The Target Corporation has just launched a line of rainbow-studded t-shirts supporting gay pride season, aiming to donate a portion of the proceeds to the pro-gay Family Equality Council.
This may come as a shock to many gay rights activists, who remember Target sadly for its past contributions to MN Forward, a group that supported anti-gay political candidate Tom Emmer. However, Target also gets consistently high rankings on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index, and it’s a sponsor of Minneapolis-area Pride events.
“Target is not anti-gay,” Michael Francis, Target’s executive vice president and chief marketing officer, told The Los Angeles Times. “It’s important to set the record straight and provide some context.”
The shirts are apparently only available online and through the month of June. Get yours here. And in the meantime, what do you think about this? Is it a change of heart, or has Target always been allied?
The Manhattan Prairie Dogs are in New Orleans. Funny…in this city, they pretty much look like everyone else….
Officials from Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, have announced that visitors to the city will now have equal access to same-sex marriages.
Marriage equality has been legal in Argentina since 2010, and now tourists who place a request five days in advance will also be able to share in that right. City officials recommend couples have a local lawyer help them with the paperwork.
Anybody up for a quick trip to Argentina? Seriously, though, this is really cool. Imagine the photos from the destination weddings!
Big Apple Coprs Marching Band 2012 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Saturday, May 19, 2012: New Hope Pride Parade
Sunday, May 20, 2012: AIDS Walk New York (stand-and-play)
Sunday, June 3, 2012: Queens Pride Parade
Saturday, June 9, 2012: Capital Pride Parade, Washington, DC
Saturday, June 16, 2012: Rhode Island Pride Parade, Providence, RI
Saturday, June 23, 2012: NYC Dyke March (stand-and-play)
Sunday, June 24, 2012: New York Pride Parade, NYC
Wednesday, July 4, 2012: Asbury Park Fourth of July Parade, Asbury Park, NJ
Sunday, July 22, 2012: AIDS March on Washington Parade, Washington, DC
Saturday, August 4, 2012: The Hambletonian Race, Meadowlands Racetrack, NJ
Saturday, September 8, 2012: Big Apple Ranch Dance, Chelsea, NYC
Friday, September 14, 2012: Out at Night at Six Flags Great Adventure, NJ
Sunday, October 28. 2012: Washington Market Children’s Halloween, NYC
Sunday, November 11, 2012: Veterans Day Parade, NYC
The governor of Rhode Island announced yesterday that the state would begin to recognize marriages between two people of the same sex performed in other states.
Gov. Lincoln Chafee signed an order directing state agencies to treat opposite-sex and same-sex marriages equally, including in matters like health and life insurance and other benefits. Rhode Island allows civil unions but bans marriage equality. More on benefits:
The executive order is expected to have many real-world implications. Same-sex spouses of state employees and anyone covered by an insurance company regulated in Rhode Island will be entitled to health and life insurance benefits, gay rights advocates say.
Both partners in a same-sex couple will be able to list their names as parents on a child’s birth certificate, and same-sex couples will be entitled to sales tax exemptions on the transfer of property including vehicles.
Woohoo! Honestly, isn’t this just the first step towards making marriage equality a reality here too? Let’s make it happen.
JCPenny’s Same-Sex Mother’s Day Catalog Photo
And as usual, a group of women who bored us with their complaints on Urban Outfitters and Toys ‘R’ Us before, as known as “One Million Moms”, has anti-gay things to say, or pardon me but simply shenanigans about this photo. To learn more, check out the story from Huffington Post by clicking here.
