Celebrity votes and meltdown moments
Pete Wentz, Fall Out Boy bassist and marriage equality supporter, says he wouldn’t exist if it were not for Joe Biden.
Will coming-out stories make a difference?
Couples who’ve married since June knock on doors across California to share stories with voters they hope to persuade to defeat Prop. 8.
Queen’s phobic quote has Spain in uproar
“If those persons want to . . . dress up as bride and groom and get married, they can do so, but that should not be called marriage because it is not,” Queen Sofia is quoted as saying.
"Bruno" crashes Yes on 8 rally in Los Angeles
Sacha Baron Cohen’s gay Eurotrash alter ego crashes a downtown L.A. rally to end gay marriage in California, but is quickly recognized by reporters.
Ariz. constitutional marriage ban leads in poll
Arizona has been a disappointment to antis since 2006, when the state became the first in the nation to reject a ballot measure banning same-sex marriage.
Poll: Prop. 8 losing, but not by much
Forty-nine percent of likely voters oppose the ban and 44 percent favor it, a Field Poll finds; six weeks ago, the ban was down by 17 points.
Gay marriages to begin next month in Connecticut
Attorneys involved in the case say couples can begin picking up marriage license applications sometime on or after Nov. 10; a judge will set the exact date.
Vatican: Gay seminarians must go
If a future priest shows “deep-seated homosexual tendencies,” his seminary training “would have to be interrupted,” the new guidelines say.
FBI reports surge in anti-gay hate crimes
Crimes against against sexual orientation, the third-largest category, rose 6 percent last year even as crimes against race and religion declined.
Nephew’s body found in Hudson suspect SUV
Police searching for Jennifer Hudson’s missing 7-year-old nephew find his body in the same SUV that was the part of the massive manhunt.