Public vote on DC same-sex marriage would violate rights law, says board

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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Anti-Gay Effort Rejected: Voter initiative would violate District's human rights law

The D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics on Tuesday rejected a proposed voter initiative that sought to define marriage as ''only between a man and a woman,'' declaring that the initiative would violate the city's anti-discrimination law.
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'Lesbian women make better parents', claims Govt official

Daily Mail 'Lesbian women make better parents', claims Govt officialThe Christian InstituteThe research suggested that daughters of lesbian mothers often experienced gender confusion and children with gay parents were more likely to become .
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More evidence lesbians make better parents

Telegraph.co.uk More evidence lesbians make better parentsDallas VoiceHer research was published in the book, “Lesbian and Gay Parents and their Children.
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Lesbian women 'make better parents', says Government adviser

Daily Mail Lesbian women 'make better parents', says Government adviserDaily Mail'Lesbians make better parents than a man and a woman,' he declared.
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Lesbian couples make better parents than a man and a woman

Daily Mail Lesbian couples make better parents than a man and a womanBaby ChumsSuch strong endorsement from the government's main agency for parenting will give a boost to gay parents.
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Michigan Lawmaker Pam Byrnes Renews Push to Overturn State's Ban on Same-Sex Marriage

Following Kalamazoo, Michigan's overwhelming passage of an anti-discrimination law on Tuesday, state lawmaker Pam Byrnes has renewed an effort she announced in June, introducing legislation to repeal the state's 2004 amendment declaring marriage between a man and a woman.
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Election Reflections 2009

by Stephen H. Miller

While it's hard not to be heart-broken over Maine voters rolling back marriage equality in one state where it was legislatively (not judicially) created, there are some key lessons that might be learned.
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BRO Launches Push For Same-Sex Marriage Initiative

OregonLive.com BRO Launches Push For Same-Sex Marriage InitiativeJust Out“I don't think Oregonians are going to overturn Measure 36,” which defines marriage as a bond between only a man and a woman.
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CNN hits hot-button topics of blacks, LGBT rights, and the Obama admin

According to Don Lemon, CNN is working on a "Gay in America" series as it has for blacks and Latinos (one can only hope that the network will not leave Ts out of the picture).
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No: Marriage, by definition, involves a man and a woman.

No: Marriage, by definition, involves a man and a woman.Philadelphia InquirerAccording to this court he is, and that demonstrates why this knee-jerk accusation of anyone who opposes gay marriage is so ridiculous.
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Obama Administration Defends Against Massachusetts DOMA Repeal Suit

Aaaand here we go again. States that allow gay marriage can't force the federal government to provide benefits to those couples, the Obama administration argued Friday in court papers in a lawsuit by Massachusetts.
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Obama administration again defends DOMA in court, says gays have no "fundamental right" to marriage benefits

Hope the champagne party at the White House was fun the other night. And now back to our regularly scheduled program.
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Yes on 1's Mutty Continues to Mislead; NO on 1 Demands He Reign in Supporters' False Newspaper Ads

Crossposted with Unite the Fight.

Remember Yes on 1's Marc Mutty, who recently admitted to "inadvertently" misleading Maine voters? Well, he's at it again in his newest email to supporters, saying that the "homosexuals" are imposing their will on Mainers.
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Readers Respond to Obama's Complex Stance on Gay Unions

On Top Magazine Readers Respond to Obama's Complex Stance on Gay UnionsU.S. News & World Report.
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Latest Nasty Mutty Blast Email: "Any Two Will Do"! And SEND More $$$!

Ugh.

So much for earlier claims of compassion, dignity and respect; Mutty has now completely given up and has let Schubert-Flint/NOM/ the Mormon Church define Yes On 1's framing as they will.
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The WeHo Effigy Guys Are Back

You may recall the gay couple from West Hollywood who last Halloween raised the ire of the right wing with an effigy of Sarah Palin, which they later took down after complaints from neighbors.
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Maine, Faith and Same Sex Marriage

A week ago, Bishop Gene Robinson of New Hampshire spoke with Maine's Religious Coalition for the Freedom to Marry in a large event at St Luke's in Portland.
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Small Favors

by David Link

I’d like to speak up in favor of the White House statement on the two anti-gay referenda.
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Foggy, With a Chance of Disappointment

by David Link

Despite good financial news from the Maine campaign for our equality, the storm clouds are gathering, in the form of "Fog.
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