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Ohio Democratic Party Endorses Effort To Repeal Gay Marriage Ban
Ian James, a co-founder of FreedomOhio, has previously said that while his group will easily surpass the roughly 385,000 valid signatures needed by July 3 to qualify for this November's ballot, a decision to put the question before voters this year hinges on public support and available resources....
On Top Magazine • May 10, 2013
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It Might Be Civil Unions For Colombia As Congress Prepares To Reject Gay Marriage
The high court in 2011 ordered Congress to approve a law recognizing the relationships of gay couples before June 20. If a law is not approved by that date, then "gay couples can go to a notary and with the same solemnity of a heterosexual marriage enter a union similar to one between a heterosexual couple," the court wrote.
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On Top Magazine • Apr 23, 2013
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Colombia Senate To Debate Gay Marriage Bill Next Wednesday
After a bumpy start, the Colombia Senate will open its debate on a proposed gay marriage bill on Wednesday, April 17.
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On Top Magazine • Apr 12, 2013
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Colorado Civil Unions Bill Clears Second House Committee
Following in the footsteps of the House Judiciary Committee, which approved the bill last week, the 13-member Finance Committee on Wednesday approved the measure with a 7-6 vote.
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On Top Magazine • Mar 8, 2013
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Colorado Senate Committee Approves Civil Unions Bill
There may be no gay marriage debate in the Indiana General Assembly this year. Leaders may postpone it until 2014.
Senate GOP Leader David Long says consideration of a permanent ban on gay marriage has been delayed until now. ...
On Top Magazine • Feb 1, 2013
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Civil Unions For Gay Couples To Be Introduced In Colorado On Wednesday
Lawmakers on Wednesday are expected to introduce a bill which would recognize the relationships of gay and lesbian couples with civil unions.
State Senator Pat Steadman will introduce the measure as lawmakers reconvene....
On Top Magazine • Jan 8, 2013
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Plurality Of Ohioans Oppose Gay Marriage
A Quinnipiac University survey of 1,165 registered voters released on Wednesday found that 45 percent of respondents support marriage equality, while 47 remain opposed. Nine percent refused to answer.
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On Top Magazine • Dec 17, 2012
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Pennsylvania's Daryl Metcalfe To Reintroduce Gay Marriage Ban
Pennsylvania State Representative Daryl Metcalfe on Thursday announced he will reintroduce a resolution that seeks to ban gay marriage in the state.
"This constitutional amendment will eliminate confusion as to what constitutes a legal marriage, and it will also designate marriage as the only type of union that will be legally recognized in Pennsylvania," Metcalfe said in a press release....
On Top Magazine • Dec 17, 2012
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Ohio Gay Marriage Foes Organize To Defend Ban
Marriage equality supporters earlier this year began an effort to repeal Ohio's 2004 voter-approved constitutional amendment limiting marriage to heterosexual couples. The group Freedom to Marry Ohio is collecting signatures to put the question on next year's ballot.
The Columbus Dispatch reported that the Cincinnati-based group which led the 2004 campaign in favor of the ban, Citizens for Communi...
On Top Magazine • Dec 14, 2012
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New Jersey Democrats Pan Bill Asking Voters To Decide Gay Marriage Rights
New Jersey Democratic leaders are criticizing proposed legislation to let voters decide the issue of marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples.
Democratic Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, the state's first openly gay lawmaker, on Monday introduced a bill to put the issue up to a popular vote....
On Top Magazine • Dec 12, 2012
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Congressional Support For DOMA Repeal At Record High
According to gay weekly the Washington Blade, the number of representatives supporting New York Congressman Jerold Nadler's Respect for Marriage Act has increased from 109 at its introduction last year to 159 as the 112th Congress comes to a close.
Passage in the House requires 218 votes....
On Top Magazine • Dec 5, 2012
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Exit Poll Shows Majority Of Latinos Support Gay Marriage
The poll conducted by ABC News found that nearly six-in-ten (59%) Latino voters believe gay marriage should be legal, while 32 percent remain opposed. Pollsters also found that non-Hispanic whites remain the most opposed to marriage equality, 50% to 47%. A majority of black voters (52%) also approve of such unions, while 40 percent said they were opposed.
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On Top Magazine • Nov 20, 2012
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Democrats Regain Control Of Colorado House; Civil Unions On Tap
Republicans held a slim 33-32 majority. All 65 seats were up for election, but only about a half dozen were competitive. Unofficial results show Democrats with at least 36 seats and possibly 38.
The win sets up the possibility of a historic first on Thursday, the day the House Democratic Caucus picks its next leader. Minority Leader Mark Ferrandino is considered the frontrunner. If elected, he wou...
On Top Magazine • Nov 7, 2012
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Minnesota gay marriage ban trailing By 7 points
According to a Public Policy Polling survey of 1,164 likely voters, 45 percent of respondents said they plan to vote for the amendment, while 52 percent say they plan to vote against it. Three percent said they remain undecided.
