AltWeeklies Wire
Tales of Commitmentnew
Same-sex couples share their stories.
Eugene Weekly |
Jes Burns |
01-12-2007 |
LGBT
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Offbeat Bridesnew

A new book provides resources for indie weddings.
Eugene Weekly |
Suzi Steffen |
01-12-2007 |
Culture
Who's Your Momma?new
Everything was perfect as Becky and Sharon Flynn went through Sharon's pregnancy -- until the local daily paper refused to print Becky's name in the birth announcement.
Eugene Weekly |
Suzi Steffen |
12-26-2006 |
LGBT
'I Don't'new
Not everyone in the LGBT community is sold on the idea of same-sex marriage.
San Antonio Current |
Nicole Chavez |
02-15-2006 |
LGBT
Dirty Come Backnew
Has gay sex become sterilized, or does it just look that way?
Sort of a Winnew
Florida Republicans hoped to outlaw gay marriage by enacting a constitutional ban, but the signature drive to put it on this year's ballot fell short.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
02-09-2006 |
LGBT
Abused Immigrant Women Face Double Bindnew
Immigrant women who fear their abusive husbands hesitate to turn to the police because they fear deportation even more. A relatively recent law intended to help women in their situation expires this fall.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
04-18-2005 |
Immigration
GLBT Youth and the Stifling of Discussion of Gay Sexualitynew
The queer community's fight for same-sex marriage, combined with revived AIDS hysteria, is shortchanging gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth by stifling discussion of gay sexuality.
Boston Phoenix |
Michael Bronski |
03-28-2005 |
LGBT
To Love, Honor, and Be Gaynew
How Washington state's Supreme Court will decide whether gay marriage is illegal.
Seattle Weekly |
George Howland Jr. |
03-02-2005 |
LGBT
A Lesbian Mom Uses Issue 1 Against Her Exnew

In an early test of Ohio's new anti-gay-marriage amendment, the mother of an 8-year-old boy has filed suit to nullify her former partner's visitation rights.
The Other Paper |
Kristen Convery |
02-24-2005 |
Children & Families
Healthy Equalitynew
In November, Montana voters constitutionally banned gay marriage. Now the state Supreme Court has ruled that the same-sex partners of University of Montana employees are constitutionally due health benefits.
Missoula Independent |
Jessie McQuillan |
01-06-2005 |
LGBT
Respected Small-Town Paper Struggles to Survivenew
The Point Reyes Light is among the nation's most respected small-town papers, having won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for public service for its work in exposing the Synanon cult. But the inheritance money Editor/Publisher Dave Mitchell used to keep the weekly alive is running out.
I'm a Decent Human Being, Toonew
Christians think homosexuals are hell-bound, but we're actually pretty decent people. And quite a few of us want to love God, too. So let us.
Jackson Free Press |
Casey Parks |
11-10-2004 |
Commentary
Blue in a Red Americanew

For those who live in Blue America, Election Day's crimson tide was a terrible blow not just to their hopes for a Kerry victory, but to their very idea of what it means to be an American.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
11-05-2004 |
Politics
Conflicted Agendasnew
With an initiative banning gay marriage on Montana's November ballot, who's fighting the battle, and why?
Missoula Independent |
Julie Sparrow Carson |
10-14-2004 |
LGBT