Hawaii Civil Unions

Why Civil Unions Are Progress But Still a Cop-Out

Bernadette Coveney Smith | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Civil Partnerships, Gay Weddings, Civil Unions, Same-Sex Marriage, States With Civil Unions, Civil Union, Gay Marriage, Delaware Civil Unions, Same-Sex Weddings, Hawaii Civil Unions, Marriage Equality, Gay Voices News
Bernadette Coveney Smith

How would you like to be proposed to and enter in a civil union? How often do you see civil unions on wedding blogs? Do civil unions change the world? And what on earth is a civil union, anyway?

Read Post

LGBT Movement Makes Major Advances, But Are They Sustainable?

Ineke Mushovic | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: LGBT Movement, Social Justice, President Obama, Maryland, Map, Lesbian, Gay, Same-Sex Marriage, Movement Advancement Project, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Philanthropy, Transgender, Bisexual, Revenue Declines, Doma, Fundraising, LGBT Equality, Hawaii Civil Unions, Politics News
Ineke Mushovic

Amid the current fiscal challenges, the ability of LGBT movement organizations to seize emerging opportunities and defend hard-won progress is critical.

Read Post

Hawaii Legislature Approves Same-Sex Civil Unions

AP | MARK NIESSE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Neil Abercrombie Civil Unions, Hawaii Civil Unions Bill Vote, Gay Rights, Hawaii Civil Unions, Hawaii Civil Unions Bill, Neil Abercrombie, Hawaii, Neil Abercrombie Civil Unions Bill, Marriage Equality, Politics News

HONOLULU — Hawaii lawmakers approved a bill Wednesday to allow civil unions for same-sex couples, marking an end to what the governor called an ...

Read Whole Story

Linda Lingle's Faux-Constitutionalism

Aaron Zelinsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Civil Union, Civil Union vs Marriage, HB 444, Gay Rights, Hawaii Civil Unions, Governor Linda Lingle, Linda Lingle Civil Unions, Linda Lingle, Hawaii, Constitution, Hawaii Gay Rights, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Aaron Zelinsky

Hawaii's Governor vetoed a bill which would have legalized civil unions. She owes it to the people of Hawaii to honestly explain the policy reasons behind her veto.

Read Post

Should Gays Boycott Hawaii Over Civil Unions Veto? Or Is Hawaii the Next Marriage Battleground State?

Karen Ocamb | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religious Right, Antigay Bigotry, Prop 8, Mormon and Catholic Coalition, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Hawaii Civil Unions, Politics News
Karen Ocamb

LGBTs await word from Hawaii as to what they propose for the next steps. But Angelenos might want to consider saving the money they'd spend on a long weekend get-away for the impending fight with the Religious Right.

Read Post

Hawaii Governor Vetoes Civil Unions Bill After Weeks Of Stalling

AP | HERBERT A. SAMPLE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hawaii, Gay Rights, Same-Sex Civil Unions, Hawaii Gay Rights, Gay Marriage, Hawaii Civil Unions, Same-Sex Marriage, Gay Civil Unions, Politics News

HONOLULU — Hawaii's governor on Tuesday vetoed legislation that would have permitted same-sex civil unions, ending months of speculation on how ...

Read Whole Story

Hawaii Civil Union Bill Passes Legislature

AP | MARK NIESSE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hawaii Civil Unions, Hawaii, Civil Unions, Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Same Sex Union, Linda Lingle, Gay Hawaii, Politics News

HONOLULU — Whether same-sex civil unions become law in Hawaii is now up to Republican Gov. Linda Lingle, whose office was flooded Friday with ph...

Read Whole Story

Hawaii Governor Stalling On Civil Unions Bill

AP | HERBERT A. SAMPLE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hawaii, Civil Unions Hawaii, Gay Rights, Linda Lingle Civil Unions, Linda Lingle, Civil Unions Veto, Civil Unions, Hawaii Civil Unions, Politics News

HONOLULU — Gov. Linda Lingle on Monday bought herself two more weeks to make a decision on contentious legislation that would allow same-gender ...

Read Whole Story

Civil Unions: Hawaii Becomes Latest Battleground

AP | MARK NIESSE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hawaii Marriage Constitutional Amendment, Hawaii, Hawaii Civil Unions, Civil Unions, Gay Marriage, Hawaii Gay Marriage, Home News

HONOLULU — Hawaii, the state that adopted the nation's first "defense of marriage" constitutional amendment a decade ago, has now become the lat...

Read Whole Story