Imagine trying to plan a wedding, only to find out that your right to marry has been placed in limbo. That’s exactly what happened to two couples in Mobile County, Alabama last week after the …
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Amicus brief addresses political powerlessness of gay Southerners
An amicus brief filed today by the Campaign for Southern Equality and the Equality Federation calls for the U.S. Supreme Court to act quickly to ensure the freedom to marry across the nation. The brief …
Ra’Shawn and Kelvin
Pastor Ra’Shawn & Kelvin Barlow-Flournoy June 2010 Pastor Ra’Shawn met Pastor Kelvin at Holy Convocation in Atlanta, Georgia. The mention if they were meant for one another was never a question. From day one they …
USA Today covers the WE DO Campaign
On January 16th, USA Today covered the WE DO Campaign with an article titled, “Gay-marriage supporters take aim at the South.” For those unfamiliar with the WE DO Campaign, the mix of strategy, organizing and intention …
LGBT couples across the South stand up for equality
Since January 1st, 26 LGBT couples from across Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee have stood up for marriage equality in their home states. The WE DO Campaign involves LGBT couples in the Southern …
5 Brave LGBT Couples Stand Up for Equality in Mississippi
On January 2nd in Hattiesburg five LGBT couples applied for marriage licenses. Sara and Lynn, Kristen and Jenna, Leiana and Alison, Amanda and Barbara (Bee), and Rolanda and Dawn. All five couples were denied. Watch …
Is 2012 the year gay marriage finally breaks through at the polls?
Proponents of marriage equality have gone a dismal 0-32 at the polls since ballot referendums starting popping up in the early ’90s. In 2012, four states will vote on ballot measures dealing with marriage equality. Maine, …
