m******1
发帖数: 19713 | 1 A new Gallup poll finds that half of Americans believe same-sex marriages
should be legally recognized, the second time a majority has supported the
issue in a Gallup poll.
CNN reports on the poll, which found that 50% of respondents said same-sex
marriages should be recognized as legal, while 48% said the unions should
not be legal. This compares with last year’s Gallup poll that found 53% of
Americans in support, the first time that a majority favored the issue since
polling began in 1996. The... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 2 A new Quinnipiac poll reveals that a majority of New Jersey voters continue
to support same-sex marriage and want a referendum on the issue.
BY Julie Bolcer
May 17 2012 10:55 AM ET
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According to the poll, voters in the Garden State back same-sex marriage by
53% to 42%, which is on par with findings from the winter. However, voters
across all age groups also want a referendum on the issue, a finding also in
line with polls earlier this year.
Among those who support same-sex marriage, support is ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 3 还是谈正事吧，看来会３赢１输，如果是真的，就太TMD的牛了。
http://blog.outtakeonline.com/2012/09/gay-marriage-november-bal
This is a crucial election year for gay marriage with it appearing on the
November ballot in 4 states. Support for gay marriage continues to soar in
Washington State with Referendum 74 advancing 56-38 percent in the latest
SurveyUSA poll of Washington voters. Washington United for Marriage (WUM),
the coalition working to defend the state's marriage law announced that more
than 5,000 new donors helped r... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 4 Poll: Marriage Equality Is Imminent
Bipartisan support for legal recognition of couples is growing, and 83% say
marriage equality will happen within the next 10 years.
Three-quarters of voters say that the right to marriage is a constitutional
right, and 83% say they believe marriage equality will become legal in the U
.S. within the next decade.
According to a poll of 800 participants by the Anzalone Liszt Grove Research
, the support for marriage equality, or at least relationship recognition,... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 24887 | 5 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/11/delaware-gay-marriage_
WASHINGTON -- Democratic lawmakers in Delaware introduced a bill Thursday to
legalize same-sex marriage, with the support of legislative leaders and Gov
. Jack Markell (D).
Delaware legalized civil unions in 2011. If it were to pass a marriage
equality bill, it would become the first state to do so since the Supreme
Court arguments on the Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8 triggered a
significant public debate, with many lawm... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 24887 | 6 http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/judge-strikes-down-pennsylv
A federal judge Tuesday declared Pennsylvania's ban on same-sex marriage
unconstitutional, the fourth such ruling on a state ban in the past three
weeks.
Judge John Jones III ruled in favor of 23 Pennsylvania residents who
challenged the law.
"The issue we resolve today is a divisive one. Some of our citizens are made
deeply uncomfortable by the notion of same-sex marriage. However, that same
-sex marriage causes discomfort in some ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 7 【 以下文字转载自 QueerNews 讨论区 】
发信人: globalized (球球), 信区: QueerNews
标 题: GOP swings both ways on NY gay-marriage bill
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Mon Jun 13 15:41:06 2011, 美东)
Seven or more Senate Republicans have signaled Gov. Cuomo that they're ready
to legalize same-sex marriage, more than enough to put the controversial
and historic measure over the top this week, The Post has learned.
A highly knowledgeable Senate insider said yesterday that "far more of the [
GOP] members are in play than anyone realizes, ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1342 | 8 The Key to Same-Sex Marriage's Fast Acceptance: The Courage to Come Out
看到这篇文章觉得说的非常好 感同身受 不过我也很理解选择不出柜 需要型婚的同学
。毕竟每个人都有选择自己生活方式的权利
The passage of the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996 was intended in part "to
express moral disapproval of homosexuality." Less than two decades later,
multiple states have blessed same-sex marriage.
What explains the rapid change?
John Roberts raised that question Wednesday at the Supreme Court. "I suppose
the sea change has a lot to do with the political force and e... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 5697 | 9 ECONOMIC VIEW
Supply, Demand and Marriage
By ROBERT H. FRANK
Published: August 6, 2011
IN some cultures, romance isn’t nearly as important as cash when it comes
to choosing a marriage partner. And even when money plays no explicit role
in selecting a mate, courtship customs are governed by the venerable
economic model of supply and demand.
