Melissa Harris-Perry for Marriage Equality

Another great message from the HRC supporting marriage equality.

I cannot imagine how, in 2012, our government is still denying equality to committed loving couples, just because they are gay or lesbian

httpv://youtu.be/CIyu6lYOMNg

Denmark Becomes Eighth European Nation to Offer Full Marriage Equality

Today the Danish Parliament voted 85 to 24 to offer full marriage equality to its gay citizens.  Denmark was the first country in the world to offer registered partnerships back in 1989.

Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt posted the following on her Facebook wall:

‘Today we allow homosexual couples to enter into marriage on equal footing as everyone else – something that Socialdemokraterne has fought for many years’.

Congratulations Denmark!  They join Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Spain, Portugal, Iceland and The Netherlands.   Read the full article from Gay Star News here.

Bodies

I came across this great story in a special edition of Out Front Colorado Magazine – It’s all about bodies.  Not just “fabulous” bodies, but real people talking about what their bodies mean to them.

It’s really refreshing to see something about a bunch of very beautiful people in all shapes and sizes and body types – rather than the airbrushed fitness models everywhere.  Check it out here, you’ll be glad you did!

Want to tell your man he’s the most beautiful person in your eyes?  Give him a romantic card from Homoquotables.com

Another Coming out Story

My wonderful friend and half of my first Inspiring Couples post, Thomas tipped me off to this cute ad.  It is another testament to the fact that being gay is no longer carries the negative connotations it once did.

Another DOMA Defeat

Another DOMA ruling has come down, and again, it finds the  discriminatory law unconstitutional.  This time, a federal judge in New York ruled in favor of a Edie Windsor who was forced to pay$360,000  inheritance tax on money left her by her legally married wife, Thea Spyer.  According to the Advocate:

“Thea and I shared our lives together for 44 years, and I miss her each and every day,” said Windsor in a statement. “It’s thrilling to have a court finally recognize how unfair it is for the government to have treated us as though we were strangers.”

This is the fourth separate case in which DOMA has been found unconstitutional.

Read the entire article here.