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On Top Magazine • Nov 5, 2012
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Gay Marriage In Washington Up By 10 Points
According to a Public Policy Polling survey of 932 likely voters, 52 percent of respondents said they plan to vote to keep the law, while 42 percent said they plan to reject it. Six percent remain undecided.
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On Top Magazine • Nov 5, 2012
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David Blankenhorn, Prop 8 Witness, Records Pro-Gay Marriage Video
In the 2-minute video released Thursday, Blankenhorn says the amendment would harm society.
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On Top Magazine • Oct 19, 2012
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Minnesota Gay Marriage Ban Loses Support
According to a Public Policy Polling (PPP) survey of 937 likely Minnesota voters conducted from October 5th to 8th, 46 percent of voters support the amendment, while 49 percent say they are opposed. That's a 2 percent drop in support from a survey conducted last month....
On Top Magazine • Oct 9, 2012
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Maine Gay Marriage Proponents Outraise Foes
According to the Press Herald, Mainers United for Marriage, the primary group working to approve the measure, has raised this year nearly eight times the amount of money raised by Protect Marriage Maine.
Mainers United for Marriage raised $3.35 million, while Protect Marriage Maine has raised $429,794....
On Top Magazine • Oct 8, 2012
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Conservative New Hampshire Group Seeks Gay Marriage Repeal
A Christian conservative New Hampshire group on Monday said it would make another attempt to repeal gay marriage in the upcoming legislative session.
Cornerstone Policy Research's legislative agenda is based on its Families First Pledge for candidates....
On Top Magazine • Sep 18, 2012
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Majority For Gay Marriage In Chile
According to the poll of 501 nationwide households conducted by Radio Cooperativa e Imaginaccion, 54.9 percent of Chileans support gay nuptials, while 40.7 percent remain opposed.
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On Top Magazine • Aug 30, 2012
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French Government To Introduce Gay Marriage Bill In October
"In October, we will send a bill to the National Assembly and the Senate to allow same-sex couples to marry," French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault told Socialist Party members at their annual gathering. "It would also allow them to form families and adopt children."
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On Top Magazine • Aug 27, 2012
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Delaware To Consider Gay Marriage In 2013, Governor Jack Markell Says
The Democratic governor strongly supported last year's effort legalizing civil unions in the state. Markell said he was willing to offer similar support for a gay marriage bill before praising the contributions of Equality Delaware, a group which formed specifically to lobby in favor of civil unions.
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On Top Magazine • Aug 7, 2012
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Gay Marriage Could Mean $165 Million Economic Boost For Ohio
According to Lafayette's findings, approximately half of Ohio's 19,700 gay couples would marry if the state repealed its 2004 Constitutional ban on gay marriage and legalized the institution resulting in a $165 million economic impact over three years. The estimate includes money spent on weddings and wages paid to workers in the wedding industry.
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On Top Magazine • Aug 3, 2012
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Calls For Illinois Judge Sophia Hall To Recuse Herself From Gay Marriage Case
Foes of gay rights are calling on Cook County Circuit Court Judge Sophia Hall to recuse herself from a case challenging the constitutionality of the state's gay marriage ban because she is openly gay.
More than two dozen gay and lesbian couples who wish to marry in Illinois but are unable because state law defines marriage as a heterosexual union filed the lawsuit challenging the law in May. Nine ...
On Top Magazine • Jul 24, 2012
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Illinois Resolution Defends Gay Marriage Ban; Lisa Madigan Chided
Two Illinois state representatives on Thursday introduced a joint resolution in support of the state's ban on gay and lesbian couples marrying.
Representatives Thomas Morrison and David Reis, both Republicans, are backing the measure....
On Top Magazine • Jul 24, 2012
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Majority Support For Gay Marriage In Massachusetts Increases
According to a Public Polling Policy (PPP) survey of 902 voters conducted between June 22 and 24, support for gay nuptials has increased 4 percentage points since March.
Sixty-two percent of voters now say they support equal marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples, while 30 percent believe it should be illegal. That is an increase in support of 4 points in three months, and a 1 point decrease ...
On Top Magazine • Jul 9, 2012
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Spanish Language Regulator RAE 'Approves' Gay Marriage
The Royal Spanish Academy, the official agency responsible for regulating the Spanish language, has updated the word "marriage" to include the union of a gay or lesbian couple.
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On Top Magazine • Jun 25, 2012
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National Association For The Deaf Endorses Gay Marriage
In a statement released on May 25th, NAD said it supported gay nuptials because it was "consistent with the NAD mission to safeguard the civil, human and linguistic rights of deaf and hard of hearing individuals - whose marriage rights have been suppressed throughout history."
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On Top Magazine • Jun 19, 2012
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Senator Max Baucus, Who Voted For Gay Marriage Ban DOMA, Reverses Course
Montana Senator Max Baucus has reversed course on his opposition to gay marriage. Baucus, who in 1996 voted for passage of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), has endorsed marriage equality....
On Top Magazine • Jun 18, 2012
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Rhode Island Skips Gay Marriage Debate
The Rhode Island General Assembly on Wednesday ended its 2012 session without taking up debate on bills related to gay marriage.
