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Church: DC gay marriage bill threatens programs
Yahoo Gay News / The Washington Times Nov 12 09WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington says it won't continue social service programs it runs for the District if the proposed same-sex marriage law isn't changed.
Carlson tapped archdiocesan fund to fight gay marriage in Maine
Yahoo Gay News / St. Louis Post-Dispatch Nov 12 09The St. Louis Archdiocese contributed $10,000 to a voters' initiative that overturned a Maine law last week legalizing gay marriage, campaign finance records show.
Mormons throw support behind gay-rights cause
Yahoo Gay News / AP via Yahoo! News Nov 11 09It looked like a stunning reversal: the same church that helped defeat gay marriage in California standing with gay-rights activists on an anti-discrimination law in its own backyard.
Mormons Throw Support Behind Gay-Rights Cause
Yahoo Gay News / ABC News Nov 11 09Good PR or significant shift? Mormons throw support behind a gay-rights cause Gay Lesbian and Bisexual - Society and Culture - Politics - Religion and Spirituality - Same-sex marriage
Ian McKellen takes act to film, TV -- and gay rights
Yahoo Gay News / Reuters via Yahoo! News Nov 11 09Venerable English stage actor Ian McKellen has played all the great parts from Hamlet to Richard III, but in the twilight of his career, he is finding new roles in mainstream film and TV -- and as a gay icon.
Mormon Support of Gay Rights Statute Draws Praise
Yahoo Gay News / New York Times Nov 11 09Gay rights groups commended the Mormon church for supporting a Salt Lake City ordinance banning discrimination in housing and at work.
Salt Lake OKs gay rights laws with Mormon backing
Yahoo Gay News / AP via Yahoo! News Nov 11 09The Mormon church for the first time has announced its support of gay rights legislation, an endorsement that helped gain unanimous approval for Salt Lake city laws banning discrimination against gays in housing and employment.
Senate puts off gay marriage vote
Yahoo Gay News / Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Nov 11 09Despite vociferous lobbying by gay-rights advocates, the state Senate did not act Tuesday on same-sex marriage legislation amid concerns the measure wouldn't pass.
Foe of Gay Marriage in New York Says It’s Nothing Personal
Yahoo Gay News / New York Times Nov 11 09In his fight against gay marriage, State Senator Rubén Díaz Sr. is again exasperating his fellow Democrats.
Correction: Gay Marriage-Playbook story
Yahoo Gay News / AP via Yahoo! News Nov 10 09In a Nov. 6 story about the tactics of gay marriage opponents, The Associated Press reported erroneously that gay marriage foes had won 31 consecutive statewide ballot measures against the issue.
N.Y. Senate Delays Vote on Gay Marriage Bill
Yahoo Gay News / New York Times Nov 10 09Advocates continued to push for a vote in the Senate on a gay marriage bill, but it was unclear when a vote might be rescheduled.
Catholic Church Fights Gay Marriage, Activists Regroup
Yahoo Gay News / Time.com via Yahoo! News Nov 10 09As Catholic bishops prepare for a conference to discuss how to fight gay marriage, on-the-ground gay activists are thinking of ways to beef up the struggle
New York Gay Rights Foe Sees Nuance in His Stand
Yahoo Gay News / New York Times Nov 10 09For those fighting to expand gay rights in New York, State Senator Rubén Díaz Sr., a Pentecostal minister, represents the most outspoken and unpredictable of foes.
S.L. seeks input on gay-resident protections
Yahoo Gay News / Deseret News Nov 10 09A vote on a pair of nondiscrimination ordinances that would provide housing and employment protections for gay and lesbian.
After Maine, the Battle Lines Over Gay Marriage Harden
Yahoo Gay News / Time Magazine Nov 10 09As Catholic bishops prepare for a conference to discuss how to fight gay marriage, on-the-ground proponents of gay marriage are thinking of greater confrontation
Play in trouble over gay characters
Yahoo Gay News / HT via Yahoo! India News Nov 10 09The play, Begum Sahiba, had a quiet premiere this Saturday at Bandra?s Rangsharda auditorium, but by Monday it had gay rights activists screaming hoarse.
Gay Idol cops love triangle death threat
Yahoo Gay News / Adelaide Now Nov 09 09GAY Australian Idol Kate Cook has revealed she had death threats from women after news of her love triangle involving her ex lover's younger sister emerged.
NY governor calls for gay marriage vote
Yahoo Gay News / BigPond News Nov 09 09NY Governor David Paterson has asked the state legislature to vote on a bill that will allow gay marriage.
US Supreme Court reinstates death penalty in Ohio death of man met in gay bar in 1985
Yahoo Gay News / Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Nov 09 09COLUMBUS, Ohio - The U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated the death penalty against an Ohio man who killed and mutilated a man he met in a gay bar in 1985, rejecting a claim that his lawyers erred during the sentencing phase of his trial.
Gay marriage activists seek momentum in New York
Yahoo Gay News / Reuters via Yahoo! News Nov 09 09Gay rights activists are looking to a possible vote to legalize same-sex marriage in New York State on Tuesday as a way to drive a national campaign that opponents say has lost momentum.
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