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Baltimore delegates delay key vote on passage of Maryland gay marriage bill
Two Democrats blocked a critical vote on the Civil Marriage Protection Act in the Maryland House of Delegate’s Judiciary Committee late Tuesday afternoon, stalling the measure from advancing to the full House as quickly as previously expected.
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British government ready to implement full marriage equality in United Kingdom
The British government is expected to announce full marriage equality for gays and lesbians under reforms to marriage laws expected to be announced later this week by the Liberal Democrat equality minister, Lynne Featherstone.
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Android marriages are in Maryland’s future if same-sex marriage legalized
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Legalizing same-sex marriage is paving the way for future generations to be able to marry artificial, android life forms, according to Maryland conservative and traditional marriage defender Robert Broadus.
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Why Ronald Reagan’s legacy should be vilified, not sanctified
Today would have been Ronald Reagan’s 100th birthday. The American ultra right and Christian conservatives, along with nearly all of the GOP are singing his praises, and in the case of the politico’s, either trying to emulate the “Gipper” or […]
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Why I find Sarah Palin’s response to Arizona shootings’ aftermath ‘reprehensible’
It is not often that I find it necessary to set aside my press credentials and lend an opinion to public discourse on any given subject that I report on. However, that said, I need to comment not as an American which I am not, nor as a Canadian which I am, but rather as a human being and responsible adult living in a divisive and polarized society here in the United States.
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The Christian Right’s rhetoric is disingenuous at the very least
As I write this editorial, it’s less than a couple of hours after the 112th session of the Congress of the United States gaveled in. Most significant is the fact that the overwhelming majority of this Congress are ultra conservative, identify as “committed” Christians, and have little or no regard for true equality rights for […]
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Wyoming GOP plans to reintroduce defense of marriage measure
Republican legislators in Wyoming are planning to reintroduce a defense of marriage law that would bar the state from recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other states.
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North Carolina County Commissioner: ‘Homosexuals are sexual predators’
A North Carolina County Commissioner known for his outspoken anti-gay views, has called gay people “sexual predators” in an e-mail to fellow Mecklenburg County Commissioners.
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Reid fulfills promise to repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ — Choi reclaims West Point ring
In July 2010, Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev.) promised Lt. Dan Choi that he would lead the Senate to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Choi, an Iraq war veteran discharged under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” gave Sen. Reid his West Point ring with the agreement that it would be returned after the ban on openly gay […]
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Neighborhood association, gay community square off over rainbow flags in Castro district
Community activists in San Francisco’s predominantly gay Castro neighborhood are outraged by a recent statement by the Mission Delores Neighborhood Association calling for removal of the Rainbow flags that are hung from the light posts in the Castro.