Gay Marriage Ban

Texas' Gay Marriage Ban May Have Banned All Marriages

Miami Herald | Dave Montgomery | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics


Texans: Are you really married? Maybe not. Barbara Ann Radnofsky, a Houston lawyer and Democratic candidate for attorney general, says that a 22...

Why There Is No Middle Ground on the Marriage Issue

Kevin Armento | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics


Kevin Armento

The slow nature of progress does not mean advocates for human rights ought to wait for public opinion to shift. History teaches us otherwise.

Texas Judge Rules Gay-Marriage Ban Violates U.S. Constitution

AP | MATT CURRY | Posted 10.02.2009 | Politics


DALLAS — A Texas judge cleared the way for two Dallas men to get a divorce, ruling Thursday that Texas' ban on same-sex marriage violates the co...

Gay Marriage Fight, `Kiss-Ins' Smack Mormon Image

Yahoo! News | JENNIFER DOBNER, Associated Press Writer | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics


SALT LAKE CITY -- The Mormon church's vigorous, well-heeled support for Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California last year, has turned t...

Gavin Newsom's Impressive Town Hall in Sacramento

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

Mayor Newsom is the most exciting thing to happen to California politics in years. He promises to lift California out of the morass that the deadening hands of the GOP have submerged us in.

Activists: Obama Admin Falsely Claiming They Had To Defend Marriage Ban

America Blog | John Aravosis | Posted 07.13.2009 | Politics


Ben Smith at Politico just reported the following statement from the Department of Justice over their brief, filed last night, comparing gay marriage ...

Democrats, Republicans Out of Touch on Gay Rights in Michigan

Susan J. Demas | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics


Susan J. Demas

In just five years, support for both gay marriage and civil unions in Michigan has jumped by more than 20 points apiece.

Gilles and Adam Losers? I Think Not.

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 06.28.2009 | Entertainment


Irene Rubaum-Keller

They both have 'the X factor,' 'the Wow factor,' that certain je ne sais quoi.

Why Childless Straight Couples Make the Case for Gay Marriage

Alec Baldwin | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics


Alec Baldwin

One does not have to possess one molecule of identification with the gay cultural or political experience in this country to believe that gay Americans have the right to marry.

Moral Majority or Immoral Minority?

Stuart Whatley | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics


Stuart Whatley

One wonders when Republicans are going to figure out how to appeal to people rather than traditions.

Gay Marriage in Vermont: Three Progressive Lessons

Aaron Zelinsky | Posted 05.20.2009 | Politics


Aaron Zelinsky

For too long, federalism, the Madisonian concept of shared power between state and federal government, has been an idea monopolized by conservatives.

New York Gay Marriage: How It'll Strengthen Heterosexual Marriages

Mike Alvear | Posted 05.06.2009 | Politics

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Mike Alvear

As outrageous as it may sound, heterosexual families will become stronger and stronger as more states follow Iowa's gay marriage ruling.

Proposition 8 Battle Goes Back To Court This Week

Wall Street Journal | TAMARA AUDI | Posted 04.01.2009 | Home


This week, California's gay-marriage battle returns to the national spotlight. The state's Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments Thursd...

236.com: What About Gay Marriage? (VIDEO)

236.com | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics


How dangerous is gay marriage to the fabric of our society? No matter how bad you think it would be for the country, it's worse. Way worse. This littl...

A Generation Ago, Rick Warren Would Have Made Obama Sit at the Back of the Bus

Alan Cumming | Posted 01.19.2009 | Entertainment


Alan Cumming

Would Obama have been fine with saying his parents entered into a civil partnership? Maybe. But would he be fine with hearing that his parents' marriage was akin to a brother marrying his sister or a pedophile marrying a child?

Can We?

Wendy Block | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics


Wendy Block

I'm not ready to return to the same non-adrenaline-rush grassroots work that propelled Obama and the Dems to such a decisive victory.

California Supreme Court To Hear Cases Challenging Gay Marriage Ban

AP | LISA LEFF | Posted 12.20.2008 | Home


SAN FRANCISCO — California's highest court agreed Wednesday to hear several legal challenges to the state's new ban on same-sex marriage but ref...

Calif. high court asked to hear gay marriage cases

AP | LISA LEFF | Posted 12.18.2008 | Home


SAN FRANCISCO — The state attorney general and sponsors of the ballot initiative that banned same-sex marriage in California urged its Supreme C...

Mormons Tipped Scale In Gay Marriage Ban With Money, Institutional Support And Dedicated Volunteers

nytimes.com | JESSE McKINLEY and KIRK JOHNSON | Posted 12.16.2008 | Home


Less than two weeks before Election Day, the chief strategist behind a ballot measure outlawing same-sex marriage in California called an emergency me...

Nationwide Anti-Prop. 8 Protests Continue

Inside Bay Area | Posted 12.16.2008 | Politics


Proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage in California, remains a hot-button issue and has prompted rallying cries from gay rights activists around...

Thousands Protest Same-Sex Marriage Ban In San Francisco

New York Times | Posted 12.09.2008 | Politics


Thousands of people marched through the streets here Friday night to protest the passage on Tuesday of Proposition 8, a ballot measure outlawing same-...

Congratulations, Homophobes, You've Prevailed in Florida, Arizona and California!

Andy Ostroy | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics


Andy Ostroy

Religious fanatics rejoice! You did it! You won! You've succeeded in getting amendments passed in Florida, Arizona and California banning same-sex marriage! This is your crowning moment!

Gay Marriage Bans Succeeding

Posted 12.05.2008 | Home


State amendments to ban gay marriage did well across the country with voters in Arizona and Florida approving proposals to outlaw same-sex marriage an...

Florida Gay Marriage Ban too Close to Call

Judge David Young | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics


Judge David Young

Amendment 2 would make Florida one of the most backwards states in the country. This provision is certain to cause grief and suffering to thousands of couples, whether they're gay or not.

Obama: California Gay Marriage Ban "Unnecessary"

Queerty | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama's walking a fine, gay line. The Democratic Presidential candidate appeared on MTV this weekend to come out against California's Proposit...