Announcing the acceptance of four appeals that relate to issues of same-sex marriage in America, the U.S. Supreme Court takes the first step toward addressing directly one of the hottest political questions of the past decade. State after state in the nation has either passed laws permitting gay marriage or attempted to restrict and avoid […]

A bumper sticker advises: “Love people. Cook them good food.” Countless mothers and fathers follow this advice every day for their families. Chefs go to work to live out the ideal of preparing good food to please people at a very deep and personal level. Advertisers appeal to the appetites of millions of consumers with […]

Got a Gay Husband? A new cable television show called “My Husband’s Not Gay” has people talking about the issues behind the entertainment. Some who have dealt with the difficult issues seen in the show say that it is not an accurate portrayal of the struggles faced by gay husbands and those who love them, but […]

Public health officials in Britain raised alarm and sparked some ire by blaming the rising rates of syphilis and gonorrhea among gay men on the widespread use of mobile hookup apps. Other experts argue that the cause-and-effect relationship is not clear enough to make such a broad conclusion. Industry insiders say that education and intervention […]

Updates on Gay Marriage News Around the United States Now that gay marriage is legal in more than half the states, many states are having to ramp up their arguments as they fight the bans that are being overturned in their state courts. Two recent states that have been in gay marriage news reports are […]

Same-sex marriage has been legal in the state of New York since 2011, but there are still business owners in the state who are slow to accept the legal and social change. Cynthia and Robert Gifford, owners of Liberty Ridge Farm in upstate New York recently found themselves at the heart of a debate that […]

[sbu_post_image] The United States has seen its fair share of changes regarding states switching their stances on gay marriage these past few weeks. Today, there are around 30+ states that allow gay marriage, and more are soon to follow. Now gays are looking to get married, and with their options open, it comes down to […]

Lately, conservative bakers have been in the news for their objections to constructing wedding cakes for same-sex couples. Melissa Klein was the darling of the Values Voter Summit as she sobbed onstage about being “forced” to close her bakery, Sweet Cakes By Melissa, after incurring a lawsuit for refusal of service to a lesbian couple. […]

A recent study in Science reveals some potentially surprising findings about our understanding of morality. As it turns out, individuals who identify themselves as religious are no more “moral” in their day-to-day behavior than individuals who don’t identify as being religious. The study, conducted with over 1,200 people, required participants to receive five random texts […]

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to question long-accepted myths about the sanctity of marriage. If you are preparing to get ordained, you may be pondering the moral and philosophical nuances of traditional marriage. The deeper you look, the more you may find that your ideas about marriage, and what you take for granted […]