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GOP could tip the scale for gay marriage, binational LGBT couples in limbo
The fight for marriage intensifies in New York with the long-awaited marriage bill finally introduced. But do LGBT groups have the support needed to pass it?
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Should we push for marriage equality or compromise on civil unions?
Disagreement over marriage versus civil unions could drive Rhode Island’s LGBT activists against each other. An unknown source is funneling millions of dollars to anti-gay groups in fifteen states. And, we’ll talk about Target’s role in Minnesota’s double-ban on marriage, and share some good news from Brazil, Scotland, and Taiwan.
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Date set for Proposition 8 showdown: Can a gay judge be fair, objective?
What really prompted a prominent law firm to give up its defense of DOMA, and lose a key lawyer in the process? The date’s been set for a showdown over the secret Prop 8 trial tapes, and over Judge Walker’s personal life. Rhode Island legislators give up on marriage in favor of civil unions, and […]
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Why are Republicans spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to defend DOMA?
There’s going to be marriage than ever before, with another survey showing majority support for the freedom to marry. So why are Republicans spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to defend a law that could tear apart legally married couples like Henry and Josh?
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Matt Baume’s ‘This Week in Prop 8’ — Prop 8 complaint backfires spectacularly
Leaked footage of the Proposition 8 trial sparked a legal tug of war this week, with anti-gay groups renewing efforts to keep their work out of public view. Delaware’s on track to be the 8th state to offer marriage-ish protections, and activists gear up in New York.
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Matt Baume’s ‘This Week in Prop 8’ — Boehner’s blank check to anti-gay lawyers
Why did John Boehner sign up for a protracted legal fight over anti-gay laws without first finding out what it was going to cost taxpayers? Hope is on the way for gay couples facing homelessness due to discriminatory Medicaid policies. Civil unions advance in Delaware but marriage is on the rocks in Rhode Island. And will we see Prop 8 back on the ballot in 2012?
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Matt Baume’s ‘This Week in Prop 8’ — Politicians and Gay Bashers
What’s the connection between an anti-gay assault in New York and an anti-gay politician in California? We take a closer look at both this week, and analyze some new ads airing in Oregon. Watch “This Week in Prop 8” here.
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This Week in Prop 8: Anti-gays using race as a wedge
This week: Finger-pointing in Maryland, along with some disturbing new racial rhetoric. Meanwhile, pressure to repeal DOMA heats up in Congress and in the courts.
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This Week in Prop 8: Gay ads still playing it safe
Anti-gay forces in Maryland set marriage back another year. That setback is softened by advances in New York, Colorado, and Washington, plus a new ad for equality launches in Rhode Island, but is it too soft?