Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 20 May 2013
Tags: uk, marriage equality, civil partnerships, torys, labour 
A vote on marriage equality in Parliament is now threatened after reports that the Labour party could derail the entire legislation if it joins forces with Torys to vote in favor of granting civil partnerships to heterosexual couples. More on the potential hurdles below.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Sunday, 17 February 2013
Tags: alaska, house majority caucus, house leader, lance pruitt, civil unions, domestic partnerships, gay couples, lgbt rights, laughter
Alaska's House Majority Caucus was asked whether they'd consider same-sex civil unions or domestic partnerships and they just found that HILARIOUS.
Seriously, they could barely respond to Juneau Empire reporter Mark Miller's question through their laughter.
Check out Republican House Leader Lance Pruitt's oh-so-classy response to Miller after the jump.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Sunday, 11 November 2012
Tags: freedom to marry, veterans, servicemembers, soldiers, sldn, outserve, doma, domestic partnership, veterans affairs Today we honor our veterans, soldiers and servicemembers for their committment to serving our country and protecting our freedom. This Veterans Day, and every day, we thank you for your service to our country!
Freedom to Marry, in a partnership with SLDN-OutServe, has released a new video to illustrate the differences between a gay solider and a straight solider (hint: there are not any) to highlight the disparities in benefits for gay servicemembers and their partners and families.
Check it out after the jump.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 09 October 2012
Tags: sir elton john, david furnish, gaylebrities, editorial, written, united kingdom, england, independent, marriage equality, same sex, gay, civil, unions, partnerships
Elton John takes a moment out of his busy schedule attacking Madonna to pen a passionate plea for marriage equality in the United Kingdom.
So, how does Elton throw civil partnerships under the bus heading toward same-sex marriage?
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Tags: mitt romney, univision, facebook, town hall, video, presidential, nominee, gop, republican, 2012 elections, same sex marriage, children, grandchildren, gay, what if, equality, domestic partnerships
Mitt Romney continued his denigration of segments of the American population at the Univision/Facebook town hall on Wednesday night when he was asked what he'd do if his children or grandchildren happened to be homosexual.
His answer after the jump.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Sunday, 09 September 2012
Tags: conservative jewish, same-sex marriage, kiddushin, kinyan, equality, union, partnership, acquisition, ownership, new york post
Could same-sex marriage within the Conservative Jewish community actually change heterosexual marriage for the better?
Same-sex marriage's removal of the traditional Conservative Jewish "ownership" requirements of one dominant (male) party over a subordinant (female) party, may set a new standard that does just that.
More after the jump!
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Written by Instinct Staff | Saturday, 25 August 2012
Tags: time warner inc., human rights campaign, tax benefits, same-sex marriage, domestic partnership, civil unions
Hmm...looks like we may need to give some thought to switching our cable provider.
The Human Rights Campaign reveals that Time Warner, Inc. will become "the first major media and entertainment company" to implement tax equalization on benefits for employees in same-sex marriages or same-sex partnerships/civil unions.
Basically, the company will be taking on the extra costs placed upon same-sex couples that do not received the same tax benefits provided to legally married heterosexual couples.
More after the jump.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 13 July 2012
Tags: jitters & bliss, coffee, washington d.c., dump starbucks, end, campaign, promotion, discount, nom, national organization for marriage, partnership, homophobia, marriage equality, lgbt, gay, same sex
Guess it wasn't exactly a blissful union when Jitters & Bliss decided to exploit the National Organization for Marriage's "Dump Starbucks" campaign by offering their customers a "Preferred Homophobic" discount of sorts. Details follow.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 09 July 2012
Tags: chicago fire, midwest, partnership, equality illinois, first, lgbt, groups, marriage equality, sports, mls, soccer, same sex, gay pride, night
The MLS team Chicago Fire and Equality Illinois have announced a well-timed and groundbreaking partnership as the battle for marriage equality heats up (no pun intended) in the state. Details follow.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 27 June 2012
Tags: lgbt financial planning, gay-friendly companies, same-sex marriage, doma, domestic partnerships, wells fargo, merrill lynch, morgan stanley, marcum, cnn money
With laws varying state to state regarding the rights of LGBT Americans, particularly with regards to their finances in the case of marriage and domestic partnerships, financial firms are actively working to create LGBT-friendly initiatives that make financial planning more manageable.
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