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Forrester resume misleads
State Senator Jim Forrester (R-Gaston), lead proponent of the anti-same-sex-union amendment set to appear on NC ballots next spring, may have padded the resume he's been running on for many years.
On both his campaign website and the Gaston County GOP website, Forrester claims to be a Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine.
But Michael Barry, the executive director of the America...
WRAL • Sep 30, 2011
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Americans opposed to gay marriage dwindle: Survey
The Center's General Social Survey showed that support for same-sex marriage rose from 11 per cent of Americans in 1988 to 46 per cent approving of it in 2010. For the first time supporters outnumbered the 40 per cent who were opposed.
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Vancouver Sun • Sep 29, 2011
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Mini plays dealing with gay marriage delayed
Producers said Wednesday that "Standing On Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays" will begin previews at the Minetta Lane Theatre on Nov. 7 with an official opening on Nov. 13. Previously, the plays were to make their bow in October....
Sacramento Bee • Sep 29, 2011
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Jack Reed Suggests He'll Support Repeal Of DOMA
Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed's office has suggested he will co-sponsor a bill that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the 1996 law that forbids federal recognition of the legal marriages of gay and lesbian couples.
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On Top Magazine • Sep 29, 2011
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Ethical questions smolder around IFPC's taxpayer assistance
The Iowa Family Policy Center, a division of The Family Leader, did not comply with federal-grant protocol when it relinquished the last year of federal funding it received for a controversial marriage-counseling program, according to documents obtained by The Independent under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)....
Iowa Independent • Sep 29, 2011
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Sen. Susan Collins Hasn't "Looked At" Federal Impact of DOMA on Same-Sex Couples
But, speaking with Metro Weekly at LCR's Sept. 20 dinner, Collins had no view on the bill and claimed to be unaware of the impact of Section 3 of DOMA -- which defines "marriage" and "spouse" in federal law as referring only to marriages between one man and one woman.
Asked about and given a brief description of the RMA, Collins said, "I was going to say, I'm not sure what the Respect for Marriag...
Metro Weekly • Sep 29, 2011
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Reed: Studying bill that would repeal DOMA
U.S. Senator Jack Reed says he'll make a decision "very shortly" on whether the Defense of Marriage Act should be repealed. The Act, known by the acronym DOMA, prohibits federal marriage benefits for same sex couples....
Rhode Island Public Radio • Sep 29, 2011
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High Hopes For Obama's Speech To HRC
Obama is scheduled to keynote HRC's 15th annual National Dinner in Washington, D.C. on Saturday. About 3,000 attendees are expected for the event, which will take place at the Washington Convention Center.
Obama has suggested since last year that his views could "evolve" to support same-sex marriage, but he hasn't yet endorsed marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples....
Washington Blade • Sep 28, 2011
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Same-sex households up 80% in decade, census finds
Census figures released Tuesday show there were 646,464 same-sex households in the United States in 2010, compared with 358,390 in 2000. Twenty percent of couples living in same-sex households last year listed themselves as married, the Census Bureau said....
SF Gate • Sep 28, 2011
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Census: 131,729 Gay Couples Report They're Married
The Census Bureau released a revised estimate Tuesday of the number of same-sex married couples living in the United States: More than 130,000 same-sex households recorded themselves as married. Another 500,000 same-sex households indentified themselves as unmarried....
NPR • Sep 28, 2011
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Court puts gay marriage trial videos back on hold
A panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said late Monday it was temporarily staying a lower court judge's order to make the videos public on Sept. 30 so the court could be briefed on the matter....
AP • Sep 28, 2011
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Equality Maryland Announces New Board Members
Equality Maryland and Equality Maryland Foundation announce the appointment of sixteen new members to the organizations' Boards of Directors. New Directors were selected after an extensive vetting and interview process completed by a ten-member Nominations Committee....
Equality Maryland • Sep 28, 2011
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House Dems Renew Request For DOMA Briefing
Democratic U.S. House members pushing for an end to the Defense of Marriage Act have renewed their request with House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) for a briefing on his defense of the anti-gay law in court.
In a letter dated Sept. 26, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), the sponsor of DOMA repeal legislation, and Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) as well as gay Reps. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D...
Washington Blade • Sep 27, 2011
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Alaska Judge Says Gay Couples Suffer Constitutional Injury on Senior Real Property Tax Exemption
On September 19, 2011, Anchorage District Superior Court Judge Frank A. Pfiffner released a ruling that the state of Alaska and municipality of Anchorage were violating the equal protection requirements of the Alaska Constitution by maintaining a senior real property tax exemption program that discriminates against same-sex couples. The decision in Schmidt v. State of Alaska, Case No. 3AN-10-9519...
