Gay Marriage Supreme Court

Five Years Later: Decriminalizing Gay People -- Another Reminder of the Importance of the Supreme Court

Judith E. Schaeffer | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics

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June 26, 2003: The Supreme Court issued one of its most important rulings in the area of individual rights and human dignity, but the constitutional protection of the essential human dignity of gay men and lesbians is hanging by a slender thread.

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The Media's Gay Affair With Marriage

Judy Wieder | Posted 06.18.2008 | Media

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For the most part, the media has been having a sunny, good time in California, trying to catch the June wedding spirit, while sprinkling just enough of the dark side to keep things balanced.

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Standing on the Side of Love

Rev. Debra Haffner | Posted 06.16.2008 | Politics

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During the next few months, heterosexual couples who now oppose same-sex marriage will surely learn that the marriages of their gay peers enrich the institution of marriage, rather than do it harm.

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Out of the Mouths of "Activist" Judges

Joan Garry | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics

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We all know that in our societal debate about same-sex marriage, it is the word "marriage" that trips many people up -- political candidates, conservatives, it even trips up my mother.

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A Victory for Equality: California Affirms the Freedom to Marry

Shannon Minter and Kate Kendell | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics

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The ruling is an affirmation of families and of the wonderful diversity of our state. Marriage may have been the issue at hand, but it was equality and fairness that won the day in court.

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Gay Marriage Ban Overturned By California Supreme Court

AP | LISA LEFF | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics

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SAN FRANCISCO — California's Supreme Court declared that gay couples in the nation's biggest state can marry _ a monumental but perhaps short-li...

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California Gay Marriage Ban Overturned: Major Updates

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics

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Gay Marriage Ban Overturned: "In a monumental victory for the gay rights movement, the California Supreme Court overturned a voter-approved ban on gay...

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Let California Ring: Talking About Change Makes It

Evan Wolfson | Posted 10.23.2007 | Politics

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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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