Dean urges passage of same-sex marriage bill

A boisterous crowd cheered former Gov. Howard Dean's support of Freedom to Marry legislation and health care reform Saturday at a Vermont Democratic Party reception at the Hilton Burlington. Dean's emotional endorsement of both issues headlined his acceptance of the 10 annual David W. Curtis Award. The event celebrated Dean's tenure as the chairman of the Democratic National Committee -- and his...

Burlington Free Press • Mar 30, 2009

With veto threat, Douglas missed chance to lead

By issuing his veto threat, Douglas passes up the opportunity to be the leader who helps bridge the gulf between Vermonters on opposite sides of this issue. By focusing on the need to attend to other issues after the bill passed the Senate, Douglas fails to give proper recognition to the fact that marriage equality is about civil rights....

Burlington Free Press • Mar 27, 2009

EDITORIAL: The time has come for marriage equality

Vermont's experience with civil unions since 2000 has shown us that people are more than ready to accept the idea of two people of the same gender should receive legal recognition for a committed relationship. The world as we knew it hardly changed at all for the larger population, though it did for that portion seeking a measure of equality. The fact that civil unions are so unremarkable today is...

Burlington Free Press • Mar 19, 2009

1,000 attend same-sex marriage hearing

The hearing drew about 1,000 people, some relegated to listen from nearby rooms....

Burlington Free Press • Mar 19, 2009

NH gay marriage bill deadlocks in committee

Tuesday's split decision means that the bill goes to the whole House next week for a debate and vote without any recommendation from the committee. The Legislature passed a civil unions bill for same-sex couples two years ago and the state began issuing civil unions last year....

Burlington Free Press • Mar 18, 2009

Professional organizations back gay marriage

Included in the materials distributed at the news conference was a July 2006 article in the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics that concluded: "There is ample evidence that children raised by same-gender parents fare as well as those raised by heterosexual parents. More than 25 years of research have documented that there is no relationship between parents' sexual orientation and any me...

Burlington Free Press • Mar 10, 2009

Vermont lawmaker to introduce gay marriage bill

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Burlington Free Press • Nov 19, 2008