One such bill, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Arthur Handy in the House and Senator Rhoda Perry in the Senate, sought to legalize marriage equality in the state....
On Top Magazine • Jun 14, 2012
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Uruguay Recognizes Marriage Of Gay Couple
A court in Uruguay has for the first time recognized the legal marriage of a gay couple.
Judge Eduardo Martinez recognized on appeal the legality of a marriage entered into in Spain, where Socialists legalized marriage equality in 2005.
The binational couple lives in both Uruguay and Spain, El Pais reported....
On Top Magazine • Jun 11, 2012
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Gay Marriage Support In Florida Increases 5 Points
Gay marriage support among voters in Florida has increased 5 percentage points since September.
According to a Public Policy Polling survey of 642 Florida voters released Friday, the state is increasingly divided on the issue of equal marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples....
On Top Magazine • Jun 11, 2012
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Majority Of Missouri Voters Support Gay Unions
According to a Public Policy Polling survey of 602 Missouri voters released Friday, 64 percent said they believe gay couples should either be allowed to marry (33%) or form civil unions (31%). Thirty-two percent said there should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship.
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On Top Magazine • Jun 4, 2012
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Obama Administration: Gay Marriage Ban DOMA Fueled By Prejudice
"The president and the attorney general concluded that laws that treat people differently based on their sexual orientation, like laws that make classifications based on gender or race, are inherently suspect - and therefore must meet a higher burden to be found valid," Delery said.
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On Top Magazine • Apr 30, 2012
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Gay Marriage Prospects Brighten In France With Francois Hollande Nod
Hollande has said as president he would pursue legislation which would legalize marriage for gay couples.
Last week, Sarkozy reiterated that he's opposed to such unions, saying, "For me, a family is a father and a mother, not two fathers or two mothers."...
On Top Magazine • Apr 23, 2012
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Minnesota Supreme Court Won't Hear Gay Marriage Case
The Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to review a case challenging the constitutionality of the state's ban on gay marriage, paving the way for the suit to proceed to trial, the MinnPost.com reported.
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On Top Magazine • Apr 20, 2012
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Colorado Majority Supports Gay Marriage
According to a poll of 542 Colorado voters released Friday by Public Polling Policy, 53 percent of respondents support the institution, while 40 percent say marriage should remain a union exclusive to heterosexual couples.
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On Top Magazine • Apr 17, 2012
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Supporters Of Ohio's Gay Marriage Ban Challenge Repeal Petition
The Ohio Campaign to Protect Marriage, the group behind the 2004 amendment, on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Attorney General Mike DeWine, the Dayton Daily News reported.
The suit asks the Ohio Supreme Court to disqualify DeWine's approval of the proposed petition, arguing that the petition summary is invalid because "it is not a summary and is not a fair and truthful statement of the proposed c...
On Top Magazine • Apr 17, 2012
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Tim Hagan Walks Away From Effort To Repeal Ohio Gay Marriage Ban
The lack of support prompted Hagan, Freedom to Marry Ohio's high-profile chair, to quit.
"Because there's not a unified voice, certainly among the gay community, we need to take a step back and make sure everybody is singing from the same hymnal," Hagan told Ohio Public Radio....
On Top Magazine • Apr 13, 2012
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Established Groups Steer Clear Of Ohio Effort To Repeal Gay Marriage Ban
The effort has won the endorsement of George Forbes, president of the Cleveland chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
But Ohio's largest gay rights advocate, Equality Ohio, and the nation's largest group devoted to the issue of marriage equality, Freedom to Marry, appear to be steering clear of the effort, each saying the timing isn't right....
On Top Magazine • Apr 9, 2012
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NAACP's George Forbes Backs Ohio Effort To Repeal Gay Marriage Ban
George Forbes, president of the Cleveland chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), has endorsed an effort to repeal Ohio's gay marriage ban, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported.
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On Top Magazine • Apr 4, 2012
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Ohio Gay Marriage Supporters Resubmit Petition
Gay marriage supporters on Monday resubmitted a petition that seeks to repeal Ohio's gay marriage ban after a first attempt was rejected.
The group Freedom to Marry Ohio filed a new summary of the proposal along with more than 2,380 signatures to Attorney General Mike DeWine's office....
On Top Magazine • Mar 27, 2012
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Ohio Supporters To Resubmit Petition To Repeal Gay Marriage Ban
"[W]e expected the AG rejection and drafted a revised summary petition," James wrote to the paper in an email. "The issue of brevity, Title 31 and the individual recognition have been addressed. The petition process continues and we anticipate filing the new summary petition next week."...
On Top Magazine • Mar 24, 2012
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Pennsylvania House Panel To Consider Gay Marriage Ban
A Pennsylvania House panel on Tuesday will consider a resolution that seeks to ban gay marriage in the state.
The House State Government Committee will take up the issue when it meets at 9AM at the Capital.
Representative Daryl Metcalfe's proposal would amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to ban recognition of any "substantial equivalent" to heterosexual marriage. The Republican lawmaker introduce...
On Top Magazine • Mar 12, 2012
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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn Retreating On Gay Marriage Support?
