committee for Constitutional Affairs unanimously agreed on the bill’s final language. The measure now heads to the desk of...

According to the BBC, South African education officials are investigating reports that a girls’ boarding school dormitory was closed because of lesbian relationships. Reportedly, 27 girls were expelled from school due to allegations from fellow students regarding their involvement in same-sex relationships...

Cate and Elizabeth Wirth only wanted to volunteer with Boy Scouts and participate in the organization with their 10-year-old. But things didn’t work out as planned or hoped. The Wirths were rejected as volunteers for their son’s troop. An official suggested the lesbian couple would “push their...

This personal reflection on testifying before a Maryland House committee comes from HRC’s Youth and Campus Outreach Associate Director, Candace Gingrich-Jones: Yesterday I had the honor of traveling with my wife to Annapolis to testify against HB 90 in front of the Maryland House Judiciary Committee....

The following excerpt is from a larger blog post presented on the National Organization for Marriage’s web-site. This letter in no way reflects the viewpoints and opinions of Speak Equal, its Board of Directors, or its volunteers; and is merely an attempt to educate our readers on the viewpoints...

“I take it as a gift that someone will be that open and honest and sharing with me,” said Rio, using the word “open” to describe their marriage. Love brought the middle-age couple together — they wed during California’s brief legal window for same-sex marriage. But they knew from the beginning...

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers have declined to vote on a bill that would have allowed same-sex civil unions, effectively killing the measure. State House leaders said Friday a narrow majority of representatives would have voted for civil unions, but they decided to indefinitely postpone a decision...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – A Baltimore County delegate urged state lawmakers Thursday to prohibit Maryland from recognizing gay marriages authorized by other states or countries. Del. Emmett C. Burns Jr. told House Judiciary Committee members that Maryland must act quickly because Washington, D.C.’s...

AP – Three weeks after New Hampshire legalized gay marriage, opponents are asking the House to repeal the law and let voters amend the constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman. The House Judiciary Committee is holding hearings Wednesday. New Hampshire’s law legalizing...