Currently, the Federal government won’t allow gay and lesbian couples to marry, but same-sex registered domestic partners are required to file taxes as if they were, one of the little-known recent changes to IRS tax codes that have left many in a state of confusion.

Looking back, 2011 seems to have been a year where many of us lost loved ones.

Whether it’s just our age group, or life slapping us in the face, it seems to be happening all around us.
 
What if you were to die today?

I know it's not a fun topic, but it's a necessary conversation to have.

Many individuals recognize the benefits of planning for the future.  Such efforts often uncover problems and frequently provide the motivation to make needed changes. 

For the most part, the issues involved are positive and enjoyable (i.e. retirement, well–educated children, etc.).

Nature loves variety. Unfortunately, society hates it.

It is highly likely that you have passed a transgender person on the street, at the grocery store, in the bank, at the gym, and, yes, even in a public restroom, without even knowing that that person was transgender.

A transgender person is not just a clone of another transgender person. He or she is different and unique, just as is every other person.

Transgender people are those who transgress gender norms of society by attempting to transition into the correct gender of which they should have been born.

WILMINGTON, Del. -- Two women became the first couple in Delaware joined in a same-sex, civil-union ceremony during a stirring and historic service at their Wilmington church Sunday afternoon.

At Trinity Episcopal Church, fellow Delaware attorneys, as well as judges, legislators, friends and family members witnessed the tearful vows exchanged by Lisa B. Goodman and Drewry Fennell -- advocates who for years fought for anti-discrimination laws and state recognition of same-sex relationships.