The Associated Press reported on Tuesday that Quinn is not sure of his support of gay marriage.
Quinn reportedly said he wants to study the issues surrounding marriage equality before he makes a decision....
On Top Magazine • Feb 15, 2012
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Majority Of Catholics Support Gay Unions
More than two-thirds of Catholics and an overwhelming majority of Democrats support gay unions, a new New York Times/CBS News poll found.
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On Top Magazine • Feb 15, 2012
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New Hampshire's David Bates Bankrolls Anti-Gay Marriage Campaign
New Hampshire State Rep. David Bates is bankrolling a campaign for legislation he introduced that would repeal the state's 2-year-old gay marriage law, the Concord Monitor reported.
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On Top Magazine • Feb 6, 2012
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Minnesota Voters Divided On Gay Marriage Ban
According to a Public Policy Polling survey released Friday, 48 percent of voters support the amendment while 44 percent are opposed. Eight percent said they were not sure.
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On Top Magazine • Jan 30, 2012
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New Hampshire House To Vote On Gay Marriage Repeal Wednesday
The New Hampshire House is expected on Wednesday to vote on a bill which would repeal the state's 2-year-old gay marriage law.
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On Top Magazine • Jan 30, 2012
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Gay Marriage Foes Lack Votes To Repeal New Hampshire Law, GOPer Seth Cohn Says
On Sunday, Rep. Seth Cohn became the first Republican to suggest that the effort to repeal marriage equality was in real trouble.
"I know for a fact, based on people I've talked to, that if Gov. Lynch vetoes it, that veto is not override-able," Cohn told the Concord Monitor....
On Top Magazine • Jan 30, 2012
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Mayor Thomas Menino Says Gay Marriage Has Made Boston Better
Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino has said gay marriage has made Boston "a much better place to live."...
On Top Magazine • Jan 23, 2012
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Rahm Emanuel, Mike Bloomberg, Antonio Villaraigosa Pledge To Support Gay Marriage
Mayors Rahm Emanuel of Chicago, Mike Bloomberg of New York City and Antonio Villaraigosa of Los Angeles are among 80 mayors pledging to support gay marriage.
The group Mayors for the Freedom to Marry launched Friday with a press conference held at the 80th annual U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington D.C....
On Top Magazine • Jan 20, 2012
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Maryland Gay Marriage Bill To Be Heard In Two House Committees
A proposed bill that would make Maryland the seventh state to legalize gay marriage will be heard in two House committees, House Speaker Michael E. Busch announced on Monday.
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On Top Magazine • Jan 17, 2012
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Announcement On Campaign To Win Gay Marriage In Maine Expected January 23
Support for marriage equality has grown since 2009 in the Pine State. A survey released late last year shows a narrow majority of Mainers (51%) now support the institution.
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On Top Magazine • Jan 16, 2012
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Support For North Carolina Gay Marriage Ban Drops 3 Months In A Row
According to a Public Policy Polling survey released on Thursday, 56 percent of voters support the amendment.
However, support has steadily declined since October, when 61 percent of voters said they would support it....
On Top Magazine • Jan 16, 2012
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Patty Murray Backs Washington Effort To Legalize Gay marriage
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On Top Magazine • Jan 16, 2012
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Gay Marriage Bills Introduced In Washington, New Jersey
Bills that would legalize gay marriage were formally introduced Wednesday in New Jersey and Thursday in Washington state.
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On Top Magazine • Jan 13, 2012
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Gay Marriage In Cancun, Mexico Suspended
The upcoming weddings of six gay and lesbian couples near the tourist destination city of Cancun, Mexico have been suspended, La Reforma reported.
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On Top Magazine • Jan 12, 2012
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Gay Couples Credited With Nearly 14 Percent Rise In New York City Marriages
While New York City does not ask license applicants to identify by gender, officials believe that a 14% rise in demand, an increase of 4,042 licenses over last year, is due almost entire to the unions of gay and lesbian couples.
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On Top Magazine • Jan 2, 2012
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Equality Delaware's Lisa Goodman First To Enter Civil Union On New Year's Day
Lisa Goodman of Equality Delaware and her partner will be the first couple to enter a civil union in Delaware on New Year's Day, the AP reported.
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On Top Magazine • Dec 30, 2011
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Eight Gay Couples To Marry In Cancun, Mexico
The city-state of Mexico City legalized gay marriage in 2010 and remains the only municipality in Mexico where such marriages are officially allowed.
However, the couples' lawyers have successfully argued in front of judges that the Civil Code of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo does not specifically bar such marriages because the state's marriage application is gender neutral....
On Top Magazine • Dec 30, 2011
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New Hampshire Gay Marriage Repeal To Wait Until After Primary
Republican leadership in the New Hampshire Legislature has said a bill that would repeal gay marriage in the state won't be considered until after the state's presidential primary.
House Republican Leader D.J. Bettencourt told the Associated Press that a vote on the issue most likely won't come up until January 11 or January 18....
