Kelly & Sam Pilgrim-Byrne are out and proud for the sake of their daughter Charlotte.

No two ways about it, we lost two major battles for equal marriage, state and federal. But the war goes on. What we need now is to take a leaf out of our US cousins playbook and start building a warchest.

Altruistic egg donation comes with some awkward moral issues, especially when GLBTI and religion are in the mix.

There’s no need to get ‘political, all you have to do is be out and proud, for your kids sake, says gay dad Rodney Chiang-Cruise.

Some amazing Marriage Equality videos from around the world. Some are witty, some are moving, all send a powerful message. Let us know of any more YOU love!

Jane Douglas – a recovering ex-Christian-fundamentalist who left both her marriage and the church – ably dissects Abp Peter Jensen’s objections to the marriage equality campaign. This post originally appeared on Jane’s blog http://puttingheroarin.wordpress.com, and is reproduced here ‘cos it’s a damn fine piece of word, and she’s fantastic. Also, she said we could

The problem isn’t how to stop Jews leaving the Jewish community. The problem is how to make the Jewish community fit for all Jews – especially GLBTI – to live in.

The importance of being out and proud cannot be overstated. Unfortunately, there are some gay and lesbian parents who hide their sexuality from parts of the community out of fear and sometimes shame. Gay and Lesbian parents need to be out and proud for their children.