Women’s book celebrates institution of same-sex marriage
By Dinah Cardin/Salem Gazette

Karen Kahn and Pat Gozemba are the writers of a book about the turbulent history of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts and among those affected by the ongoing saga. (Photo by Dinah Cardin)

Karen Kahn and Pat Gozemba have only been married since last September, but they know the history of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts backwards and forwards. That’s why they are writing a book on the subject.

Scheduled for release in May of 2007, “Courting Equality: Photographs from the Gay Marriage Frontlines” (Beacon Press) chronicles the struggle that began in November of 2003 with the state Supreme Court’s decision to allow same-sex marriage.

The book has 110 photos, taken by Beverly photographer…(continue)

April is National Poetry Month!

To celebrate this special occasion, the New York City Department of Education, in collaboration with the Office of the Mayor, Department of Cultural Affairs, City University of New York, and the New York Times, is co-sponsoring the fourth annual Poem In Your Pocket Day on Friday, April 28, 2006. New Yorkers are encouraged to carry a poem in their pocket and share it with friends, family, coworkers and classmates. Public schools throughout the five boroughs will highlight poetry on this day through readings by CUNY poets, poetry workshops and specifically designed lesson plans. Tuck a poem in your pocket and see what surprises may come your way. What will your poem be? (click the image for more!)

National sushi provider has ties to anti-gay Christian group

Rev. Sun Myung Moon, founder of the Unification Church, has been outspoken about opposing gay rights, but has kept under wraps his ties to the lucrative sushi-quality seafood company True World Foods. (Photo illustration by Bo Shell)

GAY SUSHI LOVERS may want to think twice before picking up their chopsticks, as they could be indirectly supporting a controversial Christian group led by an outspoken anti-gay leader. New Jersey-based True World Foods, with 21 North American branches, provides sushi-grade seafood products to 6,000…

- BO SHELL, Washington Blade; April 28, 2006

National High Five Day is 4/20/06
Andy Towle of Towleroad: “Interestingly enough (as pointed out to me by Cyd Zeigler at Outsports), the high five was invented by baseball player Glenn Burke in 1977. Burke was the first ball player to declare his homosexuality (in 1982, after his retirement). Sadly, he died of AIDS in the mid-90′s. Said Cyd, “And to think all of these straight guys are just doing what a gay man taught them in 1977!!!”

New Gay Online Community Offers New Space for Sharing
04.21.06

(New York, NY) – A new site on the World Wide Web enables the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender – and even gay curious – to gather online for the purposes of meeting new people, sharing stories, and organizing events, among other activities. MyRainbowSpace, found at www.myrainbowspace.com, continues in the tradition of the more established online communities, like Friendster, MySpace, and Xanga, while remaining true to the needs of their target audience.

The site not only provides many of the features that users have come to expect from online communities, including the ability to design customizable profiles, write blogs, send instant messages, and post bulletins, but also gives its members the ability to share their “coming out” stories and learn about gay and lesbian activism events across the globe. “MyRainbowSpace offers us the opportunity to share our life stories with each other, make new friends, engage in activism, and still have tons of fun,” said the site’s co-creator, Bonnie Koellhoffer, a part time student and New Jersey resident.

Koellhoffer said the idea for the site came from her own frustration with existing social networking sites. “As a lesbian woman, I found it difficult to navigate through the existing sites to find people with similar interests,” …Read the entire article here VIA Gaywired!

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Twins For Etheridge, Partner

By Stephen M. Silverman (PEOPLE)

“We are thrilled to announce that Tammy is pregnant, and expecting our twins sometime around this fall,” the singer and the actress say in a joint statement on Etheridge’s official Web site.

Read the news at AOL Celebrity/People Magazine

SNACK FOOD WEDDING CAKES!!!?
via slashfood.com (Nicole Weston)
Photo: NY Times

More and more couples are moving away from the traditional wedding cake model, having cupcake towers so that each guest can have an individual, elaborately decorated cake. The cupcakes maintain the elegance of tradition, but allow for an infusion of fun. Even further from the standard, however, is the snack-food cake. A snack food cake can be made of anything from Twinkies to Snowballs and chocolate donuts. What I didn’t realize was… Read Ding Dong Wedding Cakes?

Five Years of Gay Marriage!

via Radio Netherlands

It’s exactly five years this month since the first gay and lesbian weddings were allowed in the Netherlands.

At the time, this was the only country in the world where it was possible for gay couples to marry. On the day itself,…Read Five Years of Gay Marriage?

Md. Senate hopefuls back gay marriage
Cardin, Steele oppose same-sex unions

Photo: Candidates for Maryland’s open U.S. Senate seat include (clockwise from top left) Kweisi Mfume, Lise Van Sustern, Allen Lichtman, Rep. Ben Cardin, Lt. Gov. Michael Steele and Kevin Zeese. More of them support gay marriage than oppose it. (Washington Blade)

By ELIZABETH WEILL-GREENBERG
Washington Blade

More Democratic hopefuls seeking the Maryland U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Paul Sarbanes support marriage equality than oppose it.

Kweisi Mfume, Lise Van Susteren and Allan Lichtman support full marriage equality for gay couples. Green candidate Kevin Zeese has also announced that he supports marriage rights for gays.

Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, the leading Republican…read more at Washington Blade