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Today’s Lady News: Gay Marriage In Washington Signed Into Law

Jessica WakemanFebruary 13, 2012 //

Washington state’s Governor Chris Gregoire signed a law that legalizes same-sex marriage, which will take effect on June 7. Unfortunately, opponents are already gathering signatures hoping to get the law voted on at the ballot box by citizens instead. [KIROtv.com]
Meanwhile, New Jersey’s state Senate approved a bill today legalizing gay marriage. The bill is expected to pass the NJ Assembly later this weekend. Then it will head to the desk of Republican Governor Chris Christie, who has vowed to veto it. [NJ.com, The Atlantic Monthly]
A feminist take on the media response to Whitney Houston’s death. [Feminist Philosophers]
Target has pulled a “stalker” Valentine’s Day card that read, “Stalker is a harsh word … I prefer Valentine.” [Care2]
Liz Trotta, a Fox News contributer, says women in the military should “expect” rape to be a problem because “these people are in close contact.” Um, that’s a rather offensive thing to say. [Media Matters] Keep reading »

Why One Republican Legislator Voted For Marriage Equality: “I Want To Throw A Wedding For My Kid”

Winona Dimeo-EdigerFebruary 10, 2012 //

Marriage Equality In WA

The state of Washington passed a marriage equality bill. Read More »

Bigots "Lost" Gay Marriage

Bigots admit they've lost the gay marriage battle in our generation. Read More »

Gay Marriage Ad

This marriage equality ad will give you chills. Watch »

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State Representative Maureen Walsh was one of only two Washington state republicans to break rank and vote in favor of the marriage equality bill, which passed. When the governor signs the legislation into law, as she has stated her intention to do, it will legalize gay marriage in Washington. In this video, choking back tears, Maureen Walsh explains why she voted for fairness: she has a gay daughter. Walsh describes the bond she had with her late husband and the experience of her daughter coming out of the closet a couple years ago: “She’s a fabulous human being, and she’s met a person that she loves very much, and someday, by God, I want to throw a wedding for that kid.” You know the old cliche, “Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes?” Here is a real life example of just how powerful that shaky voice can be. [YouTube via The Atlantic]

Washington State Passes Gay Marriage Bill

Jessica WakemanFebruary 9, 2012 //

Yay For Starbucks

Starbucks has come out in support of gay marriage. Read More »

Celebs On Gay Marriage

These couples won't marry until it's legal for everyone. Read More »

Santorum on Lesbians

Says being a lesbian is a "choice." Read More »

Bigots "Lost" Gay Marriage

Bigots admit they've lost the gay marriage battle in our generation. Read More »

Washington state’s House of Representatives voted yesterday to legalize same-sex marriage, which will make Washington the seventh state in the country to allow lesbians and gays to marry their partners. Gay marriage is already legal in New York, Washington, D.C., Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut, Iowa, and New Hampshire. Both Starbucks and Microsoft, which are based out of Washington, supported the bill and Starbucks even sent a letter to their 150,000 employees asking them to support gay marriage. Governor Chris Gregoire has vowed to sign the legislation into law next week and it will go into effect 90 days later, which will be in June. Keep reading »

Today’s Lady News: Lesbian Couple Fights St. Joseph’s University Over Valentine’s Day Contest

Jessica WakemanFebruary 3, 2012 //

St. Joseph’s University is hosting a Valentine’s Day contest run by the alumni association asking alums to write about finding the love of their life at the school. The winners of the contest get a $100 gift certificate to their favorite restuarant. But when lesbian couple Megan Edwards and her fiancée Katie McTurk entered their love story in the How I Met My Hawk Mate contest, they were told “nope, no lesbos!” After a Facebook campaign by the couple (and a little bad media coverage!), St. Joseph’s University reversed its decision and is letting the lesbian couple compete. I’m glad the school finally did the right thing. (Thanks to reader Kiki for the link!) [Jezebel]
Startling fact: all seven members of Facebook’s board are white men. [Bloomberg]
LIVESTRONG, the cancer charity set up by Lance Armstrong, announced it will donate $100,000 to Planned Parenthood after all this Susan G. Komen for the Cure foolishness. [MarketWatch] Keep reading »

Cynthia Nixon On How Being Gay Is A Choice For Her

Jessica WakemanJanuary 23, 2012 //

Lesbian Or Not?

This writer seriously thought she was a lesbian. Read More »

9 Signs He's Gay

Are you always making the first move? Maybe he's gay. Read More »

Bisexual Babes

Famous ladies who like both men and women. 10 Photos »

Lesbianism Adventures

This author is a lesbian, but also enjoys having sex with men. Read More »

“I gave a speech recently, an empowerment speech to a gay audience, and it included the line ‘I’ve been straight and I’ve been gay and gay is better.’ They tried to get me to change it, because they said it implies that homosexuality can be a choice. And for me, it is a choice. I understand that for many people, it’s not, but for me, it’s a choice, and you don’t get to define my gayness for me. A certain section of our community is very concerned that it not be seen as a choice, because it doesn’t matter if we flew here or we swam here, it matters that we are here and we are one group and let us stop trying to make a litmus test for who is considered gay and who is not. … Why can’t it be a choice? Why is that any less legitimate? It seems we’re just ceding this point to bigots who are demanding it, and I don’t think that they should define the terms of the debate. I also feel like people think I was walking around in a cloud and I didn’t realize I was gay, which I find really offensive. I find it offensive to me, but I also find it offensive to all the men I’ve been out with.”