Leonard Link • Sep 26, 2011
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'8' equals million
The starry Sept. 19 reading of Dustin Lance Black's play "8" at the Eugene O'Neill Theater generated more than $1 million for the American Foundation for Equal Rights....
Variety • Sep 26, 2011
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RI ACLU calls civil union a "bust"
The Rhode Island American Civil Liberties Union is calling the state's new civil union law a "fiasco" and says lawmakers should pass gay marriage legislation in its place....
AP • Sep 26, 2011
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Marriage Bans Even Worse than we Thought
Holy cow. Where to begin? Dustin Lance Black's play about Prop 8 hit Broadway for an incredible night. The tapes of the Prop 8 trial might actually get released. Florida's working on domestic partnerships, North Carolina's marriage ban is even worse than we thought, New Hampshire might repeal marriage, and Missouri -- yes, Missouri -- favors legal recognition for gay couples. All that, plus the fi...
MNW • Sep 26, 2011
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Prop. 8 backers seek delay in trial video release
The sponsors of California's same-sex marriage want a federal judge in San Francisco to put the brakes on unsealing video recordings of last year's high-profile trial on the constitutionality of voter-approved Proposition 8....
Mercury News • Sep 24, 2011
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Gay civil partners 'less likely to split up than straight married couples'
Data from the Office of National Statistics shows that after five years, 5.5 per cent of marriages had ended in divorce and 2.5 per cent of civil partnerships had been dissolved....
Pink News • Sep 23, 2011
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Missouri Miscellaneous
59% of voters in Missouri think that gay marriage should be illegal, compared to just 32% who would like to see it become legal. But when you throw civil unions into the equation 62% of voters support some form of legal recognition for gay couples to only 37% opposed to giving same sex couples any sorts of rights....
Public Policy Polling • Sep 23, 2011
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House Republican co-sponsors DOMA repeal bill
The effort to repeal the constitutional definition of marriage gained its first Republican supporter on Friday.
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) announced she will co-sponsor the legislation to repeal the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). ...
The Hill • Sep 23, 2011
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Poll shows voters oppose same-sex marriage ban in North Carolina
A majority of North Carolina voters oppose a Republican proposed constitutional amendment that would ban the state from recognizing same-sex marriages, civil unions or domestic partnerships. Fifty-five percent would vote against the amendment and only 30 percent would vote in favor of the amendment.
The recent Public Policy Polling (PPP) survey also found that 61 percent oppose gay marriage, and j...
LGBT Weekly • Sep 23, 2011
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Same-sex marriage ballot skips words
What voters will see on the ballot about a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage and civil unions is not what some lawmakers thought.
Amendment 1 on the May primary ballot asks voters to decide for or against a constitutional amendment "to provide that marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this state."
The bill's second sen...
Charlotte Observer • Sep 22, 2011
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Rob Reiner Talks Equal Rights, Bigotry Tonight's Prop 8 Play Reading On 'Morning Joe' Video
Says Reiner: "There is one community in America that is not regarded as equal under the law, and that is the gay community, so we feel that this is the last piece of the civil rights puzzle being put into place."...
Towleroad • Sep 21, 2011
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Video of Calif. gay marriage trial to be unsealed
A federal judge decided Monday to unseal video recordings of last year's landmark trial on the constitutionality of California's same-sex marriage ban.
Chief U.S. District Judge James Ware agreed with lawyers for two same-sex couples who sued to overturn Proposition 8 and with a collection of news outlets -- including The Associated Press -- that no compelling reasons exist to keep the recordings ...
AP • Sep 21, 2011
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Video of Calif. gay marriage trial to be unsealed
A federal judge decided Monday to unseal video recordings of last year's landmark trial on the constitutionality of California's same-sex marriage ban.
Chief U.S. District Judge James Ware agreed with lawyers for two same-sex couples who sued to overturn Proposition 8 and with a collection of news outlets -- including The Associated Press -- that no compelling reasons exist to keep the recordings ...
AP • Sep 21, 2011
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Play about Prop 8 makes its Broadway debut
A play based on last year's federal court fight over California's gay marriage ban made its Broadway debut on Monday night with an all-star cast, only hours after a federal judge decided to unseal the trial's video recordings.
