All posts tagged "marriage"
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Supreme Court refuses to halt Oregon same-sex marriages
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to halt same-sex marriages in Oregon in a one sentence order handed down Wednesday. The order, which came from the entire...
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Chef Art Smith to host PowerBear Party
Celebrity Chef hosts a benefit for the DC Center and HRC's Project One America
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”Witness for Love” Arrives in Arlington
A group of about 30 people, including faith leaders of various denominations, gathered outside the Arlington County Courthouse on Friday afternoon, April 25, to protest...
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Amnesty International: Northern Ireland politicians are “trying in vain” to block same-sex marriage
Amnesty International have called on Northern Ireland politicians still opposed to legalizing same-sex marriage to stop holding back “the tide of equality”, the BBC reports....
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Dolly Parton: Let gay couples marry so they can suffer like heterosexuals
“I think gay couples should be allowed to marry. They should suffer just like us heterosexuals.” — Legendary country singer Dolly Parton, in an interview...
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Williams Institute Makes Virginia Estimate
A report released Tuesday by the Williams Institute, an LBGT-focused policy think tank at the UCLA School of Law, says that extending marriage to same-sex...
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Dan Haseltine, front-man of Christian band Jars of Clay, takes to Twitter to support gay marriage
Contemporary Christian music isn’t a format where one might think to look for vocal supporters of same-sex marriage, but as with anything else times are...
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Virginia Plaintiffs Respond to Defendants’ Marriage Appeal
Supporters of marriage equality seeking to overturn Virginia’s constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, along with the office of Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, filed appellate...
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Pharrell tells Ellen he supports “equality for everybody”
“When I say equality, I mean equality for everybody.Why are you telling people who they can and cannot marry? This is 2014.” — Pharrell Williams,...
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Italian court orders city to recognize same-sex marriage
“This is a unique precedent for our country. It is thefirst time that a gay marriage has been recognized in Italy.” — Sergio Lo Giudice,...
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Georgia’s same-sex marriage ban will “institutionalize discrimination against LGBTI people”
“The amendment serves no purpose but to institutionalise discrimination against LGBTI people. As equality is the defining element of a civilised and inclusive society, I...
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Federal Judge to strike down Ohio’s ban on recognition of same-sex marriages
“For the second time Judge Black has affirmed that the marriages of committed and loving same-sex couples must be recognized by the state of Ohio.”...
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OkCupid suggests to Firefox users that they consider an alternative browser
“Those who seek to deny love and instead enforce misery, shame, and frustration are our enemies, and we wish them nothing but failure.” — Part...
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Poll: 8 in 10 say gays can parent as well as straights, but only 6 in 10 support adoption
Despite 78 percent of Americans believing that gays can parent at least as well as straight parents, only 61 percent say they support allowing gay...
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Taking the Cake
Back in early 2007 I found myself sitting in the fondant-bedecked office of a professional wedding-cake baker in search of the perfect (yet still affordable)...
