Marriage Equality

Washington Anti-Gay Ballot Measure Signatures Under Scrutiny

McClatchy | Posted 09.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Washington State, Proposition 8, Gay Rights, R-71, Ballot Initiative, Same Sex Marriage, Referendum 71, Chris Gregoire, Marriage Equality, Same-Sex Marriage, Washington Same Sex Marriage, Politics News

Washington election workers say they've never seen a ballot measure attract as much scrutiny as this year's Referendum 71, which would strike down a l...

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LGBT Equality - It's About Love

Jason Mannino | Posted 09.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Lgbt, Equal Rights, California Gay Marriage, Equality, California, Los Angeles-California, Prop 8, Marriage Equality, Relationships, Living News
Jason Mannino

"I used to think that it was anger that motivated me...Then at some point I realized it wasn't really anger that was keeping me going..it was doing th...

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Same-Sex Marriage as a Means to Something Better

Carlos A. Ball | Posted 08.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Insurance, Gay Rights, Nancy Polikoff, Social Security, Marriage Equality, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News
Carlos A. Ball

Our goal over the long run should be to lessen the prioritization of marital status in the distribution of rights and benefits.

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California Bill Would Recognize Same-Sex Marriages From Other States

The Sacremento Bee | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Marriage, Proposition 8, California, Same Sex Marriage, Sen. Mark Leno, San Francisco, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Politics News

A proposed law to recognize a growing number of same-sex marriages performed in other states and countries is winding its way through California's Leg...

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California Removed As Defendant In Federal Gay Marriage Lawsuit

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gay Righs, California, Proposition 8, Doj, President Obama, Obama Gay Rights, Obama Gay Marriage, Obama, Defense of Marriage Act, Marriage Equality, Same-Sex Marriage, California Gay Marriage, Department of Justice, Barack Obama, Doma, Gay Marriage, Politics News

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- A judge has agreed to remove the state of California as a defendant in a lawsuit challenging the 1996 law that prevents the ...

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Same Sex Marriage in CA: 8 Reasons Why We Should Lay Off the Debate over 2010 v. 2012

Isobel White | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Aclu, Marriage, California Gay Marriage, California, Gay Rights, Prop 8, Proposition 8, Jordan/Rustin, Marriage Equality in CA, No on Prop 8, California Same Sex Marriage, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage Equality, Politics News
Isobel White

We and the other side can keep going back and forth, spending millions upon millions. Or we can actually create enough of a cultural shift that being anti-same sex marriage is no longer widely acceptable

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Meghan McCain: "I Love Gay Men"

Out | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Out, Republican Party, Gop, Gay Rights, Senator McCain, Out Magazine, John McCain, Same Sex Marriage, Meghan McCain, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Politics News

"Does it sound campy to say I love gay men?" asks Meghan McCain, sipping an iced tea at the nouveau-chic Hotel Palomar in Washington, D.C.'s Dupont Ci...

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In Defense of Bruno

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 08.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Equality, Homosexuality, Gay Rights, Sacha Baron Cohen Bruno Movie, Sacha Baron Cohen, Glaad, Gayface, Bruno, Homophobia, Homosexuality and Religion, Gay, Sacha Baron Cohen Bruno, Gay Adoption, Gay Issues, Marriage Equality, Homophobe, Homosexuals, Entertainment News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

Bruno documents the real hatred and craziness gripping many corners of this country. Sacha Baron Cohen pushes people to confront homosexuality, and he exposes violent and shocking intolerance.

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Ensign Scandal Reminds Us of the Double Standard Placed on Gays and Lesbians

Rupert Russell | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Homosexuality, Gay Rights, John Ensign, Eliot Spitzer Prostitution, Hypocrisy, Bribery, Scandal, Defense of Marriage Act, Privacy, Civil Rights, David Vitter, Eliot Spitzer, Gay Marriage, Republicans, Marriage Equality, Politics News
Rupert Russell

My issue here is not that we do not prosecute our politicians adequately but the double standard that is placed on heterosexual and homosexual relationships.

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Massachusetts Sues Feds Over Defense Of Marriage Act

AP | DENISE LAVOIE | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Massachusetts, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage Equality, Defense of Marriage Act, Doma, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Iowa, California, Proposition 8, President Barack Obama, Politics News

BOSTON — Massachusetts, the first state to legalize gay marriage, sued the U.S. government Wednesday over a federal law that defines marriage as...

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Gay Marriage Bill Takes Effect In Nation's Capital

AP | GILLIAN GAYNAIR | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — A law recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other states and countries went into effect Tuesday in the nation's capital, and ...

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New Study Finds Gap in LGBT Health Services

Somjen Frazer | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: LGBT Rights, LGBT Politics, Gay Rights, Gay Pride, Health, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Politics News
Somjen Frazer

Policymakers must support efforts to collect data on LGBT people to ensure that our health care system is serving everyone.

