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Federal judge rules ‘Defense of Marriage Act’ unconstitutional
Gay rights advocates scored a major victory in federal court today, as a U.S. District Court judge in Boston struck down the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, the federal law that defines marriage as a legal union exclusively between one man and one woman.
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Hawaii governor vetoes civil unions legislation
Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle vetoed a civil unions bill Tuesday that would have given same-sex couples the same rights as heterosexual couples, saying the issue needs to be put to a referendum.
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Spain marks 5th anniversary of legalized same-sex unions
Happy 5th birthday to the equality movement in Spain. This weekend in 2005, Spain passed a law to allow same-sex marriage, making it only the third member of the European Union to do so.
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Cuomo says gay marriage would be ‘a priority’ if elected NY governor
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo told the reporters that, if elected governor this fall, he would push to legalize gay marriage in the Empire state during his first year in office, adding he thinks a bill could pass the Legislature in 2011.
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Gay marriage irony: 13 states still have no laws against bestiality
While the battle continues in the fight for gay marriage, Mother Jones reports there are still 13 states that haven’t criminalized bestiality.
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Wisconsin supreme court upholds ban on gay marriage, civil unions
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 7-0 Wednesday to uphold the state’s constitutional ban on same sex marriage and civil unions, saying the 2006 constitutional amendment was properly put to voters in a statewide referendum.
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Wisconsin supreme court to rule on gay marriage suit
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is expected to rule Wednesday on the state’s ban on gay marriage — the lawsuit claims the vote in question violated the constitution because it asked two questions within the same vote.
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Iceland’s gay prime minister marries longtime partner
Icelandic Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir has married her long-term partner, her office said on Monday, making her the world’s first national leader with a same-sex spouse.
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Mike Huckabee on gay marriage: ‘Ick’
In a New Yorker magazine profile, , assessing his chances in the 2012 Presidential race, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee expounded upon his opposition to gay marriage with this well considered prose: “We can get into the ick factor…”
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’8: The Mormon Proposition’ — In theaters, film focuses on Mormon efforts to pass Prop 8
The controversial film “8: The Mormon Proposition,” which harshly criticizes the Mormon Church for campaigning in favor or California’s ban on same-sex marriage, opened in select theaters Friday. Focused on the 2008 passage of California’s Proposition 8, Director Reed Cowan’s documentary has struck a nerve with accusations that a “Mormon front group purchased passage” of […]