All posts tagged "marriage"
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In Harm's Way
SAN FRANCISCO – It's not often one hears these words in a federal courtroom: ''Dyke. You fucking dyke. You're going to die and go to...
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Money Changes Everything?
SAN FRANCISCO – The discussion at the Proposition 8 trial Thursday swung from the economics to mental health. In between, it covered everything from how...
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Judge Sides with City
D.C. Superior Court Judge Judith Macaluso ruled this afternoon, Jan. 14, that the initiative sought by Bishop Harry Jackson on behalf of the Stand4Marriage D.C....
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Lights, Camera, Inaction
We are a nation that likes to watch, be it hundreds of cable channels filled with talking heads, YouTube videos of cute kids and keyboard...
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Marriage Nears the Finish Line
The passage of the marriage equality bill by D.C. City Council on December 15 and signing of the bill by Mayor Adrian Fenty later that...
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'Will & Grace' Shall Set You Free
SAN FRANCISCO – Attorneys defending Proposition 8 in a federal district court tipped their hand Wednesday on how they will try to show that allowing...
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Not Ready for a Close-Up
The U.S. Supreme Court put an end late this afternoon to any question over whether the Proposition 8 federal court trial – already three days...
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Meet the New Bias, Same as the Old Bias
SAN FRANCISCO – Attorneys challenging the California ballot measure that banned same-sex marriage painted the ''Yes on 8'' campaign today as a modern day copycat...
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Fighting Words
Pay attention to the sides of Metrobuses these days and you're bound to see advertisements promoting exotic vacation destinations, local news channels or Alvin and...
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A Long Road to Equality
''By not fully asserting ourselves and trying to get the license, we would be agreeing with society that our relationship is less than other marriages.''...
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Courting Justice
From excluding an ''avowed homosexual'' from the Boy Scouts of America to striking down ''a law that effectively excludes gay and lesbian people from the...
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Final Vote Victory
The Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Equality Amendment Act of 2009 passed its second reading during a City Council legislative meeting Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 15,...
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Bob King begs Congress: Ignore our home rule, help keep marriage from DC’s gays [video]
”I’m doing this because the city council and the mayor have given me no choice…. Marion Barry and Yvette Alexander. We have a number of...
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Meet Diane Savino: New York State Senator is breakout celeb with impassioned gay marriage speech
”I am incredibly disappointed. This is a sad day in New York state.” Diane Savino, New York State Senator for North Shore/Brooklyn, speaking Tuesday after...
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New York Senate Defeats Gay Marriage Bill: 24-38 vote [video]
“Ayes 24, Nays 38. The bill is lost.” Final announcement from the New York Senate after debating and voting on a bill to legalize same-sex...
