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Five-Year-Old Faces Expulsion Because His Parents are Lesbians

Donald Deane — Wed, 08 May 2013 17:05:34 +0000

South African lesbian couple Kally and Samantha Mabe enrolled their young son in a private Christian school because they were expecting tolerance and open-mindedness. What they got was anything but. Instead, the pastor of Secunda Highveld Christian School described the married couple’s relationship as “problematic” and demanded that they divorce or their son, who’s now [...]

Fourth Grade Student Writes Awesome Essay Defending Gay Marriage

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:28:31 +0000

The debate over gay marriage has gotten a little more childish. And that’s a good thing. A fourth grade student who was given an assignment to write a persuasive essay tackled the controversial subject and the results have gone viral, with his teacher posting the piece on Reddit. Yes, the essay has some grammatical errors [...]

Watch Jimmy Kimmel's Audience Play 'Find the Homophobes'

Kyle Dowling — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:18:34 +0000

Think you can spot whether or not someone is for or against same sex marriage? Late night host Jimmy Kimmel thinks his audience can… In a recent bit on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ — inspired by the latest Human Rights Campaign slogan that is overtaking Facebook profile pictures in support of gay marriage — the host sent [...]

The Best Ways to Show Your Support for Marriage Equality on Facebook

TheFW Staff — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:19:24 +0000

This week the Supreme Court is hearing arguments for Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California. They are also weighing the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman.

To show their support for the LGBT community, people have been changing their profile pictures on Facebook. It started as big blocks of solid red. Then changed to a red block with a pink equal sign, which is symbol of the Human Rights Campaign. Now things have gotten a little out of control and some more creative options have popped up. Here are our favorites.

The Muppets Split with Chick-fil-A Over Gay Marriage Stance

Camilla Turner — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 23:00:12 +0000

The creators and founders of the Muppets, the Jim Henson Company, are the latest to sever ties with Chick-fil-A over the fast food chain’s public stance on gay marriage. The Jim Henson Company posted a message on their Facebook page on Friday announcing the split, which has since received thousands of “likes” and “shares” across [...]