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Star-Ledger to Lawmakers: “Man Up” on Marriage

Advocate  less than a day ago

Grow a pair, says the Star-Ledger to New Jersey lawmakers who appear to be wavering in the support for a marriage equality bill.
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NJ Senators Weigh Marriage Priority

Advocate  3 days ago

New Jersey state senators are weighing whether to take up the marriage equality bill in the lame-duck session that begins Monday.
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Consortium demands no 'faith opt-outs' in Equality Bill

Pink News  3 days ago

A consortium of liberal religious and secular groups will be launched at the House of Commons next Tuesday to examine exemptions for faith groups in the Equality Bill.
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Exclusive: Stonewall to fight for civil partnerships to be held in churches

Pink News  4 days ago

Gay rights charity Stonewall said last night it will seek to add an amendment to the Equality Bill to allow religious buildings such as churches to hold civil partnership ceremonies.
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NH Republican Radio Host Fired for Homophobic Rant, GOP Response Exposes Their Hypocrisy

Pams House blend  4 days ago

 Crossposted with Unite the Fight.

Out New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair Ray Buckley and I share the same birthday.
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New York legislature slated to vote on marriage this week

Pams House blend  5 days ago

h/t to my favorite carpetbagging tax-delinquent heterosupremecist theocrat Gary Randall for keeping me up to date on the haps in NY :)  

Governor Paterson says he's secured a commitment by Senate leaders that there will be a vote on the marriage bill during the Nov 16-17 special legislative session.
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Marriage equality watch/wait goes on in NY and NJ

Qnews  5 days ago

Advocates in New York remain confident that the highly dysfunctional state senate there will vote this year on a marriage equality bill that has, so far, been kept from a floor vote, WNYC reports.
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NJ Marriage Bill May Stall In Committee

Joe My God  5 days ago

The chair of the New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee said late this afternoon that the marriage equality bill may not make it out of the committee for a full vote.
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NJ Lawmaker: Not Enough Votes to Address Marriage Equality Bill

Towleroad  6 days ago

Doubt has been cast on the chances of marriage equality being brought for a vote in New Jersey by the time Governor Jon Corzine leaves office at the end of January.
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Gay Rights Vet Bullish on N.Y. Marriage

Advocate  6 days ago

Gay rights veteran Ethan Geto says that the marriage equality bill will pass the New York state senate.
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The DC Catholic Church's red herring

Bilerico  6 days ago

To hear the Catholic Church tell it, if same-sex couples can marry in DC they will have to stop providing social services here.
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The history maker's historian: Jon Knoll on Jim Madigan

Bilerico  Nov 15 09

Illinois has had its share of making history lately, but we have the opportunity to make history once again with an unprecedented number of openly gay candidates going into this Spring's primaries.
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Senate punts gay marriage to another day

Yahoo Gay News / YourNabe.com  Nov 15 09

What a tease! The State Senate’s long anticipated debate over gay marriage slowly evaporated in front of everyone’s eyes Tuesday after the legislative body decided not to address the Marriage Equality bill, even though Governor David Paterson put the item on their agenda.
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Item: Argentine judge says gay couple can get married

Qnews  Nov 13 09

    ::: A Buenos Aires gay couple, Alex Freyre and Jose Maria Di Bello, were granted the right this week to get married by an Argentine judge who ruled, “The law should treat everyone with the same respect according to their singularities, without the need to understand or regulate them.
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Catholic Archdiocese Threatens DC City Council Over Marriage Bill

Rod Online  Nov 13 09

The Catholic Church would rather be allowed to discriminate than help the homeless. The Archdiocese of Washington D.
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For marriage victories, we must face and use religion

Bilerico  Nov 12 09

The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., is saying it might not be able to continue its social services programs if a marriage equality bill is passed by the D.
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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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Senate punts gay marriage to another day

Yahoo Gay News / New York Post  Nov 12 09

What a tease!The State Senate’s long anticipated debate over gay marriage slowly evaporated in front of everyone’s eyes Tuesday after the legislative body decided not to address the Marriage Equality bill, even though Governor David Paterson put the .
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Marriage Optimism In Albany

Joe My God  Nov 12 09

Over at Gay City News, Paul Schindler has written an inside look at the negotiations to get the state senate to agree to a marriage equality vote before the end of the year.
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New: NY Senator Tally on Marriage Equality and Vote Deal Insight

Towleroad  Nov 12 09

New York local station NY1 has posted a new tally of senators with regard to the marriage equality bill.
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