To begin with a happy note: Maine has just legalized gay marriage! It's the fifth US state to do so. On a less happy note, the mods of this community have received several emails from participants who won auctions and made their donation, but never recieved the item or service they bid on. In a few cases, it's unclear why this happened, and the mods have tried to contact the person who offered...

Well, it seems that Pepsi gave money to help combat Prop 8. (via HRC) And now the "American Family Association" (I think they at one point in time said that the best way to prevent a little boy from becoming gay was to show him daddy's penis in the shower.) wants everyone to boycott Pepsi. Not only that... but they also apparently supported a pro-homosexual episode of Family Guy. Or something. If it...

Vermont Freedom to Marry has been fighting this one for years. Hooray! Oh, and the DC Council also voted unanimously to recognize gay marriages from other parts of the country. :D

Unanimous ruling: Iowa marriage no longer between one man, one woman "The Iowa Supreme Court this morning upheld a Polk County judge’s 2007 ruling that marriage should not be limited to one man and one woman. The ruling, viewed nationally and at home as a victory for the gay rights movement and a setback for social conservatives, means Iowa’s 5,800 gay couples can legally marry in Iowa beginning...

So, Californians -- get out your petition-signing pens. Or better yet, volunteer to circulate a petition. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/20/another-marriage-petition_n_177599.html SACRAMENTO — The sponsors of a second ballot measure seeking to repeal California's ban on same-sex marriage have been cleared to start collecting signatures. The secretary of state on Friday gave the group Yes...

NOTICE TO ALL QUEER JEWISH STUDENTS : Did you know that there's an organization just for you? NUJLS, the National Union of Jewish LGBTQQI Students, is here for you! Our annual conference is April 3-5 at UPenn and registration is open . Want to come but don't have the cash? Just tell us and we'll see what we can do. Register online at: http://www.nujlsonline.org/conferenceinfo.html NOTICE TO...

Please take this survey and pass it on. Yes, it's inaccurate -- what they call "special" rights are simply the same rights that any other taxpaying American is entitled to. But they apparently only feel that white heterosexual people who go to their churches are supposed to have civil rights. "Christians," my ass... Thanks to Erastes for this info. PLEASE repost. To folks who don't think writers...

"Fidelity": Don't Divorce... from Courage Campaign on Vimeo .

Alex Beecroft and the contributors to I DO were invited to participate in The Jester Show on TalkShoe internet radio. And, heaven help us all, as many contributors who can get to a phone or log in will be there to rally for equality and take listener questions. I'm hunting for my headset now... I just hope Teh Intarweb cooperates. Here's a link to the show page: http://www.talkshoe .com/tc/20116...

21 authors contributing 20 stories of love and commitment Do you support the right of any human being to marry the person they love? The right to say 'I Do' to a life of commitment and sharing with the that one special person? We do. We hope that marriage will soon be a dream that everyone can share. That's why the following authors of LGBT fiction have donated stories to this anthology, in aid of...