Under the dowry system in India, for example, parents of older brides would
typically pay more to prospective grooms. Men with better jobs would receive
large... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 10 http://www.dailyiowan.com/2010/09/15/Opinions/18772.html#
The gay marriage "catastrophe"
BY ZACH WAHLS | SEPTEMBER 15, 2010 7:20 AM
A recent study on same-sex marriage confirmed my already strident pro-
equality view on the issue.
The nonprofit Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism, led by University
of Iowa journalism Associate Professor Stephen Berry, found that nearly a
year and a half after the unanimous Iowa Supreme Court ruling — surprise!
— marriage in Iowa remains strong. In fact, si... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 11 Seven or more Senate Republicans have signaled Gov. Cuomo that they're ready
to legalize same-sex marriage, more than enough to put the controversial
and historic measure over the top this week, The Post has learned.
A highly knowledgeable Senate insider said yesterday that "far more of the [
GOP] members are in play than anyone realizes, including some surprising
names from conservative upstate areas."
Among the unexpected potential Senate Republican "yes" votes, insiders say,
are Kemp Hannon o... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 12 Marriage Equality Momentum on Hold in New York
By Julie Bolcer
DEAN SKELOS X390 (.GOV) | ADVOCATE.COM
Following a three-hour meeting on Friday morning, the third such conference
in as many days, Republican senators in New York emerged with no decision on
whether to bring the marriage equality bill for a vote by the scheduled end
of session on Monday. In fact, majority leader Dean Skelos said that
concerns about the language of the bill supersede the questions of whether
and when to bring the mea... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 13 Posted on Advocate.com June 20, 2011 09:40:00 AM ET
Deadline for Marriage Equality in New York
By Julie Bolcer
Monday is the last scheduled day of the legislative session in New York,
where the marriage equality bill, which remains one vote short of passage,
awaits a vote in the senate.
The New York state legislative session is scheduled to end on Monday, giving
the senate one more day to hold a vote on the marriage equality bill that
remains one vote short of passage. Following a series of majo... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 14 Posted on Advocate.com June 25, 2011 07:45:00 PM ET
Marriage Equality Foes Speak Out
By Winston Gieseke
As expected, not all of the responses to Friday’s Marriage Equality victory
in New York were positive. In addition to the National Organization for
Marriage’s outspoken reactions, other opponents of LGBT rights were equally
troubled by the state’s late night vote.
Archbishop Timothy Dolan (pictured) and the Catholic Church in New York were
among the most vocal locals in opposition. Dolan, who ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 15 Posted on Advocate.com July 27, 2011 02:50:00 PM ET
Colombian Court Rules for Marriage Equality
Colombia must extend marriage rights to same-sex couples within two years,
the nation’s Constitutional Court ruled Tuesday.
By Trudy Ring
The Colombian Constitutional Court X390 (FAIR) | ADVOCATE.COM
Colombia must extend marriage rights to same-sex couples within two years,
the nation’s Constitutional Court ruled Tuesday.
The Colombian Congress must create an equivalent of marriage for gay couples
by ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 16 RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina is the only state in the Southeast without a
gay marriage ban in its constitution. The idea has gone nowhere in the last
decade because Democratic leaders quashed Republican efforts to debate
amendment referenda.
Now with Republicans in charge of the Legislature for the first time in 140
years, conservatives are making their move. Lawmakers return Monday to
Raleigh to debate proposed amendments, including one to let voters next year
decide if a state law already o... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 17 House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is backing a push by the pro-
LGBT rights organization Freedom to Marry to include marriage equality in
the 2012 Democratic Party platform, Chris Geidner of Metro Weekly reported
on Wednesday.