– Cynthia Nixon from “Sex and the City” explained her midlife change to lesbianism in this weekend’s New York Times Magazine. Cynthia had been in a relationship with a man for years, with whom she had two children, and after they split, she got into a relationship with a woman, with whom she has had another child through the help of a sperm donor. I guess I don’t understand why people are so obsessed with putting labels on other people’s sex lives (and yes, I am thinking back to the Girl Talk essay we ran recently about a lesbian who enjoys sex with men). Sexuality is a spectrum and it’s complicated and it’s never going to fit into neat and tidy little boxes; people who obsess about who gets to call themselves what are just wasting everyone’s time. I also love what Cynthia said about not letting other people try to “define my gayness for me.” She’s so smart, strong, kickass and awesome. Cynthia Nixon is the kind of celebrity that you wish celebrities in general were more like. [NY Times Magazine]

Today’s Lady News: 50 Percent Of Elementary School Teachers Hear Sexist Comments At School

Jessica WakemanJanuary 18, 2012 //

Almost 50 percent of elementary school teachers surveyed by the Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network (GLSEN) say they have heard sexist comments in their school. Nearly the same percentage of teachers surveyed said they heard the word “gay” frequently used in a negative way (such as “that’s so gay”). We’re talking about elementary school here, folks. [GLSEN: Playgrounds & Prejudice]
Samantha Garvey, a high school senior and semifinalist in the Intel Science Talent Search competition who has been living in a New York homeless shelter, will be a guest at President Obama’s State of the Union address next week. Samantha’s currently waiting to hear back from admissions at Yale and Brown. [Think Progress]
I’m sure you were all breathlessly waiting to hear what Jim Bob Duggar (that reality show dude who got his wife knocked up, like, 37 times) had to say about the transgender Girl Scout. [Buzzfeed] Keep reading »

Girl Talk: Being A Lesbian Doesn’t Mean I Can’t Enjoy Sex With Men

Lila StarrJanuary 17, 2012 //

Lesbian Vs. Straight Sex

Lesbian sex changed the writer's definition of "straight sex." Read More »

Lesbian Or Not?

This writer thought she thought she was a lesbian. Read More »

Bisexual Dating

What it's like to date as a bisexual woman. Read More »

For 10 years, I struggled with my sexual orientation and what to call it. I searched for labels that seemed to fit me best — bisexual, lesbian, fluid, queer? I had been with my first girlfriend for over two years, but still didn’t identify as gay because I continued to be attracted to men.

When I started dating men again at the age of 26, I wasn’t really falling for any them. One night, while I was having sex with a new guy for the first time, I burst out into tears because I realized I was a lesbian.

It wasn’t the intercourse itself that made me come to this realization, it was that being with a man emotionally and physically didn’t feel right. I wasn’t emotionally capable of loving a man. I had feelings of lust, even romantic attraction to the guys I dated, but I never felt that magic spark that bring couples together. Keep reading »

Today’s Lady News: Lesbians Don’t Screw Up Their Children As Much As Bigots Might Hope

Jessica WakemanJanuary 12, 2012 //

Adolescent children of lesbian parents are just as well-adjusted and happy with their quality of life as their peers whose parents are of the opposite sex, according to a study of 17-year-olds by the University of Amsterdam. [Think Progress]
Women cancer survivors are now lobbying for a bald Barbie doll. [Boston.com]
Why does the international auto show in Detroit still use pretty women as eye candy? [Guardian UK]
Check out these new “Men Can Stop Rape” PSAs. [Feministing] Keep reading »

Possible Lesbian Affair Alert: Demi Moore And Brandi Glanville

Ami AngelowiczJanuary 5, 2012 //

Brandi's Drunk Wedding

Brandi Glanville got drunk and got hitched. Read More »

Housewives Divorce!

Eight "Real Housewives" divorce disasters. 9 Photos »

Open Celebs

Celebs in open relationships. 10 Photos »

We’re still reeling from “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” cast member Brandi Glanville’s drunken Vegas wedding to Darin Harvey this past weekend (and the bizarre tweets that followed). But wait, there’s more. Demi Moore, that is. According to the National Enquirer, Brandi had a romp with Demi Moore back in 2009 while on vacay at Bruce Willis’ estate on Turks & Caicos. Keep reading »

Unacceptable: Same Sex Couples Are Paying An Extra $6,000 In Taxes Each Year

Jessica WakemanDecember 28, 2011 //

Gay Marriage Ad

This marriage equality ad will give you chills. Watch »

Lavender Marriages

A brief history of lavender marriages. 10 Photos »

Girl On Girl

Five things Trish is not allowed to do because she's a lesbian. Read More »

Same-sex couples are forced to pay an extra $6,000 a year in taxes because the federal government does not recognize gay marriage, according to an analysis conducted by CNNMoney. Heterosexual couples who are legally married receive financial tax benefits that these gay couples — who may be in committed relationships their whole lives — cannot claim. As CNN notes, each member of a same-sex couple is forced to file their federal tax returns as “single,” even if they are able to file jointly on a state level if they live in a state where their marriage is legally recognized. You can read in more detail here how CNNMoney and tax specialists for H&R Block calculated exactly how gay couples get royally screwed. Treating gays like second-class citizens is not only shamefully unjust — i’ts expensive. [CNN] Keep reading »