Screenwriter Dustin Lance Black's play "8'' was born, in part, by frustration that Proposition 8 backers had succeeded in getting the U.S. Supreme Court to bar broadcast of...
Wall Street Journal • Sep 21, 2011
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Gillard Commits to Open Debate on Same-Sex Marriage
Julia Gillard will open a democratic debate at the Labor Party's National Conference in December.
In a major speech given at Old Parliament House today Ms Gillard said, "I want there to be debates. I want there to be surprises... I don't want to get my way on every precise detail."...
International Business Times • Sep 16, 2011
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Despite Marriage Ban, Florida Lawmakers Try for Domestic Partnerships
Two Florida lawmakers are pushing for domestic partnerships in their state, but opponents say even that level of recognition for same-sex relationships is illegal because of a ban voters added to the constitution.
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Advocate • Sep 16, 2011
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Record Number of Legislators Support DOMA Repeal Bill
A record 122 House legislators are supporting legislation to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, two more than the total number of sponsors during the entirety of the previous congressional session.
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Care2 • Sep 15, 2011
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Bill would repeal gay marriage
A group of state legislators endorsed a bill Wednesday to repeal the same-sex marriage law and replace it with civil unions for gay and lesbian couples.
If enacted, the proposed bill (HB 437) would not dissolve the roughly 1,500 marriages of gay and lesbian couples since New Hampshire approved same-sex marriage in 2009....
Nashua Telegraph • Sep 15, 2011
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Ellen Barkin, Stephen Spinella, Jayne Houdyshell, Kate Shindle Join Cast of Starry Broadway 8 Reading
Tony Award winners Ellen Barkin and Stephen Spinella, as well as Tony nominee Jayne Houdyshell and Kate Shindle have joined the cast of Dustin Lance Black's 8, which will get a one-night-only Broadway staging Sept. 19.
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Playbill • Sep 15, 2011
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Firm pressures town clerk who denied same-sex marriage license
A Manhattan law firm is calling for the resignation of a town clerk in upstate New York who claims she can't grant same-sex marriage licenses because of her religious beliefs.
Proskauer Rose is co-counsel to Katie Carmichael and Deirdre DiBiaggio, two women who attempted to obtain a marriage license at Ledyard Town Hall on Aug. 30....
Thompson Reuters • Sep 15, 2011
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NY9: It Wasn't About Marriage, But Marriage Was an Issue
Despite decades of Democratic control in the district, David Weprin lost a special congressional election in New York that hinged on the economy and dissatisfaction with national politics. The shocking result means that voters will continue to hear about same-sex marriage, even if evidence suggests the issue played no significant role in the race.
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Advocate • Sep 14, 2011
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Poll: Near-split in US over legal gay marriage
Fifty-three percent of the 1,000 adults surveyed believe the government should give legal recognition to marriages between couples of the same sex, about the same as last year, according to the nationwide telephone poll by The Associated Press and the National Constitution Center. Forty-four percent were opposed.
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AP • Sep 14, 2011
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White House Responds To N.C. Marriage Amendment
The White House today responded to efforts in the North Carolina Legislature to ban same-sex marriage via constitutional amendment, saying that President Obama opposes laws "designed to take rights away."
Shin Inouye, a White House spokesperson, issued the following statement in response to the Washington Blade's inquiry as to whether President Obama opposes the North Carolina amendment banning s...
Washington Blade • Sep 14, 2011
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GOP lawyers veto court cameras in same-sex case
Lawyers for House Republicans have vetoed a federal judge's proposal to allow cameras in the courtroom during arguments in San Francisco next month over insurance coverage for same-sex couples.
The Oct. 21 hearing would have been the first in the Bay Area to be recorded and posted online for public viewing under a pilot project announced by U.S. court administrators in June for 14 federal distric...
SF Gate • Sep 13, 2011
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N.C. Senate joins House in backing same-sex marriage amendment
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News & Observer • Sep 13, 2011
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Play About Prop 8 Fight Readies for Broadway Debut
A one-night-only staged reading on Broadway has already attracted an all-star cast including Morgan Freeman, Anthony Edwards, John Lithgow, Christine Lahti, Rob Reiner, Larry Kramer and Marisa Tomei.
"We're very lucky that we were able to assemble actors that can amplify and show what actually happened in that courtroom," says Chad Griffin, president of the foundation. "It's made for the stage."
