As soon as the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals handed down its decision affirming the unconstitutionality of California’s proposition 8, which stripped same-sex marriage rights in that state, we knew what the response from the far right would be. And it’s just as entertaining and frightening as we expected.
In a remarkably unified reaction, [...]
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As the court battles for the fate of California’s Proposition 8 come to a head with an imminent decision due from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals later today, several states are once again building referendum and voter campaigns to either ban or allow gay marriage. As you well know, Proposition 8 is the voter initiative that wrote anti-gay discrimination into the California constitution to ban gay marriage. Now, more states are working through various laws of their own, including New Jersey, Maryland, Washington, Maine, and of course, South Carolina — the only remaining Southern state that doesn’t have a gay marriage ban in their constitution.
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New post from the good folks at AFER: We’re just one week in and already 2012 is looking like a strong year for marriage, with encouraging action in Washington, Maryland, and Colorado. The governor of Michigan revokes health care coverage for domestic partners, leaving families with no access to medical care. And a binational couple [...]
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A campaign that began nearly eight years ago after then-Senator Rick Santorum made comments that equated same-sex relationships to pedophilia and bestiality is finally getting the attention of the leader of a hate group. Took him long enough.
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Matt Baume, with the American Foundation for Equal Rights, shares the latest in marriage equality news. 2012 is going to be big, so let’s get to work! For more, visit their site at MarriageNewsWatch.com and AFER.org.
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Despite the intense opposition from the black church culture, gay rights and gay marriage are indeed the civil rights battle of today.
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Once again, the National Organization for Marriage is using deception as a tactic in a vain attempt to sway voters to the cause of their bigotry.
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Anti-gay marriage talking points and the facts that debunk them
Throughout the debate that surrounds same-sex marriage rights in America, several themes have been consistent among those who engage to “protect” traditional marriage. To date, six states presently have legalized same-sex marriage. Washington State just became the seventh now that their marriage equality bill was signed into law by Gov. Gregoire this morning.
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