On Top Magazine • Dec 27, 2011
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West Virginia Delegate John Doyle Plans Civil Unions Bill
West Virginia Delegate John Doyle has said he plans to introduce a bill that would recognize gay and lesbian couples with civil unions.
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On Top Magazine • Dec 25, 2011
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Gay Couple Wants Their Spanish Marriage Recognized By France
A gay couple has filed a legal challenge to have France recognize their Spanish marriage, France's Liberation reported.
Manuel de Aguirre, a Spanish engineer living in France since 1969, and Antonio Damieta, who holds dual French and Spanish citizenship, were married last February in the Spanish consulate in Cape Town, South Africa. Spain legalized gay marriage in 2005....
On Top Magazine • Dec 25, 2011
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Social Democrats In Germany Endorse Gay Marriage
The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) has endorsed gay marriage.
The SPD is Germany's oldest and second largest political party. Prime Minister Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) is the country's dominant party....
On Top Magazine • Dec 13, 2011
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Plurality Of Colorado Voters Support Gay Marriage
Forty-seven percent of those contacted said they believe gay marriage should be legal, while forty-three percent disagreed. Ten percent said they did not know.
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On Top Magazine • Dec 13, 2011
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Raleigh, North Carolina City Council Opposes Gay Marriage Ban
Raleigh, North Carolina's 8-member City Council on Tuesday voted in favor of a resolution objecting to a proposed constitutional amendment that would bar all legal recognition of gay and lesbian couples, including marriage, civil unions and possibly domestic partnerships.
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On Top Magazine • Dec 8, 2011
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Colombia Considers Four Bills On Gay Marriage, Civil Unions
If Congress fails to act by July 20, 2013, then "gay couples can go to a notary and with the same solemnity of a heterosexual marriage enter a union similar to one between a heterosexual couple," said Judge Juan Carlos Henao, the court's president.
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On Top Magazine • Nov 21, 2011
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Sierra Club Opposes Minnesota Gay Marriage Ban
"To achieve our mission of environmental protection and a sustainable future for our planet, we must attain social justice and human rights at home and around the globe," said Margaret Levin, the state director of the Sierra Club North Star Chapter, in a statement. "The Sierra Club North Star Chapter has a long history of working together to protect our communities and our planet. We do not tolera...
On Top Magazine • Nov 14, 2011
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John Leguizamo Urges Americans To Support Gay Marriage
Actor John Leguizamo is the latest celebrity to record a video for the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) Americans for Marriage Equality campaign.
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On Top Magazine • Nov 7, 2011
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Senate Panel To Vote On Bill That Would Repeal Gay Marriage Ban DOMA
Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Friday announced that the committee has scheduled a vote for a bill that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the law that defines marriage for federal agencies and the military as a heterosexual union.
Leahy said consideration of the bill would take place in November....
On Top Magazine • Oct 14, 2011
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GOPer Renee Ellmers Says North Carolina Gay Marriage Ban Too Aggressive
North Carolina Rep. Renee Ellmers has said she opposes a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in the state.
Ellmers, a conservative Republican and tea party favorite, says the measure approved last month by lawmakers and sent to voters is too aggressive....
On Top Magazine • Oct 4, 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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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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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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Martin O'Malley On Gay Marriage Bill: I Think It Should Pass
Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley says he believes his state is past civil unions.
An upcoming gay marriage debate was among the topics the 48-year-old Democratic governor discussed during a Tuesday morning appearance on WTOP's Ask the Gov program....
On Top Magazine • Aug 23, 2011
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North Carolina's Thom Tillis Says Let's Put Gay Marriage Up For A Vote
Tillis said he personally believes "data" show that heterosexual marriages are more stable and nurturing when asked his view on gay marriage....
On Top Magazine • Aug 17, 2011
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Oregon Group Not Ready To Announce Gay Marriage Repeal Effort
An Oregon gay rights group is correcting media reports that it will launch an effort in the fall to put the state's constitutional gay marriage ban up for a vote.
On Top Magazine was among the outlets reporting that Basic Rights Oregon will begin collecting signatures in October for a possible 2012 ballot campaign....
On Top Magazine • Aug 17, 2011
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Chile Lawmaker Gustavo Hasbun On Civil Unions: Approaching Gay Marriage
The Life Partner Agreement (Acuerdo de Vida en Pareja or AVP) would allow gay and straight couples who have lived together for more than one year to enter the union....
On Top Magazine • Aug 15, 2011
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A constitutional amendment that seeks to define marriage as a heterosexual union was not heard in the North Carolina General Assembly's regular session, but proponents insist the measure will be considered during a special session in the fall....
On Top Magazine • Aug 5, 2011
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PolitiFact Concludes: Most Catholics Support Gay Marriage
A Public Religion Research Institute poll released in May found 56 percent of respondents either strongly favored or favored allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry, and 36 percent said they either strongly opposed or opposed such marriages. But the poll's 7 percent margin of error could drop support below 50 percent....
On Top Magazine • Jul 31, 2011
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North Carolina Gay Marriage Ban Amendment Could Be Considered This Week
The Associated Press is reporting that House Majority Leader Paul Stam said he's uncertain which amendments might come up for consideration, but the marriage amendment is a likely candidate....