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AP • Sep 13, 2011
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'Husbands': Gay Marriage Gets the 'Mad About You' Treatment
The show follows the adventure of two out gay men--Cheeks, an actor, and Brady, a professional baseball player--who after dating for six weeks, get drunkenly hitched in Vegas. They decide to stay together, for the cause of marriage equality, and for each other. While gay couples are increasingly common on television, from the sweet pairing of Kurt and Blaine on Glee, to Mitch and Cam, the settled...
The Atlantic • Sep 12, 2011
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Having "Standing" isn't the Same as Winning a Case
A legal skirmish in the Prop 8 case sets the stage for a big victory down the line. Meanwhile, A-list celebs come together to tell the story of the Prop 8 trial. Marriage debate is slated for Monday morning in North Carolina, and Minnesota's newest anti-gay activist comes with some skeletons in his closet.
The Prop 8 Proponents dragged everyone back into court last week for some arguments over le...
MNW • Sep 12, 2011
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State NAACP outlines opposition to anti-LGBT amendment
The president of the North Carolina chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) released a lengthy open letter yesterday outlining his group's opposition to a proposed anti-LGBT state constitutional amendment that seeks to ban marriage, civil unions, domestic parnterships and other relationship recognition for same-sex couples....
QNotes • Sep 11, 2011
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Facebook's Chris Hughes Donates $10,000 To Fight North Carolina's Gay Marriage Ban
Hughes, who is gay and a native of North Carolina, on Friday pledged to donate $10 to Equality North Carolina, the state's largest gay rights group, for each "like" the group received on its Facebook page, up to $10,000. The group hit the goal within hours of the announcement....
On Top Magazine • Sep 11, 2011
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Gay Marriage Group Minnesotans United For All Families Recruits Republican
Minnesota State Rep. John Kriesel is on board with the effort to defeat a gay marriage ban at the 2012 ballot box.
Kriesel on Thursday confirmed to Politics in Minnesota that he is serving on the steering committee of Minnesotans United for All Families, the coalition working to defeat a constitutional amendment that would define marriage as a heterosexual union....
On Top Magazine • Sep 10, 2011
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North Carolina Senate To Debate Gay Marriage Ban Amendment On Monday
The North Carolina Senate will debate a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage on Monday, a fact leaders in the Senate attempted to hide.
According to its website, the Senate Judiciary 1 committee will convene at 1:30PM on Monday to discuss a bill titled Speaker/Pro Tem Term Limits. House Bill 61 is a proposal to limit the tenure of House and Senate leaders....
On Top Magazine • Sep 10, 2011
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North Carolina papers pan proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage
As North Carolina legislators gear up to vote on a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, editorial boards at newspapers throughout the state have come out against the vote and the amendment. Some papers cite it as a distraction from job creation, while others have called it an effort enshrine discrimination in the state constitution....
American Independent • Sep 9, 2011
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Mikulski To Co-Sponsor DOMA Repeal
The senior U.S. senator from Maryland has agreed to co-sponsor legislation that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act after LGBT rights supporters sent a petition of nearly 3,000 names to her office urging her to support the bill.
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) announced via her Facebook page on Thursday that she would become a co-sponsor of the Respect for Marriage Act, which is sponsored by S...
Washington Blade • Sep 9, 2011
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World champ axeman backs gay marriage
World champion axeman David Foster may not be a likely poster boy for gay rights.
However, these days the prominent North-West Tasmanian is just as happy to be championing same-sex marriage as he is woodchopping.
The reason? His daughter Sally, her partner Lily and their daughter Wren, who soon turns one....
Sydney Morning Herald • Sep 9, 2011
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Colorado teen drops gay marriage initiative
Prominent gay rights group One Colorado backed an LGBT civil unions bill that nearly passed in this year's legislative session. Representatives of the group said a ballot initiative would be extremely expensive, not just to successfully collect the required signatures but also to campaign on behalf of the initiative during election season and battle traditionally deep-pocketed opposition....
Colorado Independent • Sep 9, 2011
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About that anti-gay marriage amendment: Watch out for collateral damage
The NC Coalition Against Domestic Violence came out against the anti-LGBT marriage amendment today, warning that a similar constitutional change in Ohio wrecked havoc with its laws protecting people -- married or unmarried -- in domestic violence cases. In Ohio, the DV law protected unmarried folks who lived together "as if married," but of course, once the state constitution said that the only "u...
Independent Weekly • Sep 9, 2011
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Prop 8 Opponents: Calif. Civilians Can't Defend Case Against State
Today the California Supreme Court heard oral arguments over whether or not under state law civilian supporters can take the place of the state, specifically in the Federal case challenging anti-marriage equality Proposition 8.
