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Just weeks after legalizing gay marriage, new efforts seek to repeal NH law

Just weeks after legalizing gay marriage, new efforts seek to repeal NH law

Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Three weeks after New Hampshire legalized same-sex marriage, opponents are asking the House to repeal the law and let voters amend the constitution to define marriage as between one man [...]
Prop 8, Day 6: San Diego mayor tells how he came to support gay marriage

Prop 8, Day 6: San Diego mayor tells how he came to support gay marriage

Tuesday, January 19, 2010
The second week of gay marriage on trial, the federal case challenging California's Proposition 8, opened Tuesday with San Diego's mayor as the star witness. Mayor Jerry Sanders, a Republican, [...]
Children of gay parents ‘as likely to be well adjusted’ says witness in Prop 8 trial

Children of gay parents ‘as likely to be well adjusted’ says witness in Prop 8 trial

Friday, January 15, 2010
The first week in the historic case challenging California's voter-approved ban on gay marriage -- Proposition 8 -- came to a close on Friday, following a day of testimony in [...]
Iowa republicans face uphill battle on resolution to ban gay marriage

Iowa republicans face uphill battle on resolution to ban gay marriage

Friday, January 15, 2010
A bill that would start the process towards outlawing same-sex marriage was introduced in the Iowa state Senate Thursday, but one of the main sponsors admits it’s unlikely to go [...]
2 men indicted in hate crime attack on gay man in Queens NY

2 men indicted in hate crime attack on gay man in Queens NY

Friday, January 15, 2010
Two Queens men who allegedly taunted, stomped and robbed a gay man last fall have been indicted on hate-crime charges. The indictment filed Thursday morning charges defendants Daniel Aleman, 26, and Daniel Rodriguez, 21 [...]
Day 4 testimony in Prop 8 trial turns to economic, health benefits of marriage

Day 4 testimony in Prop 8 trial turns to economic, health benefits of marriage

Thursday, January 14, 2010
The trial of Perry v. Schwarzenegger entered its fourth day in federal court Thursday, a high stakes landmark case challenging California's Proposition 8, the voter-approved ban on gay marriage, that [...]
Prop 8 supporter warned of falling into ‘Satan’s hands’ if gay marriage prevailed

Prop 8 supporter warned of falling into ‘Satan’s hands’ if gay marriage prevailed

Thursday, January 14, 2010
In a letter released into federal court on Wednesday, a gay marriage opponent, and one of five defendants in the case challenging California’s Proposition 8, warned of the disastrous consequences [...]
DC judge rules against gay marriage opponents, says ‘no’ vote

DC judge rules against gay marriage opponents, says ‘no’ vote

Thursday, January 14, 2010
A D.C. Superior Court judge Thursday rejected gay marriage opponents efforts to hold a public referendum on whether those marriages should be legal in the District of Columbia. The ruling [...]
Prop 8 trial Day 3 –  Witness: ‘remarkable similarities’ among gay, straight couples

Prop 8 trial Day 3 – Witness: ‘remarkable similarities’ among gay, straight couples

Wednesday, January 13, 2010
The federal trial to overturn Proposition 8, the 2008 voter initiative that reinstated a California ban on same-sex marriage, entered its third day of testimony Wednesday, with a focus on [...]
Utah lawmaker wants to force gay marriage vote in D.C.

Utah lawmaker wants to force gay marriage vote in D.C.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010
A House republican, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) says he plans to introduce a bill granting District of Columbia residents the right to vote on gay marriage. The D.C. Council passed [...]
Prop 8 trial offers lessons in history as Day 2 of testimony unfolds

Prop 8 trial offers lessons in history as Day 2 of testimony unfolds

Tuesday, January 12, 2010
The legal challenge over Proposition 8 entered its second day in federal court in San Francisco Tuesday, with a few lessons in history from Ivy League historians called by the [...]
Theodore Olson: Making the conservative case for gay marriage

Theodore Olson: Making the conservative case for gay marriage

Tuesday, January 12, 2010
As the trial over California’s ban on same-sex marriage gets underway in San Francisco this week in the case Perry v. Schwarzenegger, plantiff's attorney Theodore Olson has become an unexpected [...]
Gay marriage on trial as landmark Prop 8 challenge opens in federal court

Gay marriage on trial as landmark Prop 8 challenge opens in federal court

Monday, January 11, 2010
The trial over California's ban on same-sex marriage opened Monday in San Francisco in a landmark case that could ultimately lead to a showdown in the U.S. Supreme Court. In [...]
Olson delivers opening remarks in Prop 8 legal challenge

Olson delivers opening remarks in Prop 8 legal challenge

Monday, January 11, 2010
The federal trial challenging the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8, a voter approved ban on gay marriage, began Monday with an opening statement by attorney Theodore Olson, who with David [...]
Considering Senate run, Ford changes his position on same-sex marriage

Considering Senate run, Ford changes his position on same-sex marriage

Monday, January 11, 2010
In a sign that he's considering considering challenging Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) in the Democratic primary, former Rep. Harold Ford Jr., (D-Tennessee) has gone on the record in support [...]
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