All posts tagged "marriage"
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Post Poll: More Virginians Support Marriage Equality Than Oppose It
Big news in today’s poll out from The Washington Post: Virginians are pro-marriage equality. From the Post: Forty-seven percent of Virginians say gay couples should...
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Bill Clinton Pushes For New York Marriage Equality — and Chelsea Makes Calls
As Metro Weekly publishes the first part of its series on the Defense of Marriage Act, the man who signed the bill into law —...
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What Did Obama Mean?
If a picture says a thousand words, what does this video of President Barack Obama responding to an audience member at an event on April...
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Majority Rules
For those with even a passing acquaintance with the actions and rhetoric of anti-gay organizations and activists, it's rarely surprising to see just how low...
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A Presidential Duty
Lesbian and gay couples have fought for inclusion in our family-based immigration system for decades. Today, the president himself agrees that discrimination against married bi-national...
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The DOMA Gag Rule?
All of King & Spalding's employees – lawyers and non-lawyers – are barred from advocating for the Respect for Marriage Act – the bill that...
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2011 Capital Area Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce Awards Dinner [video]
D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray (D) spoke at the Capital Area Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce's (CAGLCC) Annual Awards dinner on Friday, April 8, at...
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Four Diligent Decades
It may not have been a courtroom, but one sunny afternoon in October 2009, a generic D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics hearing room was...
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House Judiciary Subcommittee Chairman Schedules “Defending Marriage” Hearing
Today, House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution Chairman Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) called for a hearing on “Defending Marriage,” which is scheduled to take place on...
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Equality Maryland Board Chairs Explain Marriage Vote Decision
In a statement released to Metro Weekly on Monday, March 21, Equality Maryland board chair Chuck Butler and Equality Maryland Foundation board chair Patrick Wojahn detail...
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Maryland House of Delegates Continues Marriage Debate, Two Hours In
The Maryland’s House of Delegates is entering hour two of debates on Senate Bill 116, legislation that would grant same-sex couples in the state legal...
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Live Coverage of Maryland House of Delegates Debate on Marriage Bill
The Maryland House of Delegates is currently debating Senate Bill 116, during its third and final reading. If the bill is passed into law, it...
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Maryland House of Delegates rejects All Amendments to Marriage Bill During Second Reading on Floor
The Maryland House of Delegates held debates and ultimately rejected all presented amendments to Senate Bill 116, during its second reading on the House floor...
