Results for: gay marriage
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75 Republicans and 278 Businesses Sign Briefs Supporting Gay Marriage, Recognize That DOMA Helps No One
“Yesterday it was revealed that 75 prominent Republicans have signed onto an amicus brief arguing for the legalization of gay marriage in the Supreme Court case dealing with marriage equality.”
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State of the Struggle: First Come LGBT Legal Protections, Then Comes Marriage
The new Momentum Report from the Movement Advancement Project proves that gay marriage is just the tip of the iceberg. How is the LGBT community doing when it comes to everything else?
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We Won A Thing: UK House of Commons Votes to Legalise Gay Marriage
The UK is now one step closer to legalising gay marriage!
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From England to New England: This is a Gay Marriage Round-Up Post
Marriage equality bills make progress from the UK House of Commons to the Rhode Island state legislature.
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First Gay Rose Parade Wedding Claims “Love Is The Best Protection” Against HIV/AIDS, Which Seems Medically Inaccurate
One wedding cake-shaped float, sponsored by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, will highlight a live same-sex wedding for the first time since the Rose Parade began in 1890. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation is promoting its 2014 float with the slogan “Love is the Best Protection,” to promote legalizing same-sex marriage as a method to keep gay men safer from HIV/AIDS.
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We Won A Thing: Scotland Legalises Same-Sex Marriage, Braces For Bad Weather
As per UKIP prophecy, torrential rains await Holyrood as Scottish gays might be able to get hitched as soon as this autumn.
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On Fixing The Institution of (Gay) Marriage
“If the institution is in need of an update, is the inclusion of gay marriage enough to jumpstart a healthier version of marriage?”
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Queer Catholic News Recap: Five and a Half Things To Know
Pope declares commission on sex abuse scandal, ACLU sues American Bishops, Cardinal Dolan declares he was “outmarketed” on gay marriage, and more.
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Supreme Court Decides It Is Not Currently Taking Action on Gay Marriage
The Supreme Court took no action today on Prop 8 or on cases dealing with DOMA.
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Allies in Unlikely Places: Gay Marriage and the NFL
As the battle on marriage equality in Maryland and Minnesota heats up, Ravens and Vikings players find themselves lining up both for and against the cause.
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We Get to Keep a Thing We Won! New Jersey Will Start Marrying Same-Sex Couples On Monday
Couples across the state prepare to marry after the state’s highest court orders same-sex ruling must stand.
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We Win A Thing In Illinois! House Passes Marriage Equality
Illinois becomes the fifteenth state to approve marriage equality after a surprise vote in the state legislature.
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Pope Francis Wants To Know What You Think About Gays (If You’re A Bishop)
The Vatican is soliciting opinions on a number of groundbreaking issues, including same-sex marriage, birth control, polygamy and forms of feminism “hostile to the Church.”
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In New Mexico and Pennsylvania, Renegade County Clerks Damn The Man To Marry The Gays
In New Mexico, eight county clerks have seen the same-sex marriage licenses they’ve been issuing this summer upheld by the courts, and the same may happen soon in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
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Chief Diversity Officer Opposes Gay Marriage, Is Suspended From Work, Raises Important Questions
Dr. Angela McCaskill is on paid administrative leave from her position as chief diversity officer at Gallaudet University because she signed a petition opposing gay marriage. Did the university make the right decision?
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New Poll Shows Latino/a Voters Largely Support Gay Marriage, Unfortunately for GOP
But is this really all that big of a shift?
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NJ’s Gay Conversion Therapy Ban Is Great, Not Indicative of Christie’s Conversion to Decency
Perhaps Christie’s evolution could help push Republicans into being less bigoted and terrible to queers. But that, of course, might be pie in the sky.
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Chris Christie and His Nonsensical Anti-Gay Arguments Are An Embarrassment to New Jersey
It has become increasingly difficult to defend my home state with our governor saying dumb things left and right, like his brief on marriage equality. Are you ready for a headdesk the size of a Jersey hairdo?
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This Week In Small Post-DOMA Victories: Judge Rules that Lesbian Widow Should Receive Spouse’s Benefits
A Philadelphia judge rules that the same-sex widow of a lawyer, is entitled to her benefits plan after a legal battle with her spouse’s family.
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Barbara Buono’s Gay Daughter Rips Chris Christie a New Orifice
Tessa Bitterman takes on Governor Christie for his record on queer issues and tells everyone to chip in and support her mom, Barbara Buono, in the upcoming New Jersey Gubernatorial Election.