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发帖数: 19713 | 1 Choi and Pietrangelo Plead Not Not Guilty
By Advocate.com Editors
DAN CHOI WHITE HOUSE X390 (KERRY ELEVELD) | ADVOCATE.COM
Lt. Dan Choi and Capt. Jim Pietrangelo pleaded not guilty for civil
disobedience at an arraignment in Washington, D.C. on Friday.
They two were arrested on Thursday after chaining themselves to the White
House gate in protest of the military's ban on openly gay service members.
Paul Yandura, one of the organizers, told The Advocate that Dan and Jim were
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发帖数: 19713 | 2 Frank Talks ENDA, Disappointment in Obama
By Advocate.com Editors
BARNEY FRANK CONDUCTS X390 (GETTY) | ADVOCATE.COM
Rep. Barney Frank talked with LGBT POV's Karen Ocamb before speaking at an
economic summit in Los Angeles about his hopes for movement on a trans-
inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act this month and his feelings on
the Obama administration's handling of "don't ask, don't tell."
Frank told Ocamb the most effective way for LGBT Americans and their allies
to advocate for ENDA i |
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发帖数: 19713 | 3 昨晚，前第一夫人劳拉布什告诉Larry King，在同性婚姻这个问题上她不赞成她的丈夫。
Laura Bush Supports Marriage Equality
By Advocate.com Editors
Laura Bush x390 (Getty) I Advocate.com
Former First Lady Laura Bush told Larry King Tuesday night that marriage
equality would be an area where she disagrees with her husband. video: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/05/12/Laura_Bush_Supports_Marriage_Equality/
Bush: “I understand totally what George thinks about marriage being between
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发帖数: 4174 | 4 Posted on Advocate.com July 12, 2010
Kids’ Box Office More Than All Right
By Advocate.com Editors
THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT ANNETTE BENING JULIANNE MOORE X390 (SUZANNE TENNER) |
ADVOCATE.COM
Lisa Choldenko’s highly-acclaimed lesbian family dramedy, The Kids Are All
Right, is off to a spectacular start at the box office. The film, which
opened July 9 and stars Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, and Mark Ruffalo,
grossed $505,000 on seven screens. The $72,143 per screen average is the
second largest for |
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发帖数: 4174 | 5 Posted on Advocate.com July 15, 2010
Victory for Gay Marriage in DC
By Advocate.com Editors
DC MARRIAGE X390 (DC AGENDA) | ADVOCATE.COM
Marriage equality foes were dealt a blow Thursday morning — the DC Court of
Appeals ruled against allowing an initiative on the ballot to invalidate
same-sex marriages entered into in the District.
Gay marriage foes — led by antigay Bishop Harry Jackson of Maryland and
groups including the National Organization for Marriage — were attempting
to get Prop. 8-like |
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发帖数: 4174 | 6 Posted on Advocate.com July 22, 2010
Video: ENDA Protest Shuts Down Strip
By Advocate.com Editors
GetEqual provided The Advocate with exclusive video Thursday chronicling the
protests that shut down traffic on the Las Vegas strip in order to call
attention to Sen. Harry Reid's inaction on pending legislation that would
prohibit employment discrimination based on gender identity and sexual
orientation.
Eight protesters stopped traffic on the Las Vegas strip for at least 10
minutes before police |
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发帖数: 4174 | 7 osted on Advocate.com August 12, 2010
Breaking: Calif. Marriages to Resume
By Advocate.com Editors
JUDGE VAUGHN WALKER 081210 X390 | ADVOCATE.COM
Gay and lesbian couples can once again marry in the state of California.
U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker on Thursday denied Proposition 8
proponents' attempts to halt marriages for same-sex couples pending an
appeal in the case. A temporary stay has been extended until August 18.
Some city clerks in California had already given notice that they woul |
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发帖数: 4174 | 8 Posted on Advocate.com August 15, 2010
Get Married at the Village
By Advocate.com Editors
Village x390 (pickup) I Advocate.com
Anticipating that gay couples in California will again be able to wed after
5 p.m., Wednesday (barring a stay from the court), the L.A. Gay and Lesbian
Center is offering a free place for the ceremony.
