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Two Illinois state representatives on Thursday introduced a joint resolution in support of the state’s ban on gay and lesbian couples marrying. Representatives Thomas Morrison and David Reis, both Republicans, are backing the measure. “It is time for the General Assembly to reaffirm their support for Illinois laws reserving the institution of marriage between one […]
The U.S. House approved on Thursday an amendment that aims to bar same-sex wedding ceremonies from taking place on military bases — although LGBT groups are denying the measure will have any legal impact. The amendment, introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa,) was approved 247-166 as part of major $608 billion Pentagon budget legislation known
Electronic Arts has joined a coalition of American businesses opposing the Defense of Marriage Act, a federal law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman. The game publisher said in a statement Wednesday that it was joining dozens of business in signing an amicus brief that urges the 9th U.S.
When one examines the post-civil rights era in America, following possibly the greatest crowning achievement in policy related race relations in this country; who knew that the creation of hip-hop music – mixed with spoken word poetry – would define a generation of up and coming business, entertainment and political leaders. From the soulful sounds
“The AFL-CIO today filed a “friend of the court” brief asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to uphold a lower court’s ruling that the so-called Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional. The 1996 law denies federal benefits to same sex couples. In the brief, filed along with Change to Win (CTW)
Do you know where you can travel to in Europe and legally hold a wedding for same sex couples? Even though there are many countries within Europe that offer some form of union or even Marriage – every country with the exception of Gran Canaria (for now) have placed a residency restriction, stopping gay and
State-level Republican parties widely see eye to eye on guns, taxes and the role of government. But they split in every direction when it comes to gay marriage: Some are for it, some are against and other states want to avoid it entirely. Last week, the Washington D.C. Republican Committee – the equivalent of the
The Supreme Court Justices have left a steaming Washington – a summer heat wave and a searing new dispute over how they made the health care decision – but no sooner had they departed than the next major controversy arrived. Awaiting them at the end of summer will be the issue of same-sex marriage, as
In the nineteen-fifties, the State Department went through something like a purge, systematically seeking out and firing gay employees, who, given the times, had been living closeted lives. Linda Hirshman, writing about the episode in her new book “Victory: the Triumphant Gay Revolution,” quotes the former head of State Department security: “The only thing I
If you were to follow the polls put forth by most American media, you’d guess same-sex marriage divides the country wretchedly in half. As it turns out, America is certainly divided. But a new national poll commissioned by iMediaEthics that accounted for intensity of opinion has found the issue decidedly less divisive than widely reported.
