Several hundred people packed into the historic Riverside Church last night for an Occupy Wall Street vigil honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. The event featured performances by Patti Smith, Steve Earle, Stephan Said, Global Block, and St. Christopher's Gospel Choir, among others. Russell Simmons, civil rights attorney Norman Siegel, Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Jr. and Sumumba Sobukwe addressed the crowd. more ›

While Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio lashed out against the passage of the marriage equality act, other vocal opponents declined to allow the subject of civil rights and equal protection under the law to bleed into their sermons. Archbishop Timothy Dolan was among them, as his Homily on Sunday had no mention of the historic law. Speaking to reporters after the service, Dolan said, "I sort of needed a good dose of the Lord's grace and mercy because I've been down a little lately as you can imagine." Know what would have cured that summertime blues? The scene last Friday night in front of the Stonewall! It was impossible to be sad there. more ›

This past Sunday afternoon Sex and the City's Cynthia Nixon was one of many to speak at the marriage equality rally. In front of the large crowd that held the likes of Bloomberg and Patterson, she even got personal, taking a moment to announce her engagement to girlfriend Christine Marinoni. According to the Daily News, the 43-year-old "flashed the diamond engagement ring Marinoni gave her and said, 'It's time already.'" The actress also noted that "In an ideal world, we'd like to in New York, when it becomes legalized. We’re not going to wait forever, but we’re hoping it’s just around the corner...Sometime I think before the end of next summer, but we don’t have a date.” more ›