Heartbreak for Lesbian Binational Couple: What's Changed in a Year

In October 2010, Shewired kindly published an article about my partner Inger and me, relating the story of our lives as a binational couple separated due to DOMA (The Defense of Marriage Act). Inger is American and I am English. We have an 11-year-old daughter who is also American. So -- a year has gone by since that first articla ran, and what has changed? In reality--for us--nothing! As I sit h...

SheWired • Nov 30, 2011

Kamala Harris Wins California Attorney General Race

Harris has steadfastly promised not to defend Prop. 8, the voter-approved initiative that banned same-sex marriage in California, in the federal appeals case that begins on December 6. Cooley promised to do the opposite, and defend Prop. 8....

SheWired • Nov 25, 2010

Kamala Harris Vows to Fight Prop 8 If She's Voted California's AG

The district attorneys of Los Angeles and San Francisco, Republican Steve Cooley and Democrat Kamala Harris, respectively, face off on Tuesday--and they couldn't be more different. The 63-year-old Cooley is a moderate conservative who says he will support Prop. 8, California's voter-approved initiative banning gay marriage, in a federal appeals court; the 46-year-old mixed-race Harris has vowed to...

SheWired • Nov 2, 2010