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NY Marriage Equality Progress Halted

Advocate | Posted 07.30.2009 | New York

Read More: Albany, New York, New York State Senate, New York City, New York Gay Pride, New York Gay Marriage, Gay Pride, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, New York News

Because the New York senate's leadership remained in a cloud of procedural obscurity, the state's LGBT activists marched more than 40 blocks...

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Why Other People's Marriages Are Our Business

Nathaniel Frank | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hypocrisy, Mark Sanford, Adultery, Gay Rights, John Ensign, Family Values, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Politics News
Nathaniel Frank

Proponents of full equality for gay and lesbian couples should not be arguing that marriage is a purely private matter, unconnected to the public culture we are seeking to join.

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Obama Strains To Win Back Favor Of Gays With LGBT Event At White House

The Hill | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Proposition 8, Robert Gibbs, Doma, Obama Administration, Obama, Joe Biden, Defense of Marriage Act, Marriage Equality, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Biden, Gay Rights, Gays, Gay Marriage, Stonewall, Politics News

President Obama, under fire from some gay and lesbian groups for what they see as slow movement on two of their most important issues, is taking steps...

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Gay Marriage Bill On NY Senate Agenda

Advocate | Advocate | Posted 07.25.2009 | Home

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New York governor David Paterson placed the marriage equality bill at the top of the list of items for senators to consider in a special...

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The Senate Must Get Back To Work

Eric T. Schneiderman | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Governor Paterson, Eric Schneiderman, New York State Senate, New York, Middle Class, Reproductive Health Act, The Farm Workers Bill of Rights, The Crime Gun Identification Act, Marriage Equality, Aid Family Leave, Politics News
Eric T. Schneiderman

My colleagues and I in the Democratic conference crafted an authentic bipartisan operating proposal to bring both parties together and get the Senate back to work.

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Gay Rights Lawyers Say Obama Refused Requests For DOMA Dialogue

The Plumline | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: California, President Obama, Gary Buseck, Jennifer Pizer, Obama, Obama Gay Rights, Glad, Doma, Barack Obama, Defense of Marriage Act, Marriage Equality, Politics News

Two prominent gay rights lawyers litigating high-profile cases against the Obama administration tell me that their requests to meet with administratio...

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Being Gay: It's Who I Am

Stuart Appelbaum | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gay Rights, Marriage Equality Legislation, Gay Marriage, Empire State Pride Agenda, Marriage Equality, Politics News
Stuart Appelbaum

Why come out now? The most important contribution I can make is to remind Albany legislators that gay and lesbian New Yorkers are in every walk of life and, yes, some of us are even labor leaders.

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California "Yes On 8" Campaign Manager Goes To Maine

AMERICA blog | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: California Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, California, Catholic Church, Proposition 8, Frank Schubert, Maine Gay Marriage, Marc Mutty, Anti-Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Maine, Politics News

Big news from Maine. On the plus side, the campaign to save Maine's marriage law has been launched -- and they've got a kick-ass campaign manager lead...

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Obama's DOMA Defense Unacceptable

Paul Hogarth | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics

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Paul Hogarth

The U.S. Justice Department filed a brief late last week defending a constitutional challenge to DOMA. If pursued by the courts, it could greatly damage gay and lesbian rights.

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Celebrating LGBT Pride Month

Gerald McEntee | Posted 07.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lgbt, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender, LGBT Issues, Workplace Discrimination, Gay Pride, Stonewall, Marriage Equality, Politics News
Gerald McEntee

This month, we mark the 40th anniversary of Stonewall, when the struggle for full citizenship for LGBT Americans began in earnest.

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Joe Bruno, Former New York GOP Senate Leader, Supports Gay Marriage

Towleroad | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Daily News, Joe Bruno, Gop, Senate, Gay Rights, Governor Paterson, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Politics News

The times are changing, and quickly. Earlier in the week, the New York Daily News' Elizabeth Benjamin reported that Governor David Paterson was try...

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Gay-Married At Last

Isobel White | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Marriage, California Gay Marriage, California, Proposition 8, Gay Rights, Prop 8, California Supreme Court, California Gay Marriage Ban, Gay, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage Equality, Politics News
Isobel White

When I was finally pronounced legally married, I wasn't in a church, nor a garden, nor at City Hall. I wasn't with any of my loved ones. In fact, I wasn't even with my wife.

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10 Reasons Why a LGBT March on Washington is a Bad Idea

Bil Browning | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bad-Ideas, March on Washington, Gay Rights, Gay Marriage, Cleve Jones, Marriage Equality, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News
Bil Browning

(Crossposted from The Bilerico Project) Chalk this up as one of the worst ideas ever. Speaking at Utah Pride yesterday, Cleve Jones announced plans ...

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