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New York gay couples marry, Al Franken catches a fibber in DOMA hearing
Pretty quiet week, nothing too exciting — except everyone in New York getting married! Plus hearings on DOMA repeal, with Al Franken calling out an anti-gay liar. Plus more news from Maryland to Washington state. This week’s Marriage News Watch is here.
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Anti-gay industry plans protests at gay couples’ weddings
It’s been a relatively quiet week: the anti-gay industry is planning to protest gay couples’ weddings, Senator Leahy will hold hearings on DOMA repeal, and Equal Rights Washington is gearing up to fight for marriage at the ballot box.
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Following New York victory, will marriage equality spread to other states?
We did it! New York Marriages can start in less than a month. That success gives us new leverage in the 44 states that have yet to enact marriage equality. We also won victories this week in Wisconsin and Maryland…
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Michigan GOP lawmakers seeking to ban partner benefits for unmarried couples
During a legislative committee session, the Michigan House Oversight and Reform Committee’s GOP-majority on Tuesday voted to bar public employers from giving benefits to anyone not married or related to an employee.
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Wisconsin judge rules domestic partner registry is constitutional
A judge in Wisconsin on Monday ruled that domestic partnerships are not substantially similar to marriages, and that such partnerships do not violate the state’s 2006 constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.
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Liechtenstein voters approve civil partnerships for gay couples
Voters in Liechtenstein have overwhelmingly backed a new law giving gay and lesbian couples the right to formally register their partnership.
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Encouraging new polls in NY and MN, but is it enough? No bill yet in NY Senate
A new poll shows us neck-and-neck in Minnesota, with a vote on marriage still a year off. There’s just two weeks left to pass marriage in New York, but a Senate bill still hasn’t even been introduced yet. Illinois launched civil unions this week as Rhode Island debated doing the same. And a Michigan Republican can’t tell the difference between gay couples and child abusers.
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This could be the end for Equality Maryland, time’s running out in New York
This week: The chaos at Equality Maryland has gotten so bad, the organization may have to shut down altogether, and time’s nearly run out to pass a marriage bill in New York.
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Bad news this week: anti-gay bill passes in Minnesota, slow progress in New York
It’s almost all bad news this week, with an anti-gay measure gaining ground in Minnesota, slow progress in New York, a resignation in North Carolina, and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker staking out a position against LGBT hospital visitation.
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WI governor wants to strip domestic partner benefits from gay couples
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has asked a judge to allow his state to stop defending a new domestic partner registry that grants gay couples hospital visitation and other rights, because he said it violates the state constitution.