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HONOLULU – When Hawaii legislators reconvene on Wednesday, all eyes will be focused not on teacher furloughs that resulted in the nation’s shortest school year or the state’s $1 billion budget deficit, but legislation that would allow same-sex couples to form civil unions. The measure would grant gay couples the rights and benefits the state […]
The Supreme Court on Friday got involved for the second time this week in a case in which opponents of gay rights fear they will be harassed if their views are made public. The high court will consider whether Washington state officials can release more than 138,500 names on a petition seeking a vote on
BLANTYRE, MALAWI (AP) — Malawi’s government said Monday that it is unmoved by international criticism of the trial of a gay couple charged with unnatural acts and gross indecency, felonies for which they could be imprisoned for up to 14 years. In a statement Monday, Malawi’s Information Minister Leckford Mwanza Thoto made no apology for
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Getting married brought big changes to the lives of author Helen Zia and her partner Lia Shigemura. At family reunions, funerals and other gatherings, the Oakland couple found their relationship much more accepted after their parents could start saying they had a daughter-in-law. "My mother, an immigrant from China, she really
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Getting married brought big changes to the lives of author Helen Zia and her partner Lia Shigemura. At family reunions, funerals and other gatherings, the Oakland couple found their relationship much more accepted after their parents could start saying they had a daughter-in-law. "My mother, an immigrant from China, she really
For information, visit www.equalrightsfoundation.org Ten witnesses, including Kris Perry, Sandy Stier, Paul Katami and Jeff Zarrillo and five eminent experts, clearly and convincingly demonstrated critical points in the federal trial on the unconstitutionality of Prop. 8 during its opening week: • Marriage is vitally important in American society; • By denying gay men and lesbians
We’ve just received word that the Disney Give A Day – Get A Day Volunteer Program has already given out 300,000 tickets to their parks, and it’s only been up and running since January 1st!! Disney is pledged to one million tickets before the program shuts down, so at the rate it’s going this program
Reported by Nate Silver @ FiveThirtyEight.com Over the past decade or so, divorce has gradually become more uncommon in the United States. Since 2003, however, the decline in divorce rates has been largely confined to states which have not passed a state constitutional ban on gay marriage. These states saw their divorce rates decrease by
WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to block the broadcast of a federal trial in California testing whether a voter initiative against gay marriage violates the Constitution. The high court’s five conservatives formed the majority. They said federal judge Vaughan Walker didn’t follow court rules when he ordered proceedings broadcast by closed circuit to federal courthouses