On Top Magazine • Jul 27, 2011
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Kirsten Gillibrand, Jerrold Nadler Call For DOMA Repeal As NY Gay Marriages Start
"New York is sending a powerful message to the rest of the nation today as we once again lead the way for equal rights," said Senator Gillibrand. "The right to get married and start a family is a basic, human right that must be shared by all Americans. Every loving, committed couple in America deserves this right. And no politician should stand in the way of this fact. But as hundreds of loving, c...
On Top Magazine • Jul 24, 2011
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Chile President Sebastian Pinera Ready To Introduce Gay Unions Bill
Chile President Sebastian Pinera is expected next week to introduce a bill that would legalize civil unions for gay and lesbian couples, the Santiago-based La Tercera reported....
On Top Magazine • Jul 12, 2011
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Maryland Gay Marriage Advocates To Introduce Broader Campaign
Less than four months after a gay marriage bill was suddenly shelved in the Maryland House after passage in the Senate proponents are preparing a new effort, The Washington Post reported.
Backers are expected to unveil a broader campaign to win marriage equality in the state on Tuesday....
On Top Magazine • Jul 12, 2011
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Iowa Conservatives Ask 2012 Candidates To Pledge Opposition To Gay Marriage
The Christian conservative group The Family Leader is asking GOP presidential candidates to pledge their opposition to gay marriage.
The group's CEO, Republican Bob Vander Plaats, will unveil The Marriage Vow: A Declaration of Dependence Upon Marriage and Family at a press conference on the west steps of the Iowa state capitol building on Thursday at 11AM....
On Top Magazine • Jul 7, 2011
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Rhode Island Bishop Thomas Tobin Bars Gay Catholics From Civil Unions
Rev. Thomas Tobin, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence, has barred gay Catholics from entering a civil union.
Governor Lincoln Chafee on Saturday signed a civil unions bill into law, making Rhode Island the fifth after Illinois, New Jersey, Delaware and Hawaii to recognize gay and lesbian couples with civil unions. Chafee, who supports giving gay couples the right to marry, express...
On Top Magazine • Jul 4, 2011
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Support For Gay Marriage Gains Ground In Wisconsin
A new poll released Thursday found Wisconsin voters narrowly oppose the legalization of gay marriage.
The Public Policy Polling survey found 46 percent of respondents opposed to the institution, 42 percent in favor, and 12 percent not sure....
On Top Magazine • Jun 13, 2011
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Despite Prop 8, California Episcopalians To Bless Gay, Lesbian Unions
Episcopal clergy in the diocese of San Joaquin, California have been given the green light to bless gay and lesbian unions.
Clergy may "perform blessings of same gender civil marriages, domestic partnerships, and relationships which are lifelong committed relationships characterized by 'fidelity, monogamy, mutual affection and respect, careful, honest communication, and the holy love which enable...
On Top Magazine • Jun 12, 2011
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Bob Vander Plaats Dismisses GOPer Jeff Angelo's Gay Marriage Support As Politics
Bob Vander Plaats, who helms the group behind the effort to ban gay marriage in Iowa, has dismissed former Iowa state Senator Jeff Angelo's new group for conservatives who support gay marriage.
Angelo's Iowa Republicans for Freedom held its first press conference on Wednesday.
In 2006, the former senator co-sponsored an amendment that sought to define marriage as a heterosexual union in the Iowa...
On Top Magazine • Jun 8, 2011
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Minnesotans Divided On Gay Marriage Ban Amendment
The Public Policy Polling survey found 46 percent of respondents in favor of the amendment, 47 percent opposed, and 7 percent undecided.
"Voters in the state are about as evenly divided as they could be on gay marriage," Tom Jensen said in a post announcing the poll's results. "As usual the generational divide on the issue is staggering - seniors support a ban by a 57/34 margin while every other ...
On Top Magazine • Jun 4, 2011
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Chile President Sebastian Pinera To Send Congress Gay Unions Bill
The conservative lawmaker said his bill seeks to "protect and safeguard" the civil rights of couples living outside of marriage and "safeguard the dignity of those couples, whether of opposite sex or even the same sex."
The announcement comes after Chile's largest gay rights group MOVILH called for a national march in support of gay marriage and suggested that Pinera had not lived up to a campaig...
On Top Magazine • Jun 1, 2011
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Illinois Civil Unions Opponents Launch Effort To Ban Gay Marriage
Illinois lawmakers approved the law that gives gay and lesbian couples most of the state rights of marriage in December. The law takes effect on Wednesday, but a one day waiting period makes Thursday, June 2 the first day gay couples can tie the knot. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Governor Pat Quinn will attend an event celebrating the civil unions of 30 gay couples on Thursday.
At a Friday rall...
On Top Magazine • Jun 1, 2011
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Activists In Chile Call For National Gay Marriage March; Target Sebastian Pinera
Chile's largest gay rights group Movimiento Chileno de Minorias Sexuales (MOVILH) on Tuesday called for a national march in support of gay marriage.