On Thursday, August 19, the Center’s Village at Ed Gould Plaza will offer
couples everything they need for their ceremony—for free—including a
certified officiant, witnes |
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发帖数: 4174 | 9 Posted on Advocate.com August 16, 2010
Ninth Circuit: Marriages on Hold
By Advocate.com Editors
COUPLE SAD PROP 8 X390 (GETTY) | ADVOCATE.COM
Without explanation, the U.S. court of appeals for the ninth circuit has
granted a stay in the Proposition 8 case, yet again delaying the possibility
of marriages for same-sex couples seeking to wed in California.
The three-judge panel granted Prop. 8 supporters the stay, but it also
expedited arguments. Arguments are scheduled for the week of December 6. |
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发帖数: 4174 | 10 Posted on Advocate.com August 26, 2010
The Ken Mehlman Interview
By Kerry Eleveld
KEN MEHLMAN 3 X390 (GETTY) | ADVOCATE.COM
As Ken Mehlman’s revelation that he is gay ripped through the blogosphere
late Wednesday afternoon, he boarded a plane bound for his home base, New
York City. Mehlman had first discussed his coming out story with Marc
Ambinder of The Atlantic, but he had reached out to The Advocate in advance
of its publication and made a point of offering his second interview on the
matte |
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发帖数: 4174 | 11 Posted on Advocate.com August 27, 2010
Conservative British MP Comes Out
By Advocate.com Editors
CRISPIN BLUNT X390 (OFFICIAL) | ADVOCATE.COM
Conservative coming-out stories this week have now spanned the Atlantic.
Two days after former Republican National Committee chairman Ken Mehlman
confirmed in an interview that he is gay, Crispin Blunt, an MP in the United
Kingdom's Department of Justice, has separated from his wife, deciding "to
come to terms with his homosexuality," the BBC reports.
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发帖数: 4174 | 12 Posted on Advocate.com September 22, 2010
Florida Halts Gay Adoption Ban
By Advocate.com Editors
CHARLIE CRIST X390 (GETTY IMAGES) | ADVOCATE.COM
The state of Florida will immediately stop enforcing its ban on adoptions by
gay people after Wednesday's decision by a state appeals court that the
three-decade-old law is unconstitutional, Gov. Charlie Crist said Wednesday.
“The unanimous 3-0 decision deals a critical blow to Florida's 33-year-old
law banning adoption by gay men and lesbians, and mo |
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发帖数: 4174 | 13 Posted on Advocate.com September 23, 2010
Portia DeGeneres Makes it Official
By Advocate.com Editors
PORTIA DE ROSSI ELLEN DEGENERES X390 (GETTY) | ADVOCATE.COM
The actress formerly known as Portia de Rossi — and, before that, Amanda
Lee Rogers — has made it official and changed her name to Portia Lee James
DeGeneres.
The request for a change of name was granted Thursday in L.A. County
Superior Court. Portia and Ellen DeGeneres were married in 2008.
TMZ first reported the name change, noting th |
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发帖数: 19713 | 14 U.S. Gives $13.3 Million for Gay Youth
By Advocate.com Editors
LA GAY AND LESBIAN CENTER X390 | ADVOCATE.COM
The Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center was awarded a $13.3 million grant by
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and said it is first
federal grant of its kind to focus on LGBT youth.
The center received the grant, to be disbursed over five years, to develop a
model foster services program, according to a statement obtained by The
Advocate on Thursday. The center’s grant is the |
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发帖数: 19713 | 15 Arnold Signs Bill Aiding Gay Youths
By Andrew Harmon
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER 200909 X390 (GETTY) | ADVOCATE.COM
In a move hailed by advocates for its impact on the lives of vulnerable gay
youths, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Thursday signed a bill
allowing minors ages 12 to 17 to access mental health services without
parental consent.
Authored by state senator Mark Leno, the Mental Health Services for At-Risk
Youth Act allows youths to consent to treatment without parental
notificatio... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 16 Posted on Advocate.com October 07, 2010
Ill. Close to Civil Unions, Gov. Says
By Advocate.com Editors
Illinois governor Pat Quinn said earlier this week that civil unions could
be the law in the state by Christmastime, according to the Chicago-area
paper The Daily Herald.
In an interview with the paper’s editorial board, Quinn was asked if civil
unions were a reality. His answer:
“The votes are there, I believe. ... In the Senate for sure, and definitely
I think we can do it in the House.”
