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Hayworth says gay marriage will lead to bestiality
Former Arizona congressman and U.S. Senate hopeful J.D. Hayworth is afraid allowing same-sex marriages could lead to bestiality. In a radio interview in Florida, Hayworth, who is challenging Senator John McCain in the Arizona […]
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Washington Post defends front-page photo of two men kissing
Gay marriage came to the nation’s capital this week, and the Washington Post has been fending off reader complaints for marking the occasion with a front page picture of two men kissing. The above photo of Jeremy Ames, left, and Taka Ariga was taken last week when the District of Columbia began accepting applications for […]
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Same-sex couples wed as Mexico City gay marriage law takes effect
Five gay and lesbian couples were married in Mexico City on Thursday, the first such ceremonies since a law went into effect this month legalizing same-sex marriage in the Mexican capital. From CNN: Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard was on hand to witness four of the five couples signing their marriage certificates at the end […]
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Gay couples wed as same-sex marriage dawns on nation’s capital
Gay marriage has arrived in nation’s capital. Same-sex couples began marrying in Washington D.C, on Tuesday, with some lining up as early as 3:30 a.m. to pick up their licenses from D.C. Superior Court. More than 300 same-sex couples have applied for a license since the application process began last Wednesday. Angelisa Young, 47, and […]
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Mexico City enacts Latin America’s first same-sex marriage law
A law allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry took effect Thursday in Mexico City, just one day following the same rights being grated to couples in the U.S. capital. In Mexico’s capital city, the measure also allows same-sex couples to adopt children. According to Associated Press, throngs of gay and lesbian couples registered for […]
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Dozens apply for licenses as same-sex marriage becomes legal in D.C.
At least 50 same-sex couples lined up to apply for marriage licenses when city offices opened Wednesday as gay marriage became legal in the nation’s capital.
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Archdiocese Of Washington ends spousal benefits, citing gay marriage law
The Archdiocese of Washington has changed its employee health care policy in the latest fallout from the District’s decision to legalize same-sex marriage. As of Tuesday, Catholic Charities will no longer offer benefits to spouses of new employees or to spouses of current employees who are not already enrolled in the plan. Under the District’s […]
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U.S. Supreme Court refuses to block D.C. gay marriage; law to take effect Wednesday
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request late today to block the District of Columbia’s gay marriage law from taking effect on Wednesday. Opponents of the law had asked the Supreme Court to step in and issue a temporary delay so they could hold a city-wide referendum on the issue before the law took effect. […]
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D.C. gay marriage opponents ask Supreme Court to block same-sex unions
Opponents of gay marriage have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to put a hold on the District of Columbia’s new law allowing same-sex couples to wed. The Associated Press reports that court papers filed Monday with Chief Justice John Roberts argue that D.C. residents should be able to vote on the matter. On three prior […]
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Judge to schedule closing arguments as Prop 8 trial attorneys file final briefs
Yesterday marked the deadline for final briefs to be submitted in the federal trial over California’s ban on same-sex marriage. The two sides in the case — two same-sex couples as plaintiffs, and the sponsors of California’s Proposition 8 as defendants — filed their final briefs late Friday shortly before a midnight deadline. Chief U.S. […]