"It's time to mobilize," the group said. "It seems the only way officials listen. We are confident that we will be thousands and thousands of people."
The June 25 demonstration will be held in the nation's capital and largest city, Santiago, startin...
On Top Magazine • May 28, 2011
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Jerry Brown Accuses Prop 8 Supporters Of Conducting 'Witch Hunt'
California Governor Jerry Brown has accused Proposition 8 supporters of conducting a "witch hunt" against U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, who last year struck down the gay marriage ban as unconstitutional, the AP reported....
On Top Magazine • May 14, 2011
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Rhode Island Civil Unions Bill Introduced; Gay Marriage Supporters Declare War
Democratic Representative Arthur Handy, the sponsor of the gay marriage bill, said he would introduce an amendment to Petrarca's civil union bill, thus forcing a House vote this year on the issue. Many supporters believe Handy's bill would have cleared the House. Less likely is the Senate, where Senate President Teresa Paiva Weed has said she supports civil unions but not marriage for gay couples....
On Top Magazine • May 8, 2011
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Gay Marriage Law Proposed In Uruguay
A bill that would legalize marriage between two members of the same sex is expected to be introduced in Uruguay next week, La Nacion reported.
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....
On Top Magazine • Apr 12, 2011
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Civil Unions Bill Clears Delaware Senate
The Delaware Senate on Thursday approved a bill that would give gay and lesbian couples many of the legal protections of marriage.
Democratic Senator Dave Sokola's civil unions bill cleared the chamber with a comfortable 13 to 6 vote. (2 members were absent.)
Supporters fought off two amendments proposed by Democratic Senator Robert Venables. One measure asked for a public referendum on the issu...
On Top Magazine • Apr 9, 2011
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John Boehner Pressed For DOMA Defense Briefing
Six House Democrats behind the effort to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) have asked House Speaker John Boehner for a briefing on efforts to defend the law in court.
A Boehner-appointed committee last month instructed House counsel to defend the law that bans federal recognition of the marriages of gay and lesbian couples after President Barack Obama announced his administration would no...
On Top Magazine • Apr 6, 2011
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Gay Marriage 'Front' In Brazil Attracts 171 Lawmakers
A group of 171 senators and deputies in Brazil have joined a "Parliamentary Front for the LGBT Community," which will promote the legalization of gay marriage, Spanish news agency EFE reported.
The effort is helmed by Senator Marta Suplicy and Congressman Jean Wyllys, Brazil's first openly gay lawmaker....
On Top Magazine • Apr 1, 2011
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Barney Frank Sees ENDA Passage Before DOMA Repeal, But Neither In The Near Term
"Obviously, with the Republicans in power, you're not going to get the bill even considered," Frank said.
"This is an organizing effort. I'm going to be urging people to spend their time talking to those who have voted in the past for ENDA and are supportive of ENDA but where we're not certain they're still with us on the transgender issue. So, that's what - having a bill before you makes it easi...
On Top Magazine • Mar 29, 2011
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Indiana Senate To Vote On Gay Marriage Ban Bill
Voters, however, won't vote on the proposal to alter the state constitution until 2014 at the earliest, after a separately-elected General Assembly approves the resolution. If approved by voters, the amendment would also ban civil unions and possibly domestic partnerships.
Supporters of the bill, sponsored by Representative Eric Turner, a Cicero Republican, testified last week in committee that t...
On Top Magazine • Mar 24, 2011
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Tammy Baldwin: House GOP Divided On Gay Rights, Marriage Ban DOMA
Baldwin said the fact that House Speaker John Boehner decided against taking a floor vote on whether to defend the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which bans federal recognition of the marriages of gay and lesbian couples, now that President Barack Obama won't, demonstrates that the GOP is divided on the issue.
"They had two paths they could take: They could bring a resolution to the floor direct...
On Top Magazine • Mar 22, 2011
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Jerrold Nadler, Gay Reps Urge John Boehner Not To Defend DOMA
The House's four openly gay representatives - Barney Frank of Massachusetts, Jared Polis of Colorado, Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin and David Cicilline of Rhode Island - have joined with Jerrold Nadler of New York and John Conyers of Michigan to urge House Speaker John Boehner not to defend the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
Boehner on Friday announced the creation of a five-member panel to conside...
On Top Magazine • Mar 5, 2011
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Rhode Island Supports Gay Marriage, Poll Finds
A majority of Rhode Island voters support gay marriage, a new poll found.
The survey, released Tuesday by Public Policy Polling, found 50 percent of voters in Rhode Island believe gay marriage should be legal, while 41 percent believe it should be illegal, and 9 percent don't have an opinion....
On Top Magazine • Feb 26, 2011
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NOM Hires Prop 8 Pollster For Maryland Gay Marriage Poll
In 2008, Lawrence Research was heavily involved in the effort to get California's gay marriage ban, Proposition 8, passed. According to records from the California Secretary of State, the Orange County-based firm received payments in excess of $528,800 from ProtectMarriage.com between July 30 and December 17, 2008 for polling and research. Moreover, company founder Gary Lawrence served as the gras...