Quinn... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 17 Posted on Advocate.com October 08, 2010
Woman Arrested for Trashing Gay Jesus
By Advocate.com Editors
KATHLEEN FOLDEN X390 (GRAB) | ADVOCATE.COM
A Colorado woman angered by a painting depicting Jesus receiving oral sex
from another man was arrested Wednesday when she took a crowbar to the piece
of art and shredded the lithograph, according to Denver’s NBC affiliate.
"How can you desecrate my lord?" Kathleen Folden reportedly screamed as used
a crowbar to break the glass case around the art, cal... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 18 Posted on Advocate.com October 10, 2010
Ricky Martin Surprises HRC Dinner
By Advocate.com Editors
Singer Ricky Martin was the surprise opening guest at the black-tie Human
Rights Campaign National Dinner in Washington, D.C., Saturday night. As
guests were taking their seats, Martin took the stage to welcome them—and
to thank them for welcoming him.
“This is very simple,” he said. “It took me a while, but tonight I’m
here and I want to say that I want to add my voice to yours. And I’m so
happy t... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 19 看看宪法专家曾经是专门为政府辩护的solicitor general怎么说的：
Posted on Advocate.com October 21, 2010
Olson Questions DOJ's Defense of DADT
By Michelle Garcia
TED OLSON X390 (GETTY IMAGES) | ADVOCATE.COM
One of the lead attorneys fighting California's Proposition 8, former U.S.
solicitor general Ted Olson, says the federal government should not defend "
don't ask, don't tell" in court.
"It happens every once in a while at the federal level when the solicitor
general, on behalf of the U.S., will confess error or decli... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 20 Posted on Advocate.com November 03, 2010
GOProud Celebrates Conservative Wins
By Advocate.com Editors
Christopher R. Barron X390 (GOPROUD) | ADVOCATE.COM
Gay conservative group GOProud is thrilled with the strong Republican
showing on election night, issuing a statement saying the wins will improve
the lives of gays and lesbians.
“New conservative leadership in Washington will usher in new opportunities
to improve the lives of all Americans — but especially gays and lesbians,”
said the statemen... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 21 Posted on Advocate.com November 03, 2010
Rights Supporter Quinn Leads for Ill. Gov.
Illinois governor Pat Quinn, a gay rights proponent, holds a slim margin
over antigay challenger Bill Brady with most ballots counted.
By Advocate.com Editors
BILL BRADY PAT QUINN X390 (FAIR) | ADVOCATE.COM
Illinois governor Pat Quinn, a Democrat and gay rights supporter, maintained
a narrow lead Wednesday morning over his Republican challenger, state
senator Bill Brady, a strong opponent of LGBT equality, althou... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 22 Posted on Advocate.com November 07, 2010
Hawaii Could Legalize Same-Sex Unions
By Advocate.com Editors
HAWAII GAY TOURISM X300 | ADVOCATE.COM
Same-sex civil unions in Hawaii could become state law next year, following
the election victory of pro-gay rights Democratic Gov.-elect Neil
Abercrombie and the rejection of many church-backed candidates, reports
Washington Post.
Democratic majorities were retained in the state House and Senate, which
approved a civil unions bill this year before it was ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 23 Posted on Advocate.com November 08, 2010
Wis. Braces for Attack on DP Registry
By Julie Bolcer
WISCONSIN THE BADGER STATE X390 (FAIR) | ADVOCATE.COM
Following Republican election gains in the governor’s office and the
legislature, gay advocates in Wisconsin are readying for a fight to preserve
the state’s domestic partnership registry, which grants dozens of
protections to same-sex couples.
According to TheNorthwestern.com, Fair Wisconsin, the state’s leading gay
rights group, fears that Republ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 24 Posted on Advocate.com November 09, 2010
SCOTUS Rejects Fugitive Mom's Custody Case
By Michelle Garcia
LISA MILLER JANET JENKINS X390 (FAIR USE) | ADVOCATE.COM
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case regarding a woman
attempting to retain full custody of her biological daughter after several
state courts granted custody to her former lesbian partner.
Janet Jenkins has been granted custody of 8-year-old Isabella Miller-Jenkins
by the Vermont family court, Vermont supreme court, as well... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 25 Posted on Advocate.com November 10, 2010
Mexico House of Reps Backs Benefits for Gay Couples
By Advocate.com Editors
MEXICO CITY MARRIAGE ALT 02 X390 (GETTY) | ADVOCATE.COM
The Mexican house of representatives voted Tuesday to amend rules governing
social security benefits for gay and lesbian couples, the Associated Press
reports.