The hour long hearing was followed by press conferences in which both sides expressed pleasure in the outcome. The court, however, still has 90 days to come to a decision,...
Washington Blade • Sep 8, 2011
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Ninth Circuit Decision Suggesting That Opposite-Sex-Only Marriage Rules Are Unconstitutional?
[T]he district court correctly recognized that barring the state of Arizona from discriminating against same-sex couples in its distribution of employee health benefits does not constitute the recognition of a new constitutional right to such benefits. Rather, it is consistent with long standing equal protection jurisprudence holding that "some objectives, such as 'a bare ... desire to harm a poli...
Volokh • Sep 8, 2011
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Same-sex partner benefits can't be cut off
A state can't selectively withdraw benefits from same-sex couples, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday in blocking Arizona's attempt to deny health coverage to the domestic partners of gay and lesbian state employees.
When a state provides health care to its employees, "it may not do so in an arbitrary or discriminatory manner that adversely affects particular groups that may be unpopular," sai...
SF Gate • Sep 8, 2011
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HHS Expands Hospital Visitation Rights For Gay Couples
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid sent a letter on Wednesday to states building off the memorandum President Obama issued last year mandating that hospitals receiving Medicare and Medicaid funds allow patients to designate their own visitors during a hospital stay, including a same-sex partner.
In November, HHS issued the final rule implementing Obama's proposed change. The letter sent to state...
Washington Blade • Sep 8, 2011
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Whitford, Lithgow in play reading on Broadway
A new play about the legal battle over same-sex marriage in California keeps attracting big-name talent....
Wall Street Journal • Sep 8, 2011
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Court nixes rehearing in Maine PAC reporting case
A federal appeals court is denying a request for a new hearing in a public-disclosure case stemming from Maine's 2009 same-sex marriage campaign....
Boston Globe • Sep 8, 2011
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Scottish Catholic leader attacks gay marriage
The leader of the Catholic Church in Scotland, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, has accused marriage equality campaigners of trying to "rewrite nature".
In a strongly-worded attack on same-sex marriage, he said the plans would be "strenuously opposed".
This week, the SNP government announced a consultation on whether same-sex couples should be allowed to wed....
Pink News • Sep 8, 2011
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Same-sex marriage gains steam on campus
Supporters of a citizens' initiative proposing a law allowing same-sex couples to marry in the state of Maine will be on campus full-force during the upcoming months.
Volunteers and supporters aim to collect, by this November, the needed 57,277 signatures required to put the initiative on the November 2012 ballot.
Members of Equality Maine will collect signatures in and around the Memorial Union...
Maine Campus • Sep 8, 2011
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O'Malley, potential successors tout same-sex marriage
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) and two Democrats seeking to succeed him voiced their support for same-sex marriage at a fundraiser Wednesday night for the state's leading gay-rights advocacy group.
O'Malley, who has pledged to sponsor a gay nuptials bill in next year's legislative session, cast the issue in terms of "protection of families" in his remarks at the event in Chevy Chase benefiting...
Washington Post • Sep 8, 2011
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In Race for Weiner's Seat, $75,000 From Foes of Same-Sex Marriage
On Wednesday, the National Organization for Marriage said it would spend $75,000 to help defeat Assemblyman David I. Weprin, the Democratic candidate in the special election to replace former Representative Anthony D. Weiner.
The organization disclosed in a filing with the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday that it spent $26,000 on direct-mail advertising in opposition to Mr. Weprin, who vote...
NY Times • Sep 8, 2011
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Minnesota for Marriage hires NOM's Christopher Plante
The National Organization for Marriage, a Washington, D.C.-based group that opposes rights for same-sex couples, has hired Christopher Plante to run its Minnesota operations in the run-up to a 2012 vote that would ban same-sex marriage in Minnesota's constitution. Plante is the executive director of the National Organization for Marriage Rhode Island. Plante opposes marriage rights for same-sex co...
Minnesota Independent • Sep 8, 2011
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Gay Marriage Bill Introduced In Uruguay
A bill that would legalize gay marriage in Uruguay was formally introduced on Tuesday.
The bill was drafted with the help of the gay rights group Ovejas Negras (Black Sheep) and is being sponsored by Representative Sebastian Sabini of the Frente Amplio, the nation's ruling party, the Spanish news agency EFE reported....
