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QUINNIPIAC POLL: 64 PERCENT OF NEW JERSEY VOTERS SUPPORT MARRIAGE EQUALITY
By a 64 - 30 percent margin, voters support a law allowing same sex couples to marry. Men support same-sex marriage 60 - 32 percent, with a larger 68 - 28 percent support among women. Support by age ranges from 56 - 38 percent among voters over 55 years old to 80 - 17 percent among voters 18 - 34 years old.
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Towleroad • Apr 4, 2013
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MARRIAGE EQUALITY BILLS INTRODUCED IN HAWAII
If successful, Hawaii would be the 10th state in the union to allow the marriage for all couples, regardless of whom they love.
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Towleroad • Jan 25, 2013
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CROWD GOES WILD OVER MAINE'S FIRST GAY MARRIED COUPLE: VIDEOS
Steven Bridges and Michael Snell became the first same-sex couple to legally marry in Maine last night, and they were greeted by hundreds of cheering supporters who broke into "All You Need Is Love."
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Towleroad • Jan 3, 2013
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AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND OTHERS FILE BRIEF IN DOMA SUIT
Over half-a-dozen medical groups, including the American Psychological Association, the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics today filed an amici curiae brief supporting Karen Golinski's discrimination case against the government, Golinski v. Office of Personnel Management, which is requesting federal benefits for same-sex partners.
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Towleroad • Jul 11, 2012
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DECISION ON SCOTLAND'S MARRIAGE EQUALITY PROCESS TO COME THIS WEEK
The marriage equality debate is really heating up in Scotland, where lawmakers say they'll reveal plans for to proceed on same-sex nuptials this week, a move that will put further pressure on Parliamentarians in England.
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Towleroad • Jul 11, 2012
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OREGONIANS SPLIT ON MARRIAGE EQUALITY, MARIJUANA
Oregon narrowly favors legal gay marriage, with 46% supporting it and 45% opposed. Democrats support it 74-20, Republicans oppose it 11-80 and independents oppose it 38-48. Men oppose legalization 45-48 but women support it 48- 42.
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Towleroad • Jul 9, 2012
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Montana Supreme Court Hears Appeal Of Case Demanding Equal Rights For Gay Couples
The American Civil Liberties Union today appealed a district-court ruling dismissing the same-sex domestic partnership case, Donaldson and Guggenheim v. State of Montana, to the Montana Supreme Court:...
Towleroad • Apr 16, 2012
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CHRISTIE SAYS HE'LL TAKE 'SWIFT ACTION' TO VETO NJ MARRIAGE EQUALITY, CALLS ATTEMPT TO PASS IT 'THEATER': VIDEO
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie assured reporters that the legislature would not have the votes to override a promised veto of the marriage equality bill which the Senate passed yesterday and the House is expected to pass on Thursday, Think Progress LGBT reports.
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Towleroad • Feb 15, 2012
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FOUR GOP NY SENATORS WHO SUPPORTED MARRIAGE EQUALITY MAKE BANK
The NYT reports that the New York GOP state Senators who voted to pass marriage equality have been rewarded by donors:...
Towleroad • Jan 19, 2012
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TOWLEROAD EXCLUSIVE: MATT BOMER AND MATTHEW MORRISON IN ON '8'
Towleroad has learned that Matt Bomer, star of the hit USA drama, White Collar, and Matthew Morrison, who plays Mr. Schuester on the popular show Glee, will play plaintiffs Paul Katami and Jeff Zarrillo, respectively, at the March 3 west coast premier of Dustin Lance Black's play, 8, in Los Angeles. ...
Towleroad • Jan 16, 2012
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Montana Split on Gay Marriage Rights
ThinkProgress' Igor Volsky fills us in: "Sixty-two percent of Montana voters 'want same-sex couples to have legal equality, including 84 percent of Democrats, 65 percent of independents, and 39 percent of Republicans,' but 51 percent still oppose marriage equality."...
Towleroad • Dec 13, 2011
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Did President Obama Endorse Gay Marriage Last Night?
President Obama was urged this week to come out for gay marriage in his address to the Human Rights Campaign. He didn't do so last night - not explicitly. But did he imply it? Toward the speech's end, he cited New York's marriage law as a triumph of democratic change. Might that be an indirect way of saying, "I'm with you on marriage"? ...
Towleroad • Oct 2, 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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A List of Witnesses Speaking at Tomorrow's DOMA Repeal Hearing, and Some Information on Each of Them
As I mentioned last week, Senator Patrick Leahy, (D-VT), is holding the first hearing on the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act tomorrow morning.
