Civil Unions

Marriage, Polygamy and Gays

Patricia Nell Warren | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Civil Rights, California Gay Marriage, Polygamy, Mormon Prop 8, Doma, Mormons, Civil Unions, Polygamists, Defense of Marriage Act, Gay Marriage, Politics News

The fact is, not one but three different factions want to get polygamy legalized. Each is basing its claim to religious freedom on its sacred book.

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Fight for the Right ... to Marry

Ari Bendersky | Posted 11.14.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Gay Rights, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Proposition 8, Same Sex Marriage, Prop 8, Civil Unions, Gay Marriage, California Gay Marriage, Sundance Film Festival, California Gay Marriage Ban, Chicago News

Sure, we can elect a black man to the White House, but we can't allow all people who love each other to enjoy the same legal rights?

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The Gotcha Effect of Civil Unions

Robert Lanham | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Joe Biden, 2008 Election, Civil Unions, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Gay Rights, Prop 8, Gay Marriage, Politics News

People are tired of fighting the tired boomer era culture wars. A new generation is here and a growing number of them are okay with same-sex couples sharing the ultimate bond.

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The Cutting Edge of Civil Rights: Why President Obama Must Lead on Gay Marriage

Pete Cenedella | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Civil Liberties, California Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Proposition 8, Prop 8, President Obama, Civil Unions, Civil Rights, Barack Obama, Gay Marriage, Loving vs. Virginia, Politics News

It was the best of elections, and it was the worst of elections. Like everyone but the Republican base, I've been savoring Obama's stunning and beauti...

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Scapegoating and Proposition 8

Paul Katz | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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I acknowledge that I did little or next to nothing to help. The passage of Prop 8 has galvanized me, though, and I won't make the same mistake twice. I plan to participate now.

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How Proposition 8 Kept Me From Getting Laid

Alexis C. Jolly | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gay Rights, Proposition 8, Gay Marriage, Supreme Court, Marriage, California Gay Marriage, Prop 8, Reynolds v. United States, Thomas Jefferson, Mormonism, Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions, California Prop 8, Politics News

The irony that the same Mormon religion that has battled for the rights of the polygamous was at the forefront of Prop 8 aside, the Supreme Court ruled in Reynolds v. United States that the law of the land superseded the mores of a religion.

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For the Fourth Time, Yes I Do

Isobel White | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: California Gay Marriage, Marriage, Gay Rights, Proposition 8, Civil Unions, No on Prop 8, Gay Marriage, Politics News

Having only some of the rights of straight married couples leaves our legal relationship insecure and open to interpretation.

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Gavin Newsom Calls Out Joe Biden Over Gay Marriage

Karen Ocamb | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: LGBT Politics, Yes on Prop 8, Gavin Newsom, Prop 8, No on Prop 8, Same Sex Marriage, Joe Biden, Democratic Party, Civil Unions, Civil Rights, Gay Marriage, Politics News

Sunday night aboard the Queen Mary, Gavin Newsom went beyond urging activism to defeat Proposition 8; he spoke of his frustration with Senator Joe Biden's agreement with Sarah Palin over same sex marriage.

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Candidates' Silence On Gay Marriage Shows A Growing Acceptance Of It

Charlotte Robinson | Posted 10.01.2008 | Home

Read More: California, Joe Biden, Straight, Gay, Civil Unions, Lgbt, Don't Ask Don't Tell, California Gay Marriage, Barack Obama, California Supreme Court, Sarah Palin, LGBT Rights, Election 2008, Massachusetts, John McCain, Gay Marriage, Glad, Home News

Below is an interview with Lee Swislow, the executive director of Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders. GLAD, a 30-year-old organization, is probab...

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McCain On Gay Rights: No Marriage, No Adoptions, No HIV/AIDS Prevention Plan

Tanene Allison | Posted 09.29.2008 | Home

Read More: HIV/AIDS, John MCain, Gay Rights, Election 2008, Civil Unions, Gay Adoption, Gay Marriage, Barack Obama, Adoption, Mccain on Gay Rights, Mccain Gay Rights, Mccain and Obama Issues on Adoptions, Ellen Degeneres, Home News

There's still a lot of work to be done in the fight for equality, and the above presidential visions present very different realities about whether that work will lead to progress or a rollback of even more rights.

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The Summer of Love and Commitment

M. V. Lee Badgett | Posted 09.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Civil Unions, Gay Marriage, Politics News

In 1932, Louis Brandeis, one of the most respected Justices in the history of the Supreme Court, urged that states should be seen as social laboratori...

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Why I'm Not Getting Married ... Again

David Shneer | Posted 07.03.2008 | Living

Read More: California Gay Marriage, Judaism LGBT Rights, Judaism, Academics, Partner Benefits, Civil Unions, Gay Marriage, Living News

But when asked about our plans, I recoiled at the suggestion that my husband and I should come to California to get married. "We've been married for twelve years," I say.

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Never-Ending Alimony in Massachusetts

Elizabeth Benedict | Posted 06.16.2008 | Politics

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Divorce in Massachusetts means never have to say goodbye to your ex. Decades after your divorce, you can be dragged to court, or you can do the dragging yourself.

