Results for: gay marriage
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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.
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Texas, Mississippi National Guard Won’t Process Benefits For Same-Sex Couples Despite Pentagon Orders
State officials have cited marriage bans as defense for the decision, and federal facilities in each state will comply with the policy.
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BREAKING: Supreme Court Declares DOMA Unconstitutional, Rules “No Standing” on Prop 8
The Supreme Court has ruled DOMA unconstitutional and that the petitioners in Prop 8 did not have standing.
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Colin Powell Has No Problem With Gay Marriage
Colin Powell says that “I don’t see any reason not to say that they should be able to get married under the laws of their state or the laws of the country.”
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Joy and Rage: Why the Fight for Queer Equality Doesn’t End with Marriage
The struggles of queer and trans* people are no less important than the struggles of gay people, and if they move forward without us, they are not moving forward at all.
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ACLU and Lambda Legal Back Lawsuit for Gay Marriage in Illinois
Because civil unions aren’t marriage, no matter what the state tries to tell you.
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Obama, Gay Marriage and America One Week Later
President Obama announced he supports same-sex marriage, and then what happened?
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Mitt Romney and Gay Marriage: It’s Complicated
Once upon a time, Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts, and he wasn’t quite as anti-gay as conservatives might like.
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Keeping Up With The Republicans: How the GOP Feels About Gays This Week
Those crazy kids are always up to something. Here’s this week’s roundup.
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North Carolina’s Amendment One Passes, Outlawing Already-Illegal Gay Marriage
“I have never seen a community mount such a forceful, unified, creative response to a collective threat. I have never had so many neighbors tell me, “Your battle is mine too.”
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Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Prop 8, Is Skeptical About Legal Standing
Today, the court heard oral arguments related to Prop 8, and everyone has thoughts on how they might rule in response. Now we just have to wait about three more months to actually find out!
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We Won Another Thing! New Zealand Passes Same-Sex Marriage!
Who knew that April 2013 would be such a game changer for marriage equality? Louisa Wall, that’s who!
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DOMA Goes to the Supreme Court, and Its Days May Be Numbered
Today, the Supreme Court listened to arguments on the Defense of Marriage Act, the federal law which defines marriage as being between one man and one woman.
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Lesbian Couple Tries To Change Michigan’s Gay Adoption Laws
In one of the most surprisingly gay-unfriendly states in the U.S., same-sex couples still can’t adopt children together. Here’s how two Hazel Park nurses are trying to change that.
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Actual Experts Tell Supreme Court Gays Are Great Parents, Bigots Are Wrong
The American Academy of Pediatrics has released a lengthy report based on 30 years of researching explaining why banning same-sex marriage “for the children” doesn’t make any sense.
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Why We Should Be Wary Of Republican Support For Marriage Equality
Republicans are coming out in number to express their support for marriage equality. How can this end well?
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Illinois State Senate Gives Gay Couples Best-Ever Valentine’s Day Present
On Thursday, Valentine’s Day, the Illinois State Senate approved a bill which would legalize same-sex marriage!
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REVEALED: NOM’s Deplorable, Racist Tactics For Beating Gay Marriage
NOM’s shocking internal documents have been made public, includes gems like: “The strategic goal of this project is to drive a wedge between gays and blacks—two key Democratic constituencies.”
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Bridal Magazine Rejects, Then Accepts, Ad Featuring Lesbian Couple After Internet Feelingsfest
“We are so sorry that we acted out of fear and uncertainty. We had never been faced with such a decision and we should have acted with our hearts.”
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Mexican Supreme Court Invokes U.S. Civil Rights Legislation In Marriage Equality Ruling
Marriage equality is slowly but steadily making its way throughout Mexico, this time thanks to a little help from our own Loving v. Virginia and Brown v. Board of Education.