Marriage Equality at Inauguration

President Obama’s Inauguration address is the first ever in the history of the United States to discuss marriage equality at an Inauguration. The American Equal Rights group released a video update on the recent movement that has been made in the realm of equal rights and gay marriage.

“We’re making major progress in multiple states, with bills advancing in Rhode Island and Colorado. Plus historic words from President Obama, strong polling numbers, and the anniversary of the Prop 8 trial.”

Check out the video below.

Thousands Rally in Paris for Same-Sex Marriage Bill

On Sunday, the French showed their support for marriage equality as thousands gathered to rally in Paris for same-sex marriage bill. In face, police estimate that 125,000 individuals marched in the streets to show support for the same-sex marriage bill that is set to go up for debate by lawmakers this Tuesday.

Marriage Equality French

The French President, François Hollande, had promised during his campaign that he would legalize gay marriage within a year of taking office. He took office back in May of 2012 and there are hopes that the bill could indeed pass and become law by this time. According to the New York Times, the bill, “redefines marriage to stipulate that it is ‘contracted between two persons of different sex or of the same sex,’ and the words “father” and “mother” in existing legislation are replaced by “parents.” The bill also would allow married same-sex couples to adopt children.”

A recent poll released by the French Institute of Public Opinion, 63 percent of the French favor same-sex marriage and 49 percent are for adoption by same-sex couples.

Passing of the bill would be monumental for marriage equality in France and would help to set a precedent for the United States and other European nations.

Read the full article by Steven Erlanger from the New York Times, here.

(Image Benjamin Girette/Associated Press)

Inspiring Couple: Christina and Jill

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Christina and Jill

Names: Christina and Jill

Residence:  Monroe, New York

Occupation:  Owners of Melange Med Spa

How did you meet?  We met when I (Christina) interviewed Jill for a job.

How long have you been together?  We’ve been together for 5 years

What is your relationship status?  We are living together and are engaged to be married.

What is your favorite activity together?  We spend a lot of time together since we own our own business.  We love going to shows, cooking and being active – we laugh a lot when we are in motion!  We  are great companions to each other and love just  just hanging out.

How do you deal with anti-gay adversity as a couple?  We just live our lives like everyone else.  We try to take advantage of lesbian vacations and events.

Are there any world changing or creative projects you do as a couple?  We would love to show our lives on TV in a REAL Reality Show, not some souped up show, but the real deal deal – fights, kids, laughter, pain , work, all of it!

What is the secret to staying together?  Our mortgage,  LOL!   We own a business together, so anything we can do to be supportive to the LGBT community through that is beneficial. Staying together is good communication.  We would miss each other terribly if we weren’t together!

What sets you apart/makes you unique as a couple?    We were once married to men and we each had two kids.  We both left our marriages and fought for each other.    Today we have built our own home together, we have our own business, have  four kids (3 teen girls and a 9 year old boy) – We count on each other, including the good, the bad, and the ugly. To say that and mean it, that’s unique!

 

Our “Inspiring Couples” series  features LGBT couples around the world sharing their secrets to navigating a relationship, dealing with adversity and celebrating their love.  If you would like to share your story, contact us as dan@homoquotables.com

 

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Watch: Marriage News Watch for 1/21/13

httpv://youtu.be/lHM2MV39wl8