In a 232 to 58 vote, the house endorsed a rule change for the Social
Security Institute, which provides benefits to both private and government
employees. The senate h... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 26 Posted on Advocate.com November 10, 2010
Utah Cities Pass Antidiscrimination Laws
By Advocate.com Editors
Utah March x390 (Julie Bolcer) | Advocate.com
Two Utah cities have passed ordinances banning discrimination on the basis
of sexual orientation and gender identity, the Associated Press reports.
On Tuesday city councils in Murray, a suburb of Salt Lake City, and Moab, in
the eastern part of the state, passed the ordinances banning housing and
employment discrimination targeting LGBT individua... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 27 Posted on Advocate.com November 23, 2010
Columbus DP Benefits Pass Easily
By Advocate.com Editors
COLUMBUS OHIO X390 (PHOTOS.COM) | ADVOCATE.COM
Columbus, Ohio’s capital and largest city, approved domestic-partner
benefits for city employees Monday with little opposition, in sharp contrast
to the controversy that surrounded a similar move 12 years ago — even
though one resident thinks the city council is doing the devil’s work.
The council OK’d offering health insurance to the same-sex and unmar... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 28 Posted on Advocate.com December 01, 2010
Illinois OK's Civil Unions
By Advocate.com Editors
Greg Harris X390 (OPERATION SNOWBALL) | ADVOCATE.COM
Rep. Greg Harris
The Illinois state senate today passed a civil unions bill by a vote of 32-
24, following the house’s approval of the legislation Tuesday. Gov. Pat
Quinn has pledged to sign the bill, which will take effect in July.
Illinois joins 11 other states and the District of Columbia in providing
some form of relationship recognition to same-sex... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 29 Posted on Advocate.com December 09, 2010
Story Updated : December 09, 2010 05:30:00 PM
Senate DADT Vote Fails
By Kerry Eleveld
The Senate dealt a near-fatal blow to “don’t ask, don’t tell” repeal
Thursday when it failed to advance the bill to which the measure was
attached, the National Defense Authorization Act, by a vote of 57-40.
But immediately following the action, Senators Joe Lieberman, Mark Udall,
and Susan Collins breathed new life into the effort by vowing to introduce a
bipartisan st... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 30 Posted on Advocate.com December 15, 2010
Lawsuit Filed Against Iowa Judicial Oustings
By Advocate.com Editors
IOWA SUPREME COURT JUSTICES X390 (FAIR) | ADVOCATE.COM
A group of Iowa attorneys is attempting to keep on the bench three state
supreme court justices who ruled in favor of marriage equality last year but
were voted out in November.
The attorneys argue that the judicial votes should have been placed on a
separate ballot per the Iowa constitution, TheDes Moines Register reports.
Groups i... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 31 By Andrew Harmon
JOE BIDEN BARACK OBAMA DADT SIGNING x390 (getty) | advocate.com
Not only is President Barack Obama “evolving” on his marriage equality
position. Now the second-in-command admits that embracing marriage rights
for gay and lesbian couples is inevitable.
“I think there is an inevitability for a national consensus on gay marriage
," Vice President Joe Biden said during a Friday appearance on ABC's Good
Morning America, though he indicated the White House's policy in suppor of
full c... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 32 Ten Notable Quotes From 2010
By Advocate.com Editors
"I just got some amazing news. The court has granted Portia's name change.
She's now officially Portia Winfrey." Ellen DeGeneres via Twitter, September
23, 2010
"I feel like I've contributed monumentally to the success of the gay
movement in America, and if anyone wants to argue that, I'm open to it. You'
re welcome." Sean Hayes to The Advocate, March 1, 2010
"Let me say today that human rights are gay rights and gay rights are human
rights, o... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 33 Posted on Advocate.com January 03, 2011
Scalia: Constitution Doesn't Protect Women, Gays
By Advocate.com Editors
Antonin Scalia x390 (GETTY) | ADVOCATE.COM
In an interview, Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia says the Constitution
doesn't promise protections for women and gays.
