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Opponents of gay marriage have an unblemished track record in U.S. elections, chalking up 32 victories in 32 public votes. They’ve won in blue states and red ones, among the most heavily religious areas and among the least-churched. North Carolina punctuated the winning streak just last month by comfortably approving a constitutional amendment to ban […]
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By the end of the year, either the freedom to marry will be restored for gay and lesbian Californians or our federal case for marriage equality will be on its way to the highest court of the nation. The Prop. 8 Proponents now have at least 90 days (September 4, because of Labor Day) to
Prop. 8 Case Timeline Read More »
In a surprise move, the state of California’s ethics office announced Wednesday that it will investigate Fred Karger’s complaint against the anti-gay National Organization for Marriage (NOM). In his sworn complaint of May 17, Karger alleged that NOM did not report over $340,000 that it raised to pass Proposition 8 four years ago. California joins
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The issue of marriage equality is currently a hot topic. Political leaders, celebrities and proponents from many disciplines are publicly lending their support in favor of equal treatment, and admirably so. These people are making the headlines. These headlines, however, are illustrating a growing trend. Everybody’s calling it “gay marriage.” I’m asking, by using the
Considering “Gay Marriage” Read More »
A federal appeals court said Tuesday it will not rehear arguments on California’s Proposition 8, meaning the final word on the constitutionality of the state’s ban on same-sex marriage will likely come from the U.S. Supreme Court. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 in February that the ban discriminated against
While today’s ruling is a victory for equality advocates, questions about the law’s premise remain to be decided by the Supreme Court. For the dwindling number of supporters of the Defense of Marriage Act, the Clinton-era federal law that defines marriage as only between a man and a woman, the bad news Thursday from Boston
A (soft) Blow to the Defense of Marriage Act Read More »
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on Saturday announced its backing of same-sex marriage, more than a week after President Barack Obama also expressed support for the issue. “The mission of the NAACP has always been to ensure political, social and economic equality of all people,” Roslyn M. Brock, chairman of
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President Obama, marking the end of a prolonged “evolution” on the issue, now favors allowing homosexual couples to marry, he said in a television interview Wednesday. The announcement comes days after Vice President·Joe Biden’s comments that he was “absolutely comfortable” with gay marriage put new pressure on Obama to clarify his position on the issue.
Obama declares support for same-sex marriage Read More »
I don’t know what to say that I haven’t said before. I don’t know how to convince people if it didn’t work before. I don’t know how to hold back this tide of fear and hate that seems to be gaining tread in this country, in this world. But, being quiet doesn’t feel like an
A Painful Blip in Time Read More »
A constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage in North Carolina, even though state law already forbids such unions, appears to have passed. Amendment 1 had the support of more than 59% of the nearly 1 million votes tallied about an hour after polls closed Tuesday night, according to figures from the State Board of
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