I’m Back!
Hey all! I know it’s been a while since I last wrote. I had to do some offline business stuff in order to better serve you in the future. Now…
Category: LGBTQ Finance
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Five Things You Need to Know When Preparing to Adopt
I have to admit. I was a little hesitant to write about adoption. I don’t have any experience with it, nor do I really want to pursue it. However, it’s… -
Happy National Adoption Month!
For the past 20 years, November has been recognized as National Adoption Month. The month is used to promote awareness of the need for adoptive families for children in foster… -
Five Situations When It Pays to Get Married
In all of this talk about inequality and discrimination, I wanted to highlight how marriage equality has recently helped level the playing field. The right to marry the person you… -
Debunking the “Rich Gay” Myth
Over the weekend, a friend tweeted me about an interesting website called Gay Money: The Truth About Lesbian and Gay Economics. It purports to summarize “all the research on lesbian… -
Practical Tips For Planning Your Wedding
Ben and I had friends over for dinner on Saturday, and one of the topics of conversation during the evening was their upcoming wedding. They have been together for six… -
Gratitude Journal: Anniversary Edition
Ben and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary this past weekend. Ben seemed more excited about this anniversary than the others that we’ve had over the past 14 years. But… -
Dissecting the Dissenters:More Takeaways from Obergefell v. Hodges
Last Tuesday, I offered some takeaways from the majority opinion in Obergefell v. Hodges. I meant to follow up on Friday, but I ended up taking time to enjoy the… -
Six Takeaways from Obergefell v. Hodges
As I was brushing my teeth last Friday morning, Ben charged into the bathroom waving his phone at me. He was singing, laughing, and doing the twist (his version of… -
Why Marriage Matters
Can you feel the excitement? The momentum for marriage equality is stronger than ever thanks to recent wins in Ireland and Mexico. The United States Supreme Court should deliver its… -
Five Situations When it Pays to Get Married
The oral arguments this week in Obergefell v. Hodges caused me to reflect on the importance of marriage equality. As the lawyers for the plaintiffs argued, the right to marry… -
How We Arrived at Today’s Important Supreme Court Case
Big day today for marriage equality. The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the four consolidated cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals in the Sixth Circuit. Right now,… -
Four Takeaways from Alabama’s Marriage Equality Case
More exciting marriage equality news out of the Supreme Court yesterday. The Court denied Alabama’s request to stay same-sex marriages that were to begin on Monday due to the January…