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Purveyors of ‘ex-gay’ therapy, Exodus International says it’s shutting down
Holder, Kerry honor LGBT staffers at pride events at Justice, State departments
A note to the parents seeking to devastate their 15 year-old daughter and her 18 year-old girlfriend
Marriage equality advocates hope to repeal Florida’s ban on gay marriage
Del. gender identity protections bill clears final legislative vote
Four sentenced to prison in kidnapping, attack on gay man in Ky.
ACLU sues Ind. motor vehicles bureau over gay youth group license platesMarriage Equality
Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is marriage between two persons of the same biological sex or gender identity. Legal recognition of same-sex marriage is sometimes referred to as marriage equality, particularly by advocates and supporters.
Since 2000, eleven countries (Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, South Africa, Sweden) have legalized same-sex marriage, as have parts of Brazil and Mexico. In 2013, bills to legalize same-sex marriage were passed in Uruguay, New Zealand and France, although those laws have not yet taken effect.
In the United States, same-sex marriage is legal in nine states (Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont and Washington), and in the District of Columbia. (Same-sex marriage will become legal in Delaware on July 1, 2013, and in Rhode Island on August 1, 2013.)
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Catholic Archbishop Timothy Dolan: ‘If we allow gays to marry, men will marry their sisters’
Friday, June 24, 2011
If you thought that Evangelicals had a monopoly on homophobia and religious bigotry, you were wrong. Check out this little diatribe, from Catholic Archbishop Timothy Doaln of New York. [ Read more → ]
Sources: Cuomo, legislative leaders agree on religious exemptions in marriage bill
Friday, June 24, 2011
The question still remains -- will the New York state Senate bring the marriage equality bill to the floor for a vote? The New York Times reports: The Cuomo administration and legislative leaders have reached agreement on language to protect religious institutions from obligations to... [ Read more → ]
Obama: ‘Gay couples deserve the same legal rights as every other couple’ (Video)
Thursday, June 23, 2011
President Barack Obama on Thursday evening told hundreds of supporters at his first ever fundraising event targeted to gay donors, that “we are all created equal” — but stopped short of endorsing marriage equality for same-sex couples. [ Read more → ]
New video from GetEqual calls on Obama to ‘evolve already’ on marriage equality
Thursday, June 23, 2011
In this video released today, activist group GetEqual calls on President Barack Obama to “evolve already” on the issue of marriage quality. [ Read more → ]
Obama to mention NY marriage bill at LGBT fundraiser, but don’t expect endorsement
Thursday, June 23, 2011
President Barack Obama will be in New York City on Thursday evening to attend a trio of fundraisers in a campaign swing through the state. [ Read more → ]
All eyes on New York: Marriage equality vote could happen later tonight
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Reports out of the New York state capitol in Albany indicate that a vote in the state Senate on the marriage equality bill could come later this evening. [ Read more → ]
Twice married NY state Sen. Ruben Diaz on why marriage equality is wrong
Thursday, June 23, 2011
From Steven Thrasher at the Village Voice comes this insane interview with Rubén Díaz Sr., the lone Democrat in the New York State Senate standing in opposition to marriage equality for same-sex couples. [ Read more → ]
Legislator warns of HIV epidemic in New York if marriage equality becomes law
Thursday, June 23, 2011
While the debate over marriage equality continues to rage in Albany, one legislator from Clinton County, New York, fears that an HIV epidemic will break out in the Empire State if gay couples are allowed to marry. [ Read more → ]
New York marriage equality likely to see Senate vote today
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Finally, it seems like marriage equality in New York will see a vote today. The vote has been held up over wrangling on other issues and debate over language regarding religious exemptions in the bill. [ Read more → ]
Sources say there are 32 votes ‘secured’ for marriage equality in New York
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
A name has not yet been released, but sources close to those with the New York State Republican Conference have confirmed a thirty-second vote has been “secured” for the passage of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s Marriage Equality Act, according to the Knickerbocker Ledger. [ Read more → ]
NOM gets desperate, spreads lies on New York marriage equality
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
In a last ditch effort to ensure victory for the proponents of bigotry, the anti-gay National Organization for Marriage has released a false poll purporting to show that 57 percent of New York voters oppose marriage equality. [ Read more → ]
NY Senate Republicans still undecided on allowing vote on marriage equality bill
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
With the legislative clock ticking down to its final hours, Republicans in control of the State Senate still have not decided whether to allow a vote on same-sex marriage, The New York Times is reporting. [ Read more → ]
NJ lawmaker: Voting against marriage equality ‘biggest mistake of my career’
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney (D) on Monday apologized in a speech on the Senate floor for casting a vote against marriage equality in January 2010. [ Read more → ]
New York marriage equality coalition plans rally at state capitol in Albany
Monday, June 20, 2011
A New York state Senate vote on whether to legalize same-sex marriage has been pushed back at least another day as the debate continues over religious exemptions, while hundreds of demonstrators on Monday rallied for and against the measure at the state capitol in Albany. [ Read more → ]
David Tyree would trade his Super Bowl win to ensure gays could not marry
Monday, June 20, 2011
Last week, former New York Giants receiver David Tyree said that allowing same-sex couples to wed could led to “anarchy.” Now, Tyree is ratcheting up the rhetoric even further. [ Read more → ]
All eyes on NY state Senate as lawmakers consider marriage equality vote
Monday, June 20, 2011
The clock is ticking on New York’s legislative session — scheduled to end today — and gay rights advocates are hoping Senate lawmakers will consider a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in the Empire state. [ Read more → ]
Bad week for the anti-gay industry, NY vote comes down to the wire
Monday, June 20, 2011
We're down to the last possible second for marriage in New York, there was a major victory in California, new challenges to the Defense of Marriage act, bad news in France, and good news in Lichtenstein. [ Read more → ]
White House aide: Obama’s 1996 pledge in support of marriage equality is fake
Saturday, June 18, 2011
At the Netroots Nation blog conference on Friday, White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer said that a 1996 pledge supporting marriage equality was completed by “someone else” other than Barack Obama: [ Read more → ]
Still 1 vote shy, Cuomo confident NY state Senate will approve gay marriage billand
Friday, June 17, 2011
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Friday expressed optimism that legislation legalizing same-sex marriage would be approved before the end of the legislative session next week. [ Read more → ]
Senate panel approves defense spending bill without anti-gay amendments
Friday, June 17, 2011
The Senate Armed Services Committee this week unanimously passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with none of the anti-gay amendments that were attached to the House version of the bill. [ Read more → ]
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