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New Year brings marriage equality to New Hampshire gay couples
New Hampshire’s LGBTQ community is preparing for a different type of New Year’s celebration tonight, where in just a few hours many same-sex couples plan to exchange vows on the steps of the State House in Concord. At 12:01 a.m. Friday morning, New Hampshire becomes the fifth U.S. state to legalize gay marriage. While gays […]
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Judge considers allowing cameras to televise Prop 8 trial
Proposition 8 supporters this week urged a federal judge to reject a proposal to televise the upcoming trial challenging to California’s ban on same-sex marriage. In a filing with U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, who will preside over the case on the law’s constitutionality, Proposition 8 sponsors said that TV coverage of the trial could […]
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Mexico City mayor rejects demands to veto gay marriage law
Mexico City on Tuesday formally put on the books a law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt children, with Mayor Marcelo Ebrard rejecting demands he veto the controversial measure. The law, approved by city legislators on December 21, was published in Mexico City’s official register on Tuesday and will take effect in March. The […]
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Malawi gay couple arrested following weekend wedding
A gay couple in Malawi who held a public wedding ceremony have been arrested and charged with “gross indecency,” police officials said Tuesday. According to Reuters: Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza publicly wed in a symbolic, traditional ceremony on Saturday. “We arrested them last night at their home and charged them with gross public indecency […]
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Argentine gay couple marry in Latin America’s first gay wedding
Less than one month after a Buenos Aires court derailed the marriage of Alex Freyre and Jose Maria di Bello, the couple wed Monday at the southern tip of Argentina, making it the first same-sex marriage in Latin America, reports CNN. Their marriage was hailed as a victory by gay rights groups in Argentina, though […]
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Two men marry in symbolic Malawian gay wedding
Two Malawian men became the first gay couple in their country to publicly tie the knot, the Nation newspaper reported on Monday, risking arrest in the conservative southern African state where homosexuality is illegal. According to Reuters: Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza were married in a traditional but symbolic ceremony in southern Malawi on Saturday, […]
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Iowa gay marriage foes seek constitutional ban at the ballot box
Gay marriage opponents are organizing efforts in Iowa to pressure lawmakers into taking action on a constitutional ban of gay marriage. The Iowa family policy council group ACTION is planning a rally at the state house on January 12 when Democratic Gov. Chet Culver delivers his Condition of the State address to a joint session […]
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DC gay marriage opponents take their ads to city buses
Opponents of gay marriage foes have taken to the streets in the nation’ capital, literally, to protest recent approval of same-sex marriage in the District of Columbia. Ads began appearing this week on the city’s transit system, emblazoned on the sides of Metro buses, calling for a ballot measure to allow D.C. residents to vote […]
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Mexico City legislature approves gay marriage, a first for Latin America
Mexico City’s legislature on Monday legalized gay marriage, the first such approval in Latin America. The bill calls for a change in the definition of marriage in the city’s civic code, from the union of a man and a woman to “the free uniting of two people.” City legislators passed the bill 39-20 on Monday […]
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NM bill proposes constitutional ban on gay marriage
When the New Mexico legislature reconvenes in January, one of the bills that will be under consideration is a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, reports the New Mexico Independent. A previous bill that would have allowed domestic partnerships was defeated earlier this year following a lengthy debate earlier. Gov. Bill Richardson has said […]