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Authors Of Texas Marriage Amendment: Who Barks The Loudest?

Google Gay Marriage News / Huffington Post (blog)  5 days ago

SheWired Authors Of Texas Marriage Amendment: Who Barks The Loudest?Huffington Post (blog)Right wing pundits are howling over my claim that a 2005 Texas constitutional amendment didn't ban gay marriage; it bans all marriage.
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Did Texas' Same-Sex Amendment Accidently Outlaw Marriage?

Google Gay Marriage News / Politics Daily (blog)  6 days ago

SheWired Did Texas' Same-Sex Amendment Accidently Outlaw Marriage?Politics Daily (blog)In approving an amendment to its constitution prohibiting gay marriage four years ago, Texas may have inadvertently outlawed all marriages in the state.
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Legislators still unsure of gay marriage priority

Google Gay Marriage News / The Star-Ledger  Nov 19 09

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Legislators still unsure of gay marriage priorityThe Star-Ledger - NJ.
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Gay News for Thursday

Gay News Bits  Nov 12 09

Gay News Headlines for Thursday: A marriage update in Australia; Rhode Island’s Gov Deals a Blow; A Curious ‘Terrorism’ case; A Marine’s Gay-Panic Defense; DADT updates; Britain’s ‘gay hate’ law; And more… Crime Files: - Michigan State lawmakers question terrorism charges for HIV-positive man - Pin-Up Marine Reservist Who Attacked Priest He ‘Mistook’ for a Terrorist Now Using [.
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NY Senate could vote on same-sex law

Google Gay Pride News / The Associated Press  Nov 09 09

WKTV NY Senate could vote on same-sex lawThe Associated Press... come tomorrow," said Alan Van Capelle executive director of Empire State Pride Agenda, statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocacy group.
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Gay Marriage Bill in Albany Faces Uncertain Fate

Google Gay Marriage News / NBC New York  Nov 09 09

Gay Marriage Bill in Albany Faces Uncertain FateNBC New YorkGay rights advocates have launched a final push to win support of a same-sex marriage bill in New York, as state lawmakers are slated .
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NY’s Gay Marriage Bill Faces Uncertainty

Gay Agenda  Nov 09 09

From NBC New York: Gay rights advocates have launched a final push to win support of a same-sex marriage bill in New York, as state lawmakers are slated to gather tomorrow to vote on the measure.
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Gay Marriage Bill Faces Uncertain Fate in Albany

Yahoo Gay News / NBC New York  Nov 09 09

Gay rights advocates have launched a final push to win support of a same-sex marriage bill in New York, as state lawmakers are slated to gather tomorrow to vote on the measure.
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Will Louisiana Denial of Interracial Marriage License Reduce Similar Denials to Gay Couples?

Pams House blend  Oct 19 09

Last Thursday, while everyone else was watching a balloon, Keith Bardwell, a Louisiana justice of the peace, was refusing to give a marriage license to an interracial couple or to officiate their wedding ceremony because he didn't "believe in mixing the races that way.
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Judge: The Signers Of Referendum 71 Can Keep On Their White Hoods

Joe My God  Sep 11 09

A federal judge has ruled that the names of the bigoted signers of Referendum 71 will remain shielded from public review.
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Schwarzenegger plays chicken with bill honoring Harvey Milk

Topix Gay News  Sep 10 09

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has threatened to veto all bills on his desk unless state lawmakers address his top priorities before the legislative session ends this week and he began yesterday by vetoing a Republican sponsored measure that would honor Vietnam veterans.
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Gay Surrogacy Advocates are Encouraged by Passage of Vermont Same Sex Marriage Law Passage

Proud Parenting  Sep 02 09

As some of you may be aware, Vermont began to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples just last night after a vote made back in April began taking effect at exactly midnight a little over four months after state lawmakers voted to override Gov.
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Gay Marriages Begin in Vermont

Google Gay News / Voice of America  Sep 01 09

Voice of America Gay Marriages Begin in VermontVoice of AmericaVermont authorized gay marriage earlier this year after state lawmakers overrode the governor's veto.
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Salt Lake nondiscrimination effort under fire

Topix Gay News  Aug 26 09

For more than a year, Salt Lake City leaders have cataloged cases of discrimination against gay and transgender residents who lost their jobs or their homes -- simply because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Florida's Gay Adoption Ban Headed to Appeals Court

Pams House blend  Aug 26 09

The archaic and discriminatory ban on gays and lesbians adopting in Florida is headed to a state appeals court.
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Florida's gay adoption ban in front of state appeals court - ProudParenting

Topix Gay News  Aug 26 09

Florida's strict ban on adoptions by gay people is going before a state appeals court.

The state is appealing a Miami-Dade judge's November 2008 ruling that the law is unconstitutional.
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Movement toward adoption by Louisiana gay couples has momentum but little enthusiasm ProudParenting

Topix Gay News  Aug 06 09

There's a movement in Louisiana that may help gay couples adopt children. The Louisiana Commission on Marriage and Family has been approached about adoption equality for gay couples.
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Lawmaker: It looks like anti-gay rights measure will fail

Google Gay News / Seattle Post Intelligencer  Aug 06 09

Advocate.com Lawmaker: It looks like anti-gay rights measure will failSeattle Post IntelligencerOne of the key state lawmakers behind expanded gay rights in Washington said Thursday he's hopeful that a referendum trying to overturn the new "everything .
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West Virginia lawmakers consider marriage discrimination amendment

Qnews  Jul 19 09

Source: Charleston Gazette, State Journal, Charleston Daily Mail, HRC Backstory blog Charleston, WV

An overflow crowd packed into a legislative hearing room last week in Charleston, West Virginia to hear testimony about a proposed amendment to the state’s constitution that would define civil marriage as a special right of heterosexual couples.
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Abstinence Fail: Drinking Bleach Kills HIV

Joe My God  Jul 17 09

Horrified by bizarre myths about HIV and pregnancy that are apparently believed by some Florida teenagers, lawmakers are moving to ditch their "abstinence only" program and overhaul sex education in the state's public schools.
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