Grindr, Courage Campaign, gay activists push Democratic Party to support marriage equality

Courage Campaign and gay activists including Pam Spaulding (Pam's House Blend blog) have teamed with Grindr, the gay men's dating app, to leverage the Democratic National Committee to support marriage equality. The campaign hopes to mobilize Grindr users to sign pro-marriage equality petitions, which will be delivered to DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the South Florida congresswoman....

Miami Herald • Feb 24, 2012

Pitts: Blacks must confront their homophobia

At day's end, though, the great tragedy here is neither historical amnesia nor moral cowardice. No, the tragedy is embodied in Barry's description of African Americans as a people for whom open homosexuality is rare. That description is, unfortunately, too accurate -- not simply for black Washington, but for black America. We are a socially conservative people. And our conservatism is, quite lite...

Miami Herald • May 10, 2009

Effort to undo Proposition 8 goes to less friendly territory

In choosing Fresno, supporters of same-sex marriage are moving far from the supportive urban environs of San Francisco and West Hollywood, and coming to hostile territory. In November, the central San Joaquin Valley overwhelmingly approved Prop. 8, the statewide ballot initiative that eliminated the right of same-sex couples to marry. Supporters of same-sex marriage plan to rally on the Saturday...

Miami Herald • May 8, 2009

Studies: Children of gay parents just like other kids

Sociologists Judith Stacey and Timothy Biblarz published an analysis in 2001 in the American Sociological Review of 21 studies of children raised by homosexual parents and found that, overall, they were no more likely to suffer from psychological problems than kids raised in conventional homes. Ultimately, their findings were generally endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American ...

Miami Herald • Apr 18, 2009

Gay woman fights over hospital visitation rights in Miami court

"Any family should have the right to hold their loved one's hand in the last moments of life, and we were denied that."...

Miami Herald • Feb 14, 2009

Florida ban on gay adoptions ruled unconstitutional

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Miami Herald • Nov 25, 2008

Hundreds protest gay marriage ban

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Miami Herald • Nov 15, 2008