California Lawyer asked Scalia the following question: "In 1868, when the
39th Congress was debating and ultimately proposing the 14th Amendment, I
don't think anybody would have thought that equal protection applied to... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 34 New Rhode Island Gov. Wants Marriage Equality
By Advocate.com Editors
Lincoln Chafee X390 (FAIR) | ADVOCATE.COM
While being sworn in as Rhode Island's first independent governor this
morning, Lincoln Chafee advocated marriage equality for his state, reports
The Providence Journal.
“When marriage equality is the law in Rhode Island, we honor our
forefathers who risked their lives and fortune in the pursuit of human
equality,” Chafee said during his speech.
As the new governor, Chafee steps into t... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 35 Posted on Advocate.com January 05, 2011
Take Two for R.I. Marriage Equality
By Advocate.com Editors
Energized by the support of newly sworn in Gov. Lincoln Chafee (pictured),
gay rights advocates will reintroduce a bill in Rhode Island’s House
Thursday to legalize marriage equality.
Rep. Arthur Handy said in an interview Wednesday he has already lined up 27
co-sponsors and was hopeful he could get more. He said he would reintroduce
the bill on Thursday regardless of the number of supporters he h... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 36 Posted on Advocate.com January 08, 2011
Texas AG Can't Appeal Gay Divorce
By Advocate.com Editors
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott X390 (JANA BIRCHUM/AUSTIN CHRONICLE) |
ADVOCATE.COM
Texas attorney general Greg Abbott will not be allowed to intervene in a
same-sex divorce case because he only sought to become involved after a
district court judge ruled on the case.
A three-judge panel of the 3rd Court of Appeals in Austin, Texas ruled
Friday that Abbott can not get involved in the case of Ang... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 37 Posted on Advocate.com January 08, 2011
Story Updated : January 08, 2011 03:00:00 PM
Congresswoman Shot at Public Event
By Advocate.com Editors
GABRIELLE GIFFORDS X390 (WIKI) | ADVOCATE.COM
Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was among several others who was
shot at close range at a public event at a Safeway grocery store in Tucson,
Ariz., on Saturday. Despite initial reports that Giffords had died, a
hospital official tells CNN that the 40-year-old congresswoman is alive an
in surgery.
Th... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 38 Posted on Advocate.com January 25, 2011
Story Updated : January 25, 2011 11:45:00 AM
Marriage Equality Bill Introduced in Maryland
By Julie Bolcer
A marriage equality bill has been introduced in the Maryland house of
delegates, following introduction of the bill in the state senate last week.
Lawmakers and advocates including Equality Maryland, Freedom to Marry, and
representatives from religious and civil rights groups held a press
conference at the state capitol in Annapolis Tuesday morning to... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 39 Posted on Advocate.com February 05, 2011
Marriage Equality Ads to Hit Australia
By Advocate.com Editors
Marriage equality advocates plan to launch television ads on Valentine’s
Day that will run throughout the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
celebration, which ends in March.
The campaign is sponsored by the groups GetUp! and Australian Marriage
Equality, according to the Sydney Morning Herald, which talked to AME
spokesperson Alex Greenwich.
“The television campaign, ‘Marriage Matters,' which ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 40 Posted on Advocate.com February 15, 2011
Two Md. Senators for Marriage Equality
By Julie Bolcer
Edward Kasemeyer Maryland state senators Edward Kasemeyer and Katherine
Klausmeier said Monday that they would support the marriage equality bill,
bringing the number of votes for the measure to 23. The bill needs 24 votes
to pass the chamber.
According to The Baltimore Sun, “Kasemeyer, a Democrat who represents
Howard and Baltimore counties, had not previously said how he planned to
vote on the bill.... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 41 Posted on Advocate.com March 05, 2011
Boehner's DOMA Defense Denounced
DOMA opponents including (pictured, from left) Jared Polis, Tammy Baldwin,
and Barney Frank have spoken out against House speaker John Boehner's plan
to defend the antigay law.
By Advocate.com Editors
Lead sponsors of a measure to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, including
all of the openly gay members of Congress, have spoken out against House
speaker John Boehner’s plan to defend DOMA in court, even though President
Obam... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 42 Cuomo Gets Personal with Marriage Equality
By Advocate.com Editors
New York governor Andrew Cuomo met with marriage equality advocates on
Wednesday and promised to use his considerable political assets to pass a
bill this year.