On Top Magazine • Feb 19, 2011
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Gay Marriage Reaches Majority Support In 17 States
Citing research conducted at Columbia University, the report's authors found that as recently as 2004 such unions did not have majority support in any state, and only 3 states in 2008.
But in 2010, 17 states turned the corner, including Delaware (50%), Nevada (50%), Maryland (51%), Pennsylvania (51%), Oregon (52%), Colorado (52%), Washington (54%), Hawaii (54%), Maine (55%), New Jersey (55%), New...
On Top Magazine • Jan 27, 2011
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Hearings On Gay Marriage Ban Set For Monday In Iowa House
The state's most vociferous opponent of gay marriage, The Family Leader, which is headed by former GOP gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats, has announced it will hold a prayer meeting in support of the bill in Room 305 from 12 to 1PM.
"Several of us plan to bring a token of Christian love (like a small bag of cookies or other treats) to share with homosexual activists who we'll be encounter...
On Top Magazine • Jan 25, 2011
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Obama Sabotaging Defense Of DOMA, Gay Marriage Foes Insist
The anti-gay marriage group National Organization for Marriage (NOM) claims Obama officials are sabotaging the defense of the federal gay marriage ban DOMA.
The Obama administration on Thursday appealed two federal cases that found portions of DOMA to be unconstitutional.
U.S. District Judge Joseph Tauro ruled in July that the 1996 law violates the constitutional rights of gay and lesbian couple...
On Top Magazine • Jan 16, 2011
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David Boies Says Antonin Scalia Could Vote Against Gay Marriage Ban
"We've always believed from the beginning this was not a conservative or liberal, Republican or Democratic issue. This was an issue of constitutional rights," Boies said. "And conservatives, at least as much as liberals, want to keep the government out of people's private lives. So, I think that this is something that we could win - no one ever likes to predict you're going to win 9-0 - but we cou...
On Top Magazine • Dec 9, 2010
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Kamala Harris Victory Over Anti-Gay Marriage Steve Cooley Cheered
Harris, who enjoyed the endorsement of Equality California, the state's largest gay advocate, promised to "never defend the anti-LGBT Proposition 8 in federal court."
"We're thrilled that our state has elected a governor and an attorney general who will refuse to defend Proposition 8 in court," Geoff Kors, executive director of Equality California, said....
On Top Magazine • Nov 27, 2010
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9 Gay Activists Arrested In San Diego Protesting Prop 8 Stay
About fifty members of the gay rights group San Diego Alliance for Marriage Equality (SAME) protested Proposition 8 by demanding that the country clerk issue marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples.
"We believe that county officials and the attorney general have the authority and obligation to allow marriage licenses to proceed based on both the federal court findings and that Prop 8 is unco...
On Top Magazine • Aug 20, 2010
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Obama Frustrates Gay Marriage Allies With Wobbly Prop 8 Stance
Gay marriage advocates are becoming increasingly frustrated with President Barack Obama.
Immediately following Wednesday's ruling that struck down California's gay marriage ban, known as Proposition 8, the White House issued a statement in support of the decision.
"The president has spoken out in opposition to Proposition 8 because it is divisive and discriminatory. He will continue to promote e...
On Top Magazine • Aug 9, 2010
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Arizona Can't End Benefits To State Gay Workers, Judge Says
Lawyers representing the state argued that the measure was needed to cut a ballooning deficit.
But Sedwick chided lawmakers for placing the budgetary burden on gay workers.
"Contrary to the state's suggestion, it is not equitable to lay the burden of the state budgetary shortfall on homosexual employees, any more than on any other distinct class, such as employees with green eyes or red hair," S...
On Top Magazine • Jul 24, 2010
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Gay Entertainment Report: Prop 8 Film Opens June 18
Director Reed Cowan's documentary on the Mormon Church's decades-old involvement in the fight to ban gay marriage in the United States will open in limited markets June 18.
8: The Mormon Proposition premiered in January at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, just 30 miles from the world headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints....
On Top Magazine • May 18, 2010
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Professional Associations Back Gay Marriage
Both the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Bar Association (ABA) have adopted resolutions backing GLBT rights, including the right of gay and lesbian couples to marry....
On Top Magazine • Aug 10, 2009
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Rhode Island Debates Gay Marriage, Skirts Voting
Priests mingled with gay and lesbian couples during an evening House Judiciary Committee hearing yesterday on two proposed gay marriage bills - one would legalize the institution, while the other would place the question before voters....
On Top Magazine • May 14, 2009
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Illinois House To Vote On Gay Civil Unions
It would create a separate legal framework that offers many marriage-like benefits for gay couples, including the right to visit their partners in hospitals, make medical decisions and more. The bill would also recognize legal gay marriages and civil unions performed elsewhere as civil unions....
On Top Magazine • Mar 5, 2009
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Vote On New Mexico Gay Partnerships Likely Next Week
The Domestic Partner Rights and Responsibilities Act, introduced as Senate Bill 12 by Senator Cisco McSorley, has been crafted to give committed gay and lesbian couples marriage-like benefits....
On Top Magazine • Feb 22, 2009
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