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NOM's biblical Illiteracy

Topix Gay News  12 hours ago

Brian Brown, the Executive Director of anti-gay activist group, National Organization for Marriage, recently sent out an email entitled Beating Down the Beatitudes in DC? in which he calls on recipients from around the nation to call and email District of Columbia officials and insist that gay people not be treated with equality and dignity in that city.
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Catholic Church pushes, and some push back

Google Gay Marriage News / Boston Globe  less than a day ago

Boston Globe Catholic Church pushes, and some push backBoston GlobeIn the District of Columbia, the Catholic Archdiocese has threatened to end some of its charitable services if the City Council passes a gay-marriage .
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EEA Press Release With Updated Vigils

Pams House blend  less than a day ago

Just into the mailbag:

Equality Across America (EAA) extends our deepest condolences to the families of Jorge Steven L?pez Mercado and Jason "Jaysen" Mattison, Jr.
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DC: Bishop Harry Jackson Files Suit To Force Vote On Marriage

Joe My God  3 days ago

Maryland-based carpetbagger Bishop Harry Jackson and seven co-plaintiffs have filed a suit in DC Superior Court in order to force Washington residents into a public vote on marriage equality.
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D.C. likely to get same-sex marriage in January

Pink Paper  3 days ago

Same-sex marriage is expected to become legal in the District of Columbia in January.
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A Tale of 2 Jurisdictions: California Voters Can Decide Marriage Law, But D.C. Cannot

Queerty  4 days ago

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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Of Flesh and Blood We're Made

Kenneth in the 212  4 days ago

Does this mean if we'd just called them human rights instead of gay then we'd still be able to marry in California and Rhode Island?The Associated Press reports:The District of Columbia Board of Ethics and Elections said a measure that would ban same-sex marriages cannot go on the city’s ballot.
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Public vote on DC same-sex marriage would violate rights law, says board

Qnews  4 days ago

A proposed ballot initiative for the District of Columbia that would have restricted civil marriage to a union of a man and a woman cannot cannot appear on the ballot, the DC Board of Elections and Ethics ruled Tuesday.
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D.C. Board Rejects Marriage Referendum

Gay Agenda  4 days ago

From The DCist: The D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics today rejected a petition to hold a referendum on the issue of legalizing same-sex marriage in the District of Columbia.
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Catholic Church Threatens D.C. : Can Same-Sex Marriage Bill Or We Will Stop Providing Social Services

The Gaytheist Agenda  Nov 13 09

The Catholic Church is apparently not content with keeping its own members submissive to its dogma. Now its blackmailing the District of Columbia, threatening to stop providing social services unless D.
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Same-sex marriage law pits DC, church

Google Gay Marriage News / United Press International  Nov 13 09

Autostraddle (blog) Same-sex marriage law pits DC, churchUnited Press International13 (UPI) -- Hopes for compromise are dim as District of Columbia Council members and Catholic leaders dig in on proposed same-sex marriage law changes, .
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HUD Threatens to Cut Washington D.C.'s HIV/AIDS Funding

Rod Online  Nov 13 09

Federal officials warn Washington D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty they may cut off more than $12 million in funding for the District of Columbia's HIV/AIDS program.
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"It's a dangerous thing when the Catholic Church starts writing and determining the legislation and the laws of the District of Columbia,&qu

America Blog  Nov 13 09

Yesterday, John and I both posted on the Catholic Church's threat to abandon the poor, sick and homeless because of it unrelenting hatred towards gay people.
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DC Catholic church says it won’t help poor if it can’t discriminate against LGBT people

Qnews  Nov 12 09

St. Mathhew’s Cathedral, Washington, DC Flickr photo by MVI

The Roman Catholic church threatened Wednesday to shut down the social service programs it runs for the District of Columbia if the DC city council adopts a marriage equality law in its current form.
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Michael Crawford: One of Advocate's People of the Year

Bilerico  Nov 12 09

Congratulations to Bilerico-DC managing editor Michael Crawford for being named one of Advocate magazine's "People of the Year.
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Doomed unions fuel gay rights debate

Topix Gay News  Nov 08 09

As the debate over legalizing same-sex marriage in the District of Columbia grows louder and more polarized, there are people whose support for the proposal is personal but not often talked about.
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A Text in Time

MyGayMinneapolis.com  Nov 06 09

This past Wednesday my morning started with a text that said, "One day we'll each be able to get married and you'll be the greatest husband ever.
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Over $9M Spent On Maine's Question 1

Joe My God  Nov 05 09

The National Institute on Money in State Politics has sent us the above breakdown of the groups and amounts funding both sides of Maine's Question 1.
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Post-election travel: Kalamazoo, anyone? And what about Maine?

MyGayMinneapolis.com  Nov 05 09

How important are gay politics when it comes to picking your next getaway?

Post-election travel: Kalamazoo, anyone? And what about Maine? is a post from the Out Gay Life Family of Websites.
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Voting on marriage equality in DC

Bilerico  Nov 03 09

The hearing on marriage equality in DC continued today before the City Council Committee on Public Safety and the Judiciary.
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