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Monday Watercooler: Brooklyn was the place to get married yesterday

James Withers — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:30:40 +0000

Was the Harlem Renaissance gay? If you studied 20th century American literature, you know a little something about the Harlem Renaissance (check David Levering Lewis’ When Harlem was in Vogue(...)

Norway Bishops Nix Gay Weddings

swarn — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:00:42 +0000

(Oslo) Same-sex marriage will become legal in Norway in January, but the Church of Norway has voted not to allow its pastors to perform church weddings.

The decision followed what is reported to(...)

Lesbians Bring Home the Medals at the 2008 Olympics

swarn — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 08:44:04 +0000

Six of the 13 out lesbian and bisexual women competing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing ended up winning gold, silver, or bronze medals. (The Games’ sole openly gay male athlete, Australian diver Matthew Mitcham, took home the gold in the men’s 10m platform.) To help you get familiar with these new out Olympic [...]

Norway Gay Marriage Bill Passes Final Hurdle

logointern1 — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:45:13 +0000

(Oslo) Norway’s upper house passed a new equality law Tuesday giving gay couples the same rights as heterosexuals to marry, adopt children and have artificial insemination. The 23-17 upper house vote in favor of the gender neutral marriage law was expected, since a parliamentary majority announced agreement on the legislation last month. The lower house voted [...]

Norway Parliament Approves Gay Marriage

logointern1 — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:00:59 +0000

(Oslo) The gallery at the Norwegian Parliament erupted in applause and cheers on Wednesday with the passage of legislation allowing same-sex couples to marry. The law also recognizes both partners in a marriage as equal parents and gives lesbian couples the same access to “medically assisted reproduction” as opposite-sex couples. Parliament voted overwhelmingly to approve [...]