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McCain Out Of Sync On Gay Marriage

Ryan Rivera | Posted 06.04.2008 | Home

Read More: LA Times, USA Today, John McCain, California, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Ballot Initiative, November Election, Scott Tucker, James Vaughn, Los Angeles Times, Human Rights Campaign, Gallup, Log Cabin Republicans, Gay Marriage, Barack Obama, Obama Gay, Mccain Civil Unions, Obama Gay Issues, McCain Marriage, Civil Unions, McCain Gay Marriage, Obama Marriage Issue, McCain Gay Issues, Obama Marriage, Home News

With a new poll finding 63 percent of Americans see gay marriage as a "strictly private" decision out of bounds for government regulation, John McCain's recently reiterated position that marriage should be between one man and one woman puts him in the minority.

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My Reaction to the California Marriage Ruling -- As the Plaintiff

Robin Tyler | Posted 05.26.2008 | Living

Read More: California Gay Marriage, Civil Unions, California Supreme Court, Gay Marriage, Living News

After 15 years together, and 20 years before that as friends, Diane and I were finally getting married!

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California Kicks Right-Wing Butt

Tom Gregory | Posted 05.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: US Supreme Court, California Gay Marriage, Civil Unions, Gay Marriage, California Supreme Court, Politics News

With mountains of progressive social evolution yet to be scaled in our America, will we have to wait till 2027 for the U.S. Supreme Court to bring us to the 20th century?

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America's Ongoing "Separate and Unequal"

Nathaniel Frank | Posted 05.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: California Gay Marriage, California Gay Marriage Ban, Civil Unions, Politics News

Despite rhetoric promising full equality for gay couples, state-based civil partnerships simply don't provide me what I need to live here happily with my British partner.

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Bowing to Fear, candidates ignore historic nature of CA decision

Lane Hudson | Posted 05.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: California Gay Marriage, Civil Unions, Gay Marriage, Politics News

On the heels of the most significant victory for equal rights for gays and lesbians, we are invisible to the two most visible political figures today.

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The Reality in Television

Neil G. Giuliano | Posted 05.13.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Glaad, Civil Unions, Gay Marriage, Brothers and Sisters, Entertainment News

Such a historic event as a gay marriage on Brothers and Sisters might lead some to believe that it reflects the everyday reality for gay couples across this country.

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Welcome to the Age of the "Insurance Card Marriage"

Terrance Heath | Posted 05.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: LGBT Rights, Lgbt, Marriage, Civil Unions, Health Care, Same-Sex Marriage, Health Care for All, Politics News

Health Care for All isn't a "gay health bill," and it doesn't single out particular groups for inclusion or exclusion. It does, however, offer a way to provide all Americans with health insurance, married or not.

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Today is Freedom to Marry Day - Just Don't Say "Gay Marriage"!

Evan Wolfson | Posted 02.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Lgbt, Marriage, Homosexuality, Loving v. Virginia, Gay Rights, Freedom to Marry Day, Ban on Gay Marriages, Perez v. Sharp, Doma, Gays, Civil Unions, Gay Marriage, Homosexuals, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News

Much as we want people to understand that the words gay and marriage do belong together, we don't want "gay marriage." It's the freedom to marry that matters.

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Hillary, We're Just Not That Into You

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.08.2008 | Politics

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We want to say it's nothing personal, but it is, and the Clintons have now progressed from denial to anger, as they realize that it's not going to happen.

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A European View on Obama, Clinton, Giuliani et al

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Al Gore, Europe, Mick Jagger, African-Americans, Pakistan, Tony Blair, George W. Bush, 9/11, Christoph Blocher, Same-Sex Marriage, Cecilia Sarkozy, Muslim, John Kerry, John Edwards, Racism, Health Care, Abortion, Turkey, Housing Market, Mitt Romney, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Carla Bruni, Caucuses, Tom Tancredo, Barack Obama, New York, Francois Mitterrand, Bible, Great Britain, Fred Thompson, Donald Trump, Jacques Chirac, Judith Nathan, Hillary Clinton, India, China, Gay Marriage, Mormons, Eric Clapton, United Kingdom, Economy, Iraq, Immigration, Catholic Church, Unemployment, Gay Rights, Mike Huckabee, George H.W. Bush, New Hampshire, Western Europe, Republican Presidential Candidate, Italy, Bill Clinton, Islam, Germany, John McCain, Primary, Xenophobia, Segolene Royal, Gay, Civil Unions, Nicolas Sarkozy, France, Economic Slowdown, Religion, Plastic Surgery, Rudy Giuliani, Homelessness, Corporations, Silvio Berlusconi, Iowa, 2008 Presidential Race, Swiss People's Party, Asia, Turkish, Switzerland, Asian, Arab, Politics News

After a couple of years of political transition that have seen Europe's own warmongers/Bush poodles and corrupt leaders retiring or getting kicked out of office, there is eager anticipation for the departure of Bush.

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When the Intolerant Kill Christmas: My Gay Friend's Holiday Story

Steve Clemons | Posted 12.24.2007 | Politics

Read More: Matthew Shepherd, Intolerance, Military, Gay, Civil Unions, Allen Schindler, Politics News

A very close friend of mine "just came out" to his brother as a gay man. He did the same with his mother about ten months ago -- and it didn't go well. . .with either of them.

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Let California Ring: Talking About Change Makes It

Evan Wolfson | Posted 10.23.2007 | Politics

Read More: California Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage Supreme Court, Let California Ring, Perez v. Sharp, Civil Unions, Gay Marriage, Politics News

It's not enough to be tolerant and caring, because the gay people we care about are being treated as second-class citizens.

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