Friday, February 5, 2010
Not surprising, the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics -- for the third time -- rejected the latest referendum petition on the issue of same-sex marriage, ruling on Thursday that a ballot measure on the [...]
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Members of a Maryland House Judiciary committee on Wednesday shot down a bill that would prohibit Maryland from recognizing gay marriages validated by other states or countries. Without discussion or debate, the committee soundly defeated [...]
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Another Utah lawmaker has proposed legislation to prevent the District of Columbia from implementing a gay marriage bill until residents vote on the issue. [caption id="attachment_5765" align="alignleft" width="346" caption="Bennett"][/caption] Republican Sen. Bob Bennett, introduced a [...]
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Sunday, January 31, 2010
On Friday, three Democratic lawmakers announced they are dropping bills -- until 2011 -- that would provide anti-discrimination protections, probate rights and adoption rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Utahns. In exchange, opponents [...]
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Saturday, January 30, 2010
The Hawaii state House, conflicted by emotion and election-year politics, voted yesterday to indefinitely postpone action on a civil-unions bill, reports the Honolulu Advertiser. The voice vote, which came after no debate, essentially kills the [...]
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Saturday, January 30, 2010
The recent death of a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper is once again putting the rights of same-sex couples under scrutiny. When Highway Patrol Cpl. Dennis Engelhard was killed in a Christmas Day traffic accident near Eureka, the agency described him as single with no [...]
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Saturday, January 30, 2010
[caption id="attachment_5681" align="alignleft" width="194" caption="Paul Scott"][/caption] A state lawmaker, running for the GOP nomination to be the next Secretary of State in Michigan, is wasting no time addressing the real issues facing Michigan -- stopping [...]
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Friday, January 29, 2010
The Indiana Senate revived a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages Thursday, approving the measure and sending it to the Democratic-controlled House, where it's likely to meet a quick death. The 38-10 vote marked the fourth [...]
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
Florida's outdated gay adoption ban took another hit after a Miami judge approved the adoption by a lesbian couple. [caption id="attachment_5671" align="alignleft" width="320" caption="Alenier, right, and Leon, with their adopted son.(Miami Herald photo) "][/caption] Vanessa [...]
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
Pennsylvania State Sen. John H. Eichelberger Jr., has introduced a bill to institute a ban on same-sex marriage in the state constitution, making good on a promise announced last year, reports the Philadelphia Gay News. [...]
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
A Utah congressman on Wednesday introduced a disapproval resolution designed to reverse a D.C. City Council ruling that would permit gay marriage in the nation's capital. Freshman lawmaker, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) said that the measure [...]
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Sunday, January 24, 2010
A woman is now charged with a hate crime, after a New Year's Day stabbing outside a gay and lesbian bar in Buffalo, NY. Suzanne-Deanna Grover, 21, was charged with assault and a bias-motivated crime [...]
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Sunday, January 24, 2010
The man accused of brutally stabbing a 41-year-old event planner in his Hell's Kitchen apartment was arrested Saturday in Vermont, authorities said. Justin Waller, 31, was taken into custody Saturday afternoon at a friend's home [...]
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Friday, January 22, 2010
The state Senate voted 18-7 on Friday to approve a bill recognizing civil unions in Hawaii, giving gay and opposite sex partners the same rights and benefits as married couples. The bill now goes back [...]
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Friday, January 22, 2010
The nation's ongoing debate over same-sex marriage took the stage this week in the Indiana Statehouse, where a Senate committee endorsed a constitutional amendment to ban the practice. State law already prohibits same-sex marriage, but [...]
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