Calif. high court weighs gay marriage ban

The mood was somber among gay rights supporters after a bruising, three-hour hearing before the justices of California's highest court, who expressed considerable skepticism at the idea of overturning the state's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage.

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Calif justices hear arguments in gay marriage case

California Supreme Court justices are hearing arguments on a lawsuits seeking to overturn the state's voter-approved ban on same-sex nuptials.

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Gay activists march in Calif. ahead of showdown

Advocates on both sides of the gay marriage issue are gathering outside California's highest court, holding signs and shouting slogans.

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NY judge: Same-sex spouse gets husband's estate

A judge has issued New York state's first ruling that the survivor of a legal same-sex marriage is entitled to inherit a dead spouse's estate.

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Florida voters pass amendment banning gay marriage

Florida voters have narrowly approved adding language to the state constitution that bans same-sex marriage.

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Conn. high court rules gay couples can marry

Connecticut's Supreme Court ruled Friday that gay couples have the right to marry, making the state the third behind Massachusetts and California to legalize such unions. The ruling comes just weeks before Californians go to the polls on a historic gay-marriage ballot question, the first time the issue will be put before voters in a state where same-sex couples are legally wed.

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GOP Sees Advantage in Gay Marriage Debate

The House rejected a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage on Tuesday, a setback that conservatives hope to turn to their advantage in the fall elections.

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SAN FRANCISCO -- For the second time in two days, a federal judge has ruled that the government can't refuse to authorize health coverage for the same-sex spouse of a court employee.

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The New York Court of Appeals ruled today that government benefits may be provided to same-sex couples who are legally married elsewhere and residing in New York.  The 4-3 decision, by the state's highest court, held that public officials have the authority to grant public emp …

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Barbara Ann Radnofsky, a Houston lawyer and Democratic candidate for attorney general, says that a 22-word clause in a 2005 constitutional amendment designed to ban gay marriages erroneously endangers the legal status of all marriages in the state.

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A Houston lawyer and Democratic candidate for attorney general of Texas has stated that a 22 word clause in a 2005 consitutional amendment designed to ban gay marriages erroneously endangers the legality of all marriages within the state of Texas.

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First they threatened to take down health-care reform over abortion coverage.

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The e-mail from the right-wing magazine, Human Events, bore this subject line: Liberal attacks on beautiful female conservative

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The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said Wednesday that it will be unable to continue the social service programs it runs for the District if the city doesn't change a proposed same-sex marriage law, a threat that could affect tens of thousands of people the church helps with  …

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ACT passes civil union laws Bill 'provides decency and respect' First in Australia to pass law AN ACT Greens Bill to legalise civil ceremonies between same sex couples has been passed by the Territory's Parliament.

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Do you support the "Don't Ask, Don't Give" boycott of the DNC and the President?

The folks over at America Blog have started a boycott on contributions to the Democratic National Committee (DNC), including Organizing for America (OFA), the community organizing project of the DNC that is the successor organization to the 2008 Presidential campaign’s Obam …

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Calling marriage between men and women "the ideal," President Bush on Friday defended his decision to seek a constitutional amendment outlawing gay weddings while urging both sides in the debate to avoid condemnation.

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Same Sex Marriage was repealed in Maine. Now what? And what does that mean for efforts to repeal Prop 8.

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They had far more money and volunteers, and geography was on their side, given that New England has been more accepting of same-sex marriage than any other region of the country.

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The Maine Reason to Repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Once again, the voting public has spoken. Once again, what they're telling us is sad. As in California with Proposition 8, 53% of voters in Maine have voted to repeal legislation which would have extended equal rights to gay citizens:

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Controversial claims that Christians should not have to condone homosexuality will be made in the court of appeal today, as a registrar says she suffered discrimination by being required to conduct same-sex civil partnership ceremonies.

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In what is being seen as a landmark decision, the Church of Sweden has formally agreed to recognise same-sex marriages and conduct gay weddings and blessings, becoming the first major church to do so.

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Maine residents will decide Tuesday whether to repeal a law allowing same-sex marriage, an effort that has succeeded in every state where it has been put before voters.

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Catholics, like many people of faith, are divided on the question of same sex marriage. However, much of the argument for and against the Nov. 3rd vote in Maine are two sides of the same coin.

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Whichever way you look at it, the past few weeks have been tricky for the Church of Scientology's normally-smooth PR machine.

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The woman at my polling place asked me do I believe in equality for gay and lesbian people. I was pretty surprised to be asked a question like that. It made no sense to me. Finally I asked her: what do you think I fought for in Omaha Beach?

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I notice that, in stories about the death of the Boyzone singer Stephen Gately, at least two newspapers, the Daily Mail and The Sun, are referring to Andy Cowles as his "husband" in quote marks. A week ago, the same newspapers referred to the late Kevin McGee as the "ex-hu …

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From the original article: The Higher Lifetime Costs of Being a Gay Couple

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Go to the Web site of Stand for Marriage Maine (www.standformarriagemaine.com) and right at the top you'll see a young heterosexual family – smiling Mom and Dad with two carefree kids piggybacked on their shoulders – presumably hand-picked from the multitudes of Mainers who a …

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I stumbled across this blog while surfing around this morning, and thought I'd share.

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excerpt: "" During the 2008 presidential campaign, I documented 10, then 10 more and yet another 10 moments in the extremism of Mike Huckabee.

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