We are approaching the one year anniversary of the passage of Marriage Equality in New York State. 

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the bill into law on June 24th, 2011 ending years of struggle and enabling couples to legally marry in New York and share the same rights as heterosexual couples ...

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In a 2-1 decision a federal appeals court ruled yesterday that Prop 8 is unconstitutional.

However, this does not mean that same-sex marriages can resume in California. The court also declared it would give marriage opponents time to appeal the decision.

Fistpumping and happy dances aside, what does this mean ...

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CORRECTION TO ORIGINAL REPORT ON SUPPOSED DISSOLVING OF FOREIGN SAME-SEX MARRIAGES IN CANADA

LAMDA LEGAL AND OTHER NATIONAL LGBT ORGANIZATION'S JOINT STATEMENT:

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Studies from the December 15th issue of the American Journal of Public Health confirm what we've previously blogged about here at www.everybodysgood.com, marriage equality is a public health issue that has positive implications for lesbian, gay and bisexual folks. The study highlighted in the journal compared the ...

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"Some have suggested gay rights and Human Rights are separate. But in fact they are one in the same."

                    -Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton highlighted LGBT global inequalities in her speech to the United Nations (UN) today in recognition of Human Rights Day and urged ...

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A Baptist Church in North Carolina has taken an unusual stance in the fight for equality in marriage.  As noted in the Huffington Post article Pullen Memorial Baptist Church has elected not to perform marriages for heterosexual couples as long as same sex couples are barred from marriage. This is ...

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A great article was published via the NY Times today with financial aid application tips for kids with lesbian, gay and/or bisexual parents in a variety of parenting situations.

I applaud the NY Times for including information that is key to accessing education for married LGB folks and the ...

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Our Families: LGBT Latino Stories

Our Families: LGBT Asian and Pacific Islander Stories

Our Families: LGBT African-American Stories

This series of interviews and stories about LGBT people in African-American, Latino and Asian and Pacific Islander communities was created as part of BasicRights' Our Families campaign in Oregon that gives LGBT ...

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Today is the thirteenth anniversary of Matthew Shepard's death.

While I was only eight years old at the time of his death, like many other youth of my generation, his death shaped my understanding of what it meant to be LGBT in America. Througout my childhood and teen years ...

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The end of DADT (Don't Ask, Don't Tell) is a historic day for both lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals serving in the military, and the rest of the community. Not only will it increase access to services and rights for LGB service members and their significant others, but ...

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