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Your Perfect Wedding, wedding officiant
Your Perfect Gay Ceremony
You're standing in front of your Family and Friends prepared to make your dreams of a lifetime come true. It's at that moment that you are grateful that you have a professional guiding your ceremony. The Supreme Court has finally ruled upon this issue. Now is the time to plan your perfect LGBT Wedding. I have been performing Commitment Ceremonies since the beginning, and I am so pleased this has opened up for everyone to marry the one they Love. Contact Reverend Jacqui Weiks, Your LGBT Wedding Officiant
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Garden of Grace United Church of Christ
Garden of Grace United...
We are an open and affirming, multi-racial and multi-cultural, assessable to all, peace and justice oriented body of faith. We go into the community and God's disciples. Grounded by the teachings of Jesus the Christ, we uplift Christ's goodness, create spiritual community, and care for God's people and God's world. Dynamic hope, incredible compassion, extravagant hospitality, and radical love are our core values.
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Daniel Pillai, He/She Project
Daniel Pillai’s He...

Daniel Pillai’s He/She Project Growing up in a traditional south Asian community in Canada, Daniel Pillai didn’t quite fit in. “There was an inherent non-acceptance to who I was and how I acted,” he says. “I stuck out like a sore thumb.” Pillai spent his childhood in what he calls a “conservative atmosphere,” surrounded by […]

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Addiction Treatment and the Recovery Process By Matt Gonzales, writer and researcher for DrugRehab.com Drug addiction is a chronic disease that affects your physical and mental health, job status and relationships. Once you’re hooked on a drug, your whole life revolves around it. Substance use disorders are common in the United States. Heroin use in […]

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Orlando shooting victims bills to be forgiven
Who Pays After the Dev...

Who pays after the devastating Orlando shooting? After a tragedy, who pays the bill? There has been a lot of talk lately about medical costs and medical debt, even as the Affordable Care Act helps more Americans get the treatment they need without taking on crippling debt. Even with more people covered, medical treatment is […]

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Making a Legal Case for Bisexuality Bisexuality is widely misunderstood. Bisexuals are often dismissed or used as a punchline by the straight community and sidelined in conversations about LGBT rights and equality, often while experiencing many of the same struggles and setbacks as the rest of the queer community. And for some–like Ray Fuller, a […]

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photo by Alexander Hassenstein / Getty | Olympic Coverage Criticized
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Olympic Coverage Criticized as Homophobic? One of the most memorable moments of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio didn’t occur during an event. Instead, just after the women’s rugby event on Monday night, Brazil’s Isadora Cerullo’s partner, Marjorie Enya, surprised her with a proposal. As reported by CNN, Enya said in her emotional speech “I […]

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LGBT parents: The Next Family
Video Series Shows How to Be Great LGBT Parents
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New Video Series Explores Reality of LGBT Parents If you’re new LGBT parents–or if you’re soon planning to be–you may have more than a few unanswered questions about navigating life as same-sex parents. While there’s a growing number of resources geared toward helping LGBT parents, one of the best we’ve come across recently is a […]

April 27, 2016|SGL|Parents
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Tips: How to be Good Parents to LGBT Youth
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Be Good Parents to LGBT Youth: Tips and Resources When a young LGBT person comes out, it’s not just a big change for them–it can also mean a huge shift for their family. Luckily, many more parents recognize that being LGBT is far from a negative, and look for ways to support their LGBT children […]

March 25, 2016|SGL|Parents
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Lesbian Foster Moms Struggle to Keep Child
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Lesbian Foster Moms Struggle to Keep Their Child In Utah, an ongoing legal battle has erupted between two lesbian foster moms and the state’s legal system following the removal of a foster child from the couple’s home. Even though the lesbian foster moms, Beckie Pierce and April Hoagland, received approval from the state’s child services […]

March 02, 2016|SGL|Parents
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LGBT Family Resources
LGBT Parenting Resources
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LGBT Parenting Resources A new addition to your family can bring your home joy and excitement, but it also means you’ll be navigating many new challenges. For LGBT parents, this can be a time that presents many questions and opportunities, but tracking down the resources you need to be a successful parent can be a […]

February 09, 2016|SGL|Parents
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LDS Policy Harms LGBT Families
Mormon Policy Harms LGBT Families
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Mormon Church’s New Policy Hurts LGBT Families On November 5, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued an updated policy to church leaders that has met with severe backlash both within the church and from the LGBT community. Two major tenets of the new policy directly affect the status of the LGBT community […]

November 25, 2015|SGL|Parents
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Gay Travel, Returning with Kids
Gay Travel: Returning with Kids
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3 Destinations: Returning to Favorites with Kids by Rob Taylor of 2TravelDads.com Before we had two kids, we were bold with our gay travel choices. We could throw caution out the window and road trip through rural Mexico and get stopped and searched by armed military. We could visit friends in San Francisco and stay […]

September 30, 2015|SGL|Parents
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LGBT Community, Animated
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The LGBT Community, Animated Not so long ago, it was a big deal to see members of the LGBT community on television, but even when a gay or lesbian character appeared, there was always a good chance the show would make them the butt of a joke, or worse, an exaggerated stereotype. On sitcoms and […]

September 30, 2015|SGL|Parents
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Back to School for LGBT Families
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Back to School: A Guide for LGBT Families While the start of the school year can be a big relief for parents and a source of excitement for kids, it can also be a time of anxiety for LGBT families. Your child may be starting at a new school where students are less accepting of […]

September 03, 2015|SGL|Parents
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Lesbian Moms, Getting It Right
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What Are Lesbian Moms Getting So Right? In the last few years, it’s become clear that children raised by lesbian moms aren’t just performing as well as their heterosexual-raised peers: in many areas, they’re outpacing them. In several studies, children raised by lesbian moms tend to be more self-confident, less prone to anxiety or depression, […]

August 28, 2015|SGL|Parents
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Gay Adoption Facts
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Gay Adoption Facts: Love, Marriage, and then… Now that the Supreme Court has legalized gay marriage, schoolyard wisdom dictates that it won’t be long before newly-married gay couples are looking to start families. For many of these couples, adoption is a great option for bringing a child into a loving home. But what are the […]

July 22, 2015|Smart Gay Life|Parents
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