All posts tagged "marriage"
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Maryland House Committee Votes 12-10 in Favor of Marriage Bill
Maryland’s House Judiciary Committee voted today 12-10 in favor of the passage of Senate Bill 116. The bill now moves on to the House of...
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Arora’s Flip Becomes a Flop: Will Vote for Maryland Marriage Bill, But Wants Referendum
Maryland Del. Sam Arora (D) has come under scrutiny from those who supported him during his candidacy in 2010. Arora had said he was supportive...
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''An Innocent Kiss''
On Thursday, March 4, 2010, Washington awoke to a simple – yet novel – sight: Taka Ariga leaning in to kiss the man he wanted...
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Arora Flip ''a Shock''
Update: Arora released a statement on March 4. The lead sponsor of the marriage bill in Maryland's House of Delegates was also the first person to...
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Maryland Marriage Vote Delayed in House Committee
Maryland’s House Judiciary Committee was scheduled to vote on House Bill 175, the House version of the marriage bill which was approved on the Senate...
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NYC Rush-Hour Warning: “NY DEMANDS MARRIAGE EQUALITY NOW!”
Metro Weekly has received a media advisory that on Tuesday morning, Mar. 1, “Queer Rising Will Block Traffic in Midtown Manhattan to Demand Marriage Equality.”...
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Maryland Marriage Opponents Gearing Up for a Referendum
Immediately following the Thursday, Feb. 24 passage of a bill on Maryland’s Senate floor that would grant same-sex couples in the state legal marriage recognition,...
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Historic Maryland Senate Vote
The Maryland State Senate took a historic step toward marriage equality on Thursday, Feb. 24, voting in favor of a bill that would grant same-sex...
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Prop 8 Lawsuit Lawyers Ask Ninth Circuit to Lift Stay and Allow California Same-Sex Marriages
Moments after the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it would no longer be defending challenges to Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act,...
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Amendments to Maryland Marriage Bill and Third Reading Set for Feb. 24
Senate Bill 116, The Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act, passed a second reading in the Maryland State Senate on Wednesday, Feb. 23 with...
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Rosapepe Puts Maryland Marriage Bill Over the Top
Following quickly on the heels of today’s historic committee vote sending Maryland’s marriage equality bill to the floor of the full Senate, the final necessary...
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Wheels in Motion [UPDATED]
The Maryland state Senate's Judicial Proceedings Committee voted today 7-4 in favor of Senate Bill 116, The Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act. The...
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California High Court Takes Prop 8 Standing Question
The California Supreme Court granted the request to take the certified question, as requested by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in...
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L.A. Times: California High Court to Make Prop 8 Case Decision Today
The Los Angeles Times reports: The California Supreme Court will decide Wednesday whether to plunge back into the legal battle over same-sex marriage. The state...
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The Unspoken Six [UPDATED]
With Maryland State Sen. Jim Brochin (D) confirming that he has changed his stance on marriage equality by expressing his support for Senate Bill 116,...