This week, Freedom to Marry launched the "Democrats: Say I Do" campaign to
promote the drive to get Democrats to include a pro-gay marriage segment in
their platform, which will officially be ratified at the party's national
convention in September. The languag... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 18 By Ian Simpson
A joint panel of the Maryland legislature approved on Valentines's Day a
bill to legalize same-sex marriage, adding to national momentum for gay
nuptials following advances in California, New Jersey and Washington state
over the last week.
Committee approval of Governor Martin O'Malley's bill on Tuesday moves
Maryland closer to becoming the eighth state to legalize gay marriage.
The House of Delegates' Judiciary Committee and the Health and Government
Operations Committee approved... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 19 Posted on Advocate.com February 16, 2012 10:40:00 AM ET
Maryland House Close to Passing Gay Marriage Bill
By Julie Bolcer and Andrew Harmon
MDDelegateWadeKachx390 (Screengrab) | Advocate.com
Wade Kach
The Maryland House of Delegates is scheduled to begin debate on a marriage
equality bill Thursday as advocates move closer to securing the number of
votes needed to pass the legislation. A final vote could come as soon as
Friday.
On Thursday morning, Delegate Wade Kach from Baltimore County become ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 20 By Dalina Castellanos
May 19, 2012, 5:54 p.m.
In a move that some called historic, the county’s oldest African American
civil rights group voted Saturday to endorse same-sex marriage.
The National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People passed a resolution
supporting gay marriage at a meeting of its board of directors in Miami,
saying it opposed any policy or legislative initiative that “seeks to
codify discrimination or hatred into the law or to remove the constitutional
rights of LGBT citi... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2153 | 21 Opposition to equal marriage has fallen to a record low, and this change
might be connected to President Obama’s endorsement of the measure, a new
poll by Washington Post and ABC News suggests.
Almost 53 percent of Americans say that marriage should be extended to gay
couples, which is a 17 percent increase from the poll just six years ago.
Just 39 percent, a record low, say that equal marriage should be illegal.
The most encouraging finding for gay rights activists is that 59% of African
Americ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 22 A federal judge in Hawaii ruled Wednesday that the state’s ban on same-sex
marriages is constitutional, and said that any changes to the law should be
made by lawmakers or voters through a constitutional amendment process.
U.S. District Judge Alan Kay issued a 120-page decision that said court
involvement at this point would “short-circuit” the legislative activity
that has taken place against the issue. A civil unions law took effect in
2011, but the co-plaintiffs in the suit, Jackson v. Abercr... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 24887 | 23 http://nyti.ms/LKYVce
Mark R. Herring, the Virginia attorney general, center, said that Virginia
had been on the wrong side of other civil rights fights, including
segregation. Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch, via Associated Press
Asserting that Virginia had too often been on the “wrong side” of justice
on civil rights matters, the state attorney general asked a federal court on
Thursday to invalidate the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, calling the
law unconstitutional and oppressive.
The mo... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 311 | 24 http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/federal-appeals-court-rules-
The march toward gay marriage across the U.S. hit a roadblock Thursday when
a federal appeals court upheld laws against the practice in four states,
creating a split in the legal system that increases the chances the Supreme
Court will step in to decide the issue once and for all.
The cases decided were from Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee.
Breaking ranks with other federal courts around the country, the 6th U.S.
Circuit Cour... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 24887 | 25 http://www.salon.com/2013/04/24/rhode_island_senate_votes_to_le
The state would become the 10th to allow gay couples to wed
BY DAVID KLEPPER
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island senators put the state on the path
Wednesday to becoming the 10th state to allow same-sex couples to marry.
The gay marriage legislation easily passed the Rhode Island House in January
, and the Senate vote was seen as the true test. The bill passed 26-12, and
now returns to the House for a largely procedural vote, likel... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 26 Posted on Advocate.com December 17, 2010
N.Y. Marriage: Hey, You Never Know
By Julie Bolcer
NY SENATE X390 | ADVOCATE.COM
There is work to be done in 2011, but marriage equality advocates are
betting on improved odds with a Republican senate majority in New York State.
