To circumcise or not to circumcise, that is the question! Unfortunately, most of us don’t have any say on that matter when it comes to our own foreskin (or lack thereof). A colleague just sent me an interesting article on the decline of circumcisions in […]
Tag: benefits
Same-Sex Marriage Officially Legal In D.C.
Good news! As of today, same-sex couples can apply for marriage licenses in Washington, D.C. Because of a mandatory waiting period, couples won't be able to officially marry until March 9th, but the important part is that the opposition couldn't block this. Washington joins Vermont, […]
Massachusetts Is Suing The US Government In The Name of Equality
The United States government is being sued. Why? Because Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is awesome enough to call them out on this Defense of Marriage Act bullshit. The lawsuit she filed seeks to gain benefits for approximately 16,000 legally wed same-sex couples, stating that the […]
I Don’t Know Much About Advocacy, But My Suits Look Fierce
While I'm still not fully certain where I stand on the Obama administration's treatment of our community, I couldn't help but get a huge "LOL" out of this cartoon by illustrator Michael Derry. It's a little suspect that all these small bits of good news […]
Obama Attempts to Make Up For That Whole Incest Thing
Good news! President Barack Obama will be extending benefits such as health care to gay and lesbian federal workers. Well, maybe health care. According to The Advocate, there's a possibility that it won't be included thanks to the Defense of Marriage Act. Not that we're judging […]
Washington State Governor On ‘Everything But Marriage’ Bill
Governor Chris Gregoire of Washington State will be approving a bill that gives gay and lesbian couples the same state-provided benefits as heterosexual couples. The bill has been called the "everything but marriage" bill, and as you might guess, it gives same-sex couple everything but […]