On Top Magazine • Sep 8, 2011
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Majority Of North Carolina Voters Oppose Gay Marriage Ban
A majority of North Carolina voters oppose a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban the state from recognizing gay and legal couples with marriage, civil unions or domestic partnerships.
According to a Public Policy Polling survey released on Wednesday, 55 percent of respondents would vote against the proposed amendment, 30 percent would vote for it, and 15 percent said they were not sur...
On Top Magazine • Sep 8, 2011
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New Arguments and New Judge in Prop 8 Case
More courtroom drama over Prop 8, with new arguments and a new judge. Recent surveys have been so encouraging for our side that this week our opponents resorted to creating a fake survey to spread misinformation. And civil unions are poised to make way for full marriage equality in Scotland and New Zealand.
Early last week, a federal court heard arguments about releasing the tapes of the Prop 8 t...
MNW • Sep 5, 2011
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Williams' personal dilemma will "strengthen Mike's resolve" says campaign manager
For Mike Williams, a political issue he offered advice on during the Obama presidential campaign has become personal. The 5th Congressional District Democratic candidate's domestic partner, Bart Hoedemaker, faces deportation under current immigration laws.
Hoedemaker is a Dutch national living in the United States on a work visa and will lose his job at the end of the month. Under immigration law...
Register Citizen • Sep 3, 2011
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Live Supreme Court Oral Arguments in Prop 8 on The California Channel
On Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. PT, The California Channel will carry LIVE coverage of the California State Supreme Court oral arguments in Perry v. Brown. California residents can watch the arguments online at www.calchannel.com or on their local Cal Channel cable station....
Sacramento Press • Sep 3, 2011
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Poll Shows a Majority of North Carolinians Oppose Amendment Banning Same-Sex Marriage
Fifty-six percent (56%) of North Carolina voters oppose or strongly oppose an amendment to the state constitution that would ban same-sex marriage, a five-point jump in the last two years, according to a February 2011 Elon University Poll, a non-partisan polling service....
Equality North Carolina • Sep 3, 2011
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North Carolina: Business mum on gay marriage
If it does become a debate, Baldwin said, the chamber would take direction from its membership on its position. The N.C. Chamber also hasn't seen any "quantitative studies" on whether the presence or absence of same-sex marriage bans affects business, Baldwin said. "We haven't seen any economic data making the case for business."...
Charlotte Observer • Sep 2, 2011
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Scottish government launches gay marriage consultation
A consultation on the issue of same-sex marriages and religious ceremonies for civil partnerships has been launched by Scottish ministers.
The Scottish government said its initial view was that same-sex marriage should be introduced.
However, Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said faith groups who did not want to "solemnise" gay marriages should not be made to do so.
Interested groups can make t...
BBC • Sep 2, 2011
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New California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu Expected to Participate in Prop 8 Arguments
Goodwin Liu -- whose nomination for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit was stymied by Republican opposition -- was confirmed on Wednesday, Aug. 31, for his nomination to the California Supreme Court. He was sworn in by Gov. Jerry Brown (D) today. And, on Tuesday, Sept. 6, Justice Liu is expected to participate in the oral arguments relating to the Proposition 8 appeal....
Metro Weekly • Sep 2, 2011
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Majority of New Jerseyans Favors Gay Marriage but Shows More Support for Civil Unions as an Alternative, Rutgers Poll Finds
A clear majority of New Jersey voters now supports legalizing gay marriage here, with 52 percent in favor, 32 percent opposed and 16 percent unsure, a new Rutgers-Eagleton Poll finds. The margin in support has grown significantly over the past two years. However, given the choice of civil unions instead of gay marriage, even more voters (58 percent) support this alternative....
Rutgers • Sep 1, 2011
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Southern Decadence kicks off Thursday with a focus on gay rights issues
Perhaps as a reflection of the growth in advocacy for gay rights issues nationwide, this year's Southern Decadence festival, which begins Thursday, will include efforts to bring more social awareness to pressing issues in the gay community. In addition to the nighttime bashes and daytime pool parties that draw more than 100,000 revelers to the French Quarter each Labor Day weekend, this year's eve...
Times-Picayune • Sep 1, 2011
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Poll shows Pennsylvanians backing same-sex marriage
Half of Pennsylvanians favor a constitutional amendment to legalize same-sex marriage and an even larger percentage think the state should at least allow civil unions, according to a Franklin & Marshall College unveiled Wednesday.
The poll shows about a third (33 percent) strongly favor a constitutional amendment that would allow homosexual couples to get married and about another sixth (17 perce...
The Daily Review • Sep 1, 2011
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