Top New York state court: Married gay couples entitled to benefits

Reuters Top New York state court: Married gay couples entitled to benefitsNew York Daily News..
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Salt Lake OKs gay rights laws with Mormon backing

Support comes despite opposition to same-sex marriage

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – The 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.
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Judge Orders Federal Settlement For CA Couple Denied Health Benefits

A federal judge has ordered the government to compensate a couple who were denied employee partner health benefits because they are gay.
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DC Board of Elections rejects marriage ballot initiative... a model for America?

HRC's blog reports that there won't be a ballot initiative on marriage in DC:

Today, the D.
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A Tale of 2 Jurisdictions: California Voters Can Decide Marriage Law, But D.C. Cannot

While the District of Columbia just decided that allowing the people to vote, via ballot initiative, on same-sex marriage would violate the city's Human Rights Act — because popular vote should not decide civil rights — the State of California finds itself fielding five just-approved ballot measures to reverse Proposition 8, the ballot measure that [.
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As Catholics and Gays Battle Over Marriage Equality in DC, Elections Board Rejects Prop 8-Style Ballot Initative

HRC Backstory reports: "Today, the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics announced their ruling [pdf] that for a second time a proposed ballot measure that would undermine marriage equality in the District is not a proper subject for a referendum.
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Signature Drive Launched for 'Repeal Prop 8' 2010 Ballot Measure

Sign for Equality, an online drive to collect signatures to place an initiative on the 2010 California ballot that would repeal Proposition 8, was launched today by the group Love Honor Cherish.
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Will Gay Marriage Activists Ever Stop Demonizing Their Adversaries?

Bruce just forwarded me a message he got from Twitter about gay activists setting up a “Bigot List” of donors to Question 1 in Maine, the successful ballot measure to “veto” a marriage law passed by the Pine Tree State’s elected legislature.
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Exclusive: Governor David Paterson Discusses Marriage Equality Bill, Maine Ballot Measure, Accomplishments and Campaign

New York Governor David Paterson has scheduled a special session of the state Senate for this Tuesday, November 10.
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All of Washington state is moving towards equality

Washington voters have accomplished a national first by ratifying a new law that makes state registered domestic partnerships fully parallel to civil marriage.
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51.65% - 48.99%... Washington ballot measure too close to call; 600,000 absentee ballots to be ...

51.65% - 48.99%... Washington ballot measure too close to call; 600,000 absentee ballots to be counted
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Wash. supporters of gay rights confident of win

guardian.co.uk Wash. supporters of gay rights confident of winSeattle TimesA narrowly leading "everything but marriage" ballot measure gave hope Wednesday to gay rights activists that Washington might soon be the first state in .
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In Flip, Anti-Gay Marriage Question Now Leading In Maine

In a Maine ballot measure, the votes against gay marriage have taken the lead, with 51 percent of the vote.
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"This is no different than the Klan standing outside of voter booths in Alabama when blacks would dare to go vote"

SOUNDBITES — "This is no different than the Klan standing outside of voter booths in Alabama when blacks would dare to go vote.
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Gay Marriage is a Fundamental Right Under the U.S. Constitution

Two federal cases are moving forward challenging the legality of bans on same-sex marriage. One case, stemming out of Massachusetts, asserts that the Defense of Marriage Act unjustly hinders states from fully recognizing the equal rights of gay and lesbian citizens.
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Kalamazoo Episcopalians Take Out Full Page Anti-Discrimination Ad

Note: Political director Corey Johnson and I will be live-blogging election results this evening here on the site.
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OFA tells Mainers to get out and vote without mentioning anti-gay ballot measure

The Executive Director of Organizing for America sent an email to Mainers telling them to vote. Someone I know just got it:

Tomorrow is Election Day once again in Maine.
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Dispatch Portland, ME: Marriage equality and Yankee hospitality

Volunteers are pouring into Maine to reinforce locals in the fight against the Nov. 3 ballot measure that would strip the state’s citizens of marriage equality.
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Rachel Maddow Speaks to Maine Gov. John Baldacci on Question 1

Rachel Maddow took on Maine's Question 1 last night, talking to Governor John Baldacci about the ballot measure intended to remove the marriage equality measure he signed into law last Spring.
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Kalamazoo vote is Tuesday’s other important LGBT issue

Source: WOOD TV, Kalamazoo Gazette, Michigan Messenger, WWMT TV Kalamazoo, MI

When votes are counted starting Tuesday evening, the eyes of most LGBT activists will be on the results from Maine where voters will decide in a ballot measure called Question 1 whether or not to overturn the law recognizing marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples in the state.
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