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Iowa Marriage Study to Spark Discussion
Posted by Melanie Nathan; 09-08-10;
An Article today at Press -Citizen Website discusses the Study on Iowa Same-sex marriage since it was legalized 18 months ago. Divorce is down and marriage is up.
“Although social conservatives in the 2010 election campaign depict gay marriage as a threat to married life as we know it, Iowa’s [...] Marriage & Civil Unions | Lez Get Real
Marriage Equality New York to Hold 7th Annual Wedding March in Cities across the State
On September 26, advocates and allies across New York State will come together to support marriage equality at the 7th Annual Wedding March. Join GLAAD staff and volunteers in New York City to support Marriage Equality for all New Yorkers! Marriage & Civil Unions | glaadBLOG.org
Welcome* To Tasmania!
This week, Tasmania announced that it would accept the civil unions of couples married outside the country. Why ignore the rights of native Tasmanians?
Jenara Nerenberg at Fast Company explains that this could be an immigration ploy:
Noone has outright said that the new plan includes incentivizing the gay community to move to Tasmania, though there are hints. "Population follows lifestyle which we are securing through investment in a whole range of areas and economic opportunity," said Premier David Bartlett. If "lifestyle" isn't code word for high-income gay couples with no kids, which would certainly boost the local economy and reduce costs associated with children, then I don't know what is. Marriage & Civil Unions | The New Gay
Minister Faces Trial for Performing Gay Marriages A retired Presbyterian minister and active critic of her faith's position on same-sex marriage will be tried by a church court for performing the weddings of gay couples during a brief period when same-sex marriage was legal in California.
"I DO!" WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ALAN CUMMING Recording Artist David Raleigh puts his heart on the line for marriage equality in this music video directed by actor Alan Cumming. In his introduction, Cumming describes the process of creating the video for Raleigh, in which real wedding footage is used to make a bold statement about why a homosexual marriage is no different than a heterosexual marriage. You won't get this tune out of your head anytime soon!
Music available at davidraleigh.com / Courtesy of David Raleigh / Evolution Records
Same Sex Marriage to Stay on Hold Indefinitely Today a a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals federal appeals court put same-sex weddings in California on hold indefinitely while it considers the constitutionality of the California’s gay marriage ban. This decision, over rules Chief U.S. District Court Judge Walker’s decision last week to allow gay marriages to go forward [...]
Coach Sappho Celebrates the Death of Prop 8 and much more This past week has been busier than most around here. So you know my head is really spinning! Ha! No, but seriously, I’ve accomplished so many meaningful goals on my journey this week, all in the midst of the news of the demise of Prop 8 and the rise of public support for marriage equality [...]
Can we get married or can’t we? Okay, so here’s the deal. Last week Judge Vaughn Walker, US District Judge for the Northern District of CA in San Francisco declared Prop. 8 unconstitutional and a stay was put in place. Today, that stay was in fact lifted but an additional stay has been put in place until August 18th. This gives the [...]
ABA Backs Marriage Equality for Gays and Lesbians Gays and lesbians should have the right to marry in civil ceremonies, the ABA’s policy-making House of Delegates declared on Tuesday. The measure passed on a voice vote. A lineup of ABA leaders, both past and present, spoke in favor of the resolution. Incoming ABA President Stephen Zack asked “Why would anyone in this country [...]
Gay Marriage Introduced in 1953 Cover Story While the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community’s struggle for marriage equality began long before California’s Proposition 8, this week’s ruling overturning the ban on same-sex marriage in California marks an historic turning point in this ongoing struggle. Although the decision will likely be appealed all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, its [...]
Prop 8 Unconstitutional U.S. District Court Judge Walker has ruled Proposition 8, the California voter-approved ban on gay marriage, unconstitutional under both the due-process and equal-protection clauses. California’s ban on marriage equality — also known as Proposition 8 — violates the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution. “After hearing extensive evidence in support of marriage equality, and [...]
Homophobic fringe group launches “Your Values” independent expenditure for Palin-endorsed California Senate candidate Courage Campaign tells Carly Fiorina “Bigotry has no place in the United States Senate” as it tracks “National Organization for Marriage” tour across America Amidst its anti-gay bus tour across 23 eastern and midwestern cities, the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) has joined a $1 million independent expenditure campaign called “Tus Valores” — or “Your [...]
Iowa Marriage Study to Spark Discussion
Marriage Equality New York to Hold 7th Annual Wedding March in Cities across the State
Welcome* To Tasmania!
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