The New York Times reports that Cuomo told advocates in the closed-door
meeting in Albany that he was ready to devote his “full attention” to the
issue this spring, likely after the conclusion of the difficult budget
negotiations.
Cuomo said, “For me, this is personal,” a... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 43 Posted on Advocate.com March 11, 2011
Feds: “Intimate” Male Partner Aided N.Y. Pol
By Advocate.com Editors
CARL KRUGER X390 (OFFICIAL) | ADVOCATE.COM
Federal prosecutors said Thursday that Carl Kruger, the New York state
senator charged in a $1 million corruption scandal, received help from
people including an “intimate” partner, Manhattan gynecologist Michael
Turano.
Kruger, who voted against the marriage equality bill in 2009, is one of
eight men arrested in the complex influence-peddling sch... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 44 Posted on Advocate.com March 16, 2011
Hundreds Rally for Marriage Ban in Iowa
A rally for a constitutional amendment to ban marriage equality drew
hundreds of people to the Iowa state capitol on Tuesday.
By Advocate.com Editors
Some 500 supporters of a constitutional amendment to ban marriage equality
rallied Tuesday at the Iowa capitol.
According to The Des Moines Register, the purpose of the event was to prompt
the senate to consider the proposal, which already passed the Republican-
controll... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 45 Posted on Advocate.com March 16, 2011
Most Oppose Republican DOMA Defense
By Advocate.com Editors
BARACK OBAMA 20100415 X390 (GETTY) | ADVOCATE.COM
Fifty-four percent of Americans polled by the Human Rights Campaign said
they oppose House Republicans' decision to defend the Defense of Marriage
Act in federal court, after President Barack Obama announced his
administration would cease to argue to uphold the antigay law.
Overall, 51% of voters said they opposed DOMA, while 34% favor it. At least
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发帖数: 4174 | 46 Posted on Advocate.com March 18, 2011
Colorado Civil Unions Move Forward
By Sunnivie Brydum
PAT STEADMAN X390 (FAIR) | ADVOCATE.COM
The Colorado state senate appropriations committee Friday approved a civil
unions bill by a party-line vote of 6-4.
SB-172, sponsored by gay Democratic senator Pat Steadman of Denver, now
moves to the full senate, where it is expected to pass. All 20 Democratic
senators — a majority of the chamber's 35 senators — have signed on as
bill cosponsors.
The bill will the... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 47 Posted on Advocate.com
Elizabeth Taylor Dies at 79
By Advocate.com Editors
LizTaylor2 x390
Legendary actress, AIDS activist and LGBT icon Elizabeth Taylor died
Wednesday morning in Los Angeles. She was 79.
Her death was confirmed to CBS Radio News and other outlets shortly after 9
a.m eastern time.
Taylor's publicist, Sally Morrison, told the Associated Press that the
actress died of congestive heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Hospital. Taylor
had been treated for symptoms of the condition in recen... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 48 Posted on Advocate.com
Civil Unions Pass Initial Colorado Sen. Vote
By Advocate.com Editors
PAT STEADMAN X390 (FAIR) | ADVOCATE.COM
In an initial voice-vote, the Colorado State Senate approved a bill that
would establish civil unions on Monday. Senate Bill 172, introduced by
openly gay Sen. Pat Steadman (pictured), would create civil unions which
offer most of the rights and benefits given to married Colorado couples. The
bill will face a final vote in the Senate later this week, after which it
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Breakthrough on Immigration Rights?
Andrew Harmon
IMMIGRATION GENERIC X390 (FAIR USE) | ADVOCATE.COM
Described by one attorney as a “game changer” that could bring parity to
LGBT individuals in the U.S. immigration system, two district immigration
offices have recently decided to put on hold marriage-based green card
applications in cases involving binational gay couples.
Newsweek/The Daily Beast reported Fri... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 50 Posted on Advocate.com March 30, 2011
House Reps to Introduce ENDA Today
By Advocate.com Editors
ENDA UPDATE CAPITOL X390 (PHOTOS.COM) | ADVOCATE.COM
Rep. Barney Frank and colleagues will introduce the Employment Non-
Discrimination Act in the House on Wednesday — a bill that Frank described
in a statement as a "difficult but winnable fight."
The prospects of the bill, which would cover sexual orientation and gender
identity in federal employment antidiscrimination laws – are bleak in the
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