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Mariah Carey toasts gay couple on Las Vegas stage
From Examiner.com: During a concert earlier this month at the Pearl at the Palms in Las Vegas, Mariah Carey revealed that she is more than just okay with gay marriage. She also wants to celebrate it. Video captured of the moment that everyone is talking about reveals Carey openly embracing a gay couple on stage […]
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Maine gay marriage supporters outraise opponents
With a week and a half to go before Election Day, the two campaigns in the battle over gay marriage continue to haul in large sums of money from donors both inside and outside of Maine. No on 1-Protect Maine Equality has raised more than $4 million so far — including about $1.4 million since […]
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Census delays counting ‘married’ gay couples another 10 years
Legally married gay couples won’t show up as such in the official once-a-decade tally in 2010, Census bureau representatives said Thursday. Citing “statistical problems related to the development of the 2010 census form and the evolving legal state of same-sex relationships,” Census officials have concluded that including married gay couples in the overall snapshot of […]
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Anti-gay group suing Maine over campaign finance laws
AUGUSTA, Maine — A Washington, D.C.-based organization under investigation for its financial role in the campaign to repeal Maine’s gay marriage law has fired back with a lawsuit questioning the constitutionality of a state election law, reports the Bangor Daily News. The National Organization for Marriage is the largest contributor to the Question 1 ballot […]
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Governor says gay marriage will pass in NY
The Governor of New York state has said he expects to sign a bill legalizing gay marriage in the coming weeks. David Paterson told a dinner arranged by the Empire State Pride Agenda Thursday night that he expects the state senate to pass the legislation soon. The bill was delayed in the senate back in […]
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NY Governor wants state senate to vote on gay marriage measure
New York’s Gov. David Paterson said Wednesday he wants to put a bill to legalize same-sex marriage to a vote during a special session within weeks, reports AP. The governor said the measure would be part of unfinished business from the regular session that ended this summer in a tumultuous coup in the Senate, later […]
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Rachel Maddow: Maine’s upcoming vote on gay marriage
In case you missed Rachel Maddow on Tuesday night, here’s her look at Maine’s marriage battle and its similarities to California’s Proposition 8, and interview with Jesse Connolly, campaign manager for Maine’s “No on 1” campaign. Maine’s gay marriage law was supposed to go into effect on September 12, but was put on hold when […]
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Maine expecting close race in upcoming gay marriage measure
As Election Day nears, the national spotlight is on Maine, where the latest battle over same-sex marriage is under way. Campaign finance reports show that supporters of a ballot proposal to repeal the state’s gay marriage law are trailing significantly in fundraising. But polls show a tight race. Same-sex marriage opponents are telling Maine voters […]
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Maine newspapers come out in support of gay marriage
Supporters of Maine’s same-sex marriage law picked up editorial support from two of Maine’s largest newspapers this weekend. The Maine Sunday Telegram and weekend edition of the Bangor Daily News both urged voters to reject Question 1, which calls for repeal of the gay marriage law that was enacted last May. Both newspapers condemned the […]
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Gay advocacy groups criticize Mormon apostle over Prop 8 comments
Four gay advocacy groups that include Mormons and former church members released a joint statement Friday disagreeing with points made earlier this week in a speech on freedom of religion by Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The statement called the church’s […]