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DC Passes Gay Marriage; Congress to Weigh In
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (Dec. 15) -- In a vote that sets up the first test of gay marriage in the U.S. Congress, the District of Columbia City Council on Tuesday voted to make same-sex marriage legal in the nation's capital. The 11-2 decision, the second of two decisions by the council, clears the way for Mayor Adrian Fenty to sign the bill into law. That starts a 30-day review period in Congress, but advocates expect the Democratic majority on Capitol Hill to allow the measure to become law in March. "We are on the verge of history," Councilman David Catania told a pre-vote rally Monday night. "Today's ...
Opinion: New Approach Needed to Advance Gay Rights
By not in system - AOL News(Dec. 3) - In the immediate aftermath of the passage of California's Proposition 8 last fall -- where voters amended the state's constitution to recognize only marriages between one man and one woman -- there was a lot of finger-pointing in the gay community, but no bloodletting. Leaders of all the major gay organizations kept their jobs, including the leader of the one organization dedicated to promoting gay marriage and the head of the leading gay rights group in the Golden State. Well, Patrick Sammon, head of Log Cabin Republicans, did announce his retirement, but he was resigning for ...
The Lessons of Maine's Rejection of Gay Marriage
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (Nov. 5) -- Voters' stunning repeal of Maine's same-sex marriage law is forcing gay rights advocates to regroup and recalibrate their strategy. Legal experts say if other social movements are a guide, it should also teach them to be patient. "Every time people have had an opportunity to vote, they've voted it down," said University of Chicago law professor Gerald Rosenberg. "Is the [Supreme Court] really going to step in here?" On Tuesday, Maine became the 31st state where voters rejected marriage equality for gay couples through a referendum. The defeat -- the first time the vox ...
Surprised About New Hampshire? Don't Be, Just Ask Iowa
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyWelcome New Hampshire, newest member of an exclusive -- six and counting -- group of states to recognize same-sex marriages! But what's this? Conservative Connecticut and New Hampshire have their laws done and heading to the presses while liberal California's views are being summed up by a pageant contestant with a fondness for "opposite marriage" only? Bonnie asks us, has the country gone topsy-turvy? ...
New Hampshire Passes Gay Marriage; 6 States High and Risin'
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyHow high's the water, Mama? Five feet high and risin' -- Johnny CashThe gay rain is fallin' hard. On Wednesday, New Hampshire eclipsed Johnny Cash's high water mark, becoming the sixth state to recognize the right of same-sex couples to marry. ...
Reporter Detained Near Air Force One Claims Gift of Prophecy, Healing
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyBrenda Lee, a reporter claiming to have White House credentials, was forcibly removed from a secure area at LAX after she tried to give the President a letter yesterday urging him to take a stand for "traditional marriage":"I said, 'I'll take my chances if (the president) comes by here,'" said Lee. "He became annoyed that I wouldn't give him the letter." Lee said she protested when she was asked to leave. "I said, 'Why are you bothering me?' They escorted me outside the gate," she said. She said security officers allowed her to return when she promised she would not yell or wave, but then ...
Bi-Partisan Challenge to Prop 8 Filed in Federal Court is the Right Move
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyThe opposing lawyers from the famously divisive Bush v. Gore case have joined forces to bring gay and straight Americans together: (From The Advocate)In a bold move that takes a new approach to achieving marriage equality, two attorneys who argued opposing sides of the 2000 Bush v. Gore lawsuit before the U.S. Supreme Court have filed a challenge to Proposition 8 in federal court, The Advocate has learned....The attorneys argue that relegating same-sex couples to domestic partnerships instead of granting them full marriage rights is a violation of the equal protection and due process clauses ...
California Upholds Proposition 8, Preserves Existing Gay Marriages
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyThe California Supreme Court has rendered its decision on Proposition 8, the ban on same-sex marriage that passed on November's ballot. The court upheld the ban on same-sex marriages, while also ruling to continue to recognize the 18,000 existing California same-sex marriages that occurred before the ban.While the ruling is disappointing to proponents of marriage equality, the issue is far from settled. A new measure to overturn Prop 8 could find its way onto California ballots as early as 2010. According to a recent poll, 48% of Californians would vote to repeal Prop 8, versus 47% who would ...
Newest Hero in Fight for Marriage Equality is a Third-Grader
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyAnti-gay fear junkies NOM have Miss California (well, had Miss California), but now, they have an opponent even mightier than their famous ally: A third-grader named Ethan McNamee. From HuffPo's Jason Linkins, and Denver's ABC affiliate: I saw this video of Ethan McNamee, a third-grader from Denver, Colorado, who organized his own rally in support of same-sex marriage, and if you ask me, he comes across as pretty coherent! Here's McNamee's story, via the local ABC News affiliate: Ethan McNamee arranged the rally as an independent class project. He was concerned about the issue after hearing ...
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