The hearing entitled "S.598, The Respect for Marriage Act: Assessing the Impact of DOMA on American Families" scheduled before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary for Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. in room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office B...
Towleroad • Jul 19, 2011
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Rudy Giuliani Breaks Promise to Marry Gay Friends Who Opened Home to Him During His Divorce
"I asked if he would marry us," recalled Howard Koeppel, the unlikely provider of an emergency Midtown crash pad to Giuliani for six months when his marriage to Donna Hanover was crumbling and Gracie Mansion was a war zone.
"He said, 'Howard, I don't ever do anything that's not legal. If it becomes legal in New York, you'll be one of the first ones I would marry.' "
Ten years later, Koeppel is d...
Towleroad • Jun 29, 2011
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NY Leaders Tweaking Marriage Equality Amendments; Optimism Expressed on Senate Vote Tonight
"We're closing the few, outstanding, technical issues on rent regulations," said Skelos, R-Long Island. He predicted action on everything "hopefully today but certainly by tomorrow."...
Towleroad • Jun 22, 2011
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BREAKING: NY Governor Andrew Cuomo Sends 'Marriage Equality Act' to the Senate
Cuomo has said in the past that he would not submit the marriage equality bill unless it had the votes to pass....
Towleroad • Jun 14, 2011
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Watch: New Ad from NY Marriage Equality Coalition Demands That Committed Lesbian Couple Gets to Say Vows
A soft new ad from New Yorkers United for Marriage, the coalition of five LGBT advocacy groups working for marriage equality in New York, is set to begin airing statewide tomorrow. It coincides with the launch of their website....
Towleroad • May 5, 2011
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New Hampshire Braces for Attempted Theft of Gay Marriage in 2011
A conservative effort to repeal New Hampshire's marriage equality law seems like a sure thing, with four separate Legislative Service Requests (precursors to bills) filed already in the NH legislature....
Towleroad • Jan 4, 2011
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Watch: Prop 8 Case Attorneys David Boies and Ted Olson Discuss Court Cameras, Gay Judge, SCOTUS Votes, and Equality
In the interview with Towleroad's political director Corey Johnson, Boies and Olson discuss where we go from here. They also address concerns from some in the community that the information that Judge Vaughn Walker is gay might have some effect on how the outcome of the trial is spun.
Is there a concern that if and when the case reaches the U.S. Supreme Court, the justices will feel that they ar...
Towleroad • Mar 12, 2010
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Signature Drive Launched for 'Repeal Prop 8' 2010 Ballot Measure
Sign for Equality "features a downloadable petition form and training videos for signature gatherers, and uses unique social networking technology to help gatherers set goals, build teams, and find signature gathering events," according to the organizers....
Towleroad • Nov 16, 2009
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HRC, NGLTF, ACLU, Others Call on Obama To Repeal DOMA Now
When President Obama was courting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender voters, he said that he believed that DOMA should be repealed. We ask him to live up to his emphatic campaign promises, to stop making false and damaging legal arguments, and immediately to introduce a bill to repeal DOMA and ensure that every married couple in America has the same access to federal protections....
Towleroad • Jun 14, 2009
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NY Senator Ruben Diaz Sr. Calls 'Emergency Summit' on Gay Marriage
Benjamin also reports that "Sen. Tom Duane, who was initially not pleased with Paterson's decision to push gay marriage, now says he believes the bill will pass 'with bipartisan support,' although he isn't naming the names of any GOP supporters. So far, four Senate Democrats, including Diaz Sr., are on the record as saying they will oppose the bill."...
Towleroad • Apr 16, 2009
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Clinton Regrets IFA Venue in Letter, Supports Reversal of Prop 8
President Clinton has a long-standing record of support for the LGBT community. He strongly opposed Proposition 8, speaking out against it, and recording calls to California voters urging them to defeat it. He still opposes it and hopes it can be reversed....
Towleroad • Feb 16, 2009
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Notes from This Weekend's 'Equality Summit' in Los Angeles
Geoff Kors, Executive Committee member of 'No On 8', stated that the 'No On 8' campaign worked with social psychologists who interviewed people opposed to marriage equality even though they supported housing and employment rights for GLBT people. What they found was that ʻrights argumentsʼ did not appeal to this group of people when emotional appeals did. This resulted in the ʻGarden Weddingʼ ad w...
Towleroad • Jan 26, 2009
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'Yes on 8' Forces Threaten Recall of Justices if Prop 8 Overturned
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Towleroad • Nov 20, 2008
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Second Half of Larry King Live with Joy Behar on Prop 8
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Towleroad • Nov 17, 2008
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Whoopi Goldberg Talks About NYC Prop 8 March on The View
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Towleroad • Nov 13, 2008
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