As 2011 dawns, observers identify three states with strong prospects for
achieving marriage equality in the new year: Maryland, New York, and Rhode
Island. Among the three, New York boasts the largest population by far, with
near... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 27 Posted on Advocate.com February 18, 2011
N.H.: Hundreds Come Out for Marriage
By Advocate.com Editors
More than 600 people signed up to speak at a daylong hearing before the New
Hampshire house judiciary committee on whether to rescind the state's
marriage equality law, which has been in effect for nearly two years.
Most people at the Thursday hearing spoke in favor of marriage equality;
speakers included some of the 1,300 couples who have wed in New Hampshire
since the law was enacted, The Was... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 28 Posted on Advocate.com June 14, 2011 08:55:00 AM ET
GOP Candidates on Marriage, DADT Repeal
By Andrew Harmon
From left: 2012 Republican presidential candidates Rep. Michele Bachmann,
Newt Gingrich, and Mitt Romney Despite optimism that New York will become
the next state in the nation to endorse marriage equality — a victory that
hinges on support from key state Republican lawmakers — many candidates
vying for the 2012 GOP nomination presented a regressive view of the future
during Monday's CNN... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 29 By Julie Bolcer
Albanyx390 (Getty) | Advocate.com
New York senate Republicans failed to reach a decision whether to hold a
vote on the marriage equality bill in a Thursday morning meeting that
included a visit from New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg.
New York senate Republicans met Thursday morning to continue their
discussion about whether to bring the marriage equality bill to the floor
for a vote, but afternoon remarks from New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg
, who attended the meeting, ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 30 By Julie Bolcer
MarkGrisantix390 (NY Senate) | Advocate.com
Mark Grisanti
The four New York state Republican senators who voted for marriage equality
last month have been rewarded with generous campaign contributions from
advocates including New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, who joined others
in giving the maximum amount allowed to the lawmakers.
The New York Daily News reports on the donations to senators James Alesi,
Roy McDonald, Stephen Saland, and Mark Grisanti. Bloomberg, who indicate... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 31 Poll Shows Little Support For Repealing Same-Sex Marriage
Voters More Likely To Support Candidate Who Opposes Repeal Of Law
DURHAM, N.H. -- A new poll shows strong support for allowing same-sex
marriage to continue in New Hampshire.
Republicans in the state Legislature are scheduled to take up the issue of
same-sex marriage when they reconvene in January. Same-sex marriage was
passed in 2009, and a poll from the University of New Hampshire Survey
Center shows strong opposition to attempts to rep... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 32 The North Carolina Family Policy Council's use of a violent image to promote
the state's proposed amendment banning same-sex marriage has ignited
controversy among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights
advocates.
The photograph, which can be found on page 13 of the winter 2012 issue of
the organization's Family North Carolina publication, shows a traditionally-
dressed bride and groom being targeted by an unseen sniper. It illustrates
an article titled "Marriage In Society's Moral... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2153 | 33 Brad Pitt has said this week the pledge he and Angelina Jolie took to hold
off on marriage until equality was achieved for everyone in the US is
proving hard to keep.
In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, the 48-year-old actor said he
did not know whether they would be able to go the distance on the promise.
He told the magazine: “We’d actually like to, and it seems to mean more
and more to our kids. We made this declaration some time ago that we weren’
t going to do it till everyone can.... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 34 New Jersey Assembly Panel Advances Gay Marriage Bill
By Julie Bolcer
NEW JERSEY STATE HOUSE (SCOTT MCPHERSON) | ADVOCATE.COM
The New Jersey Assembly Judiciary Committee approved the marriage equality
bill in a vote Thursday afternoon, promising to escalate the standoff
between Democratic lawmakers and Republican governor Chris Christie, who has
vowed to veto the legislation.
In its first-ever hearing in the Assembly, the Marriage Equality and
Religious Exemption Act bill passed the panel Thursda... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 35 Posted on Advocate.com February 07, 2012 06:00:00 PM ET
New Jersey Lawmakers to Vote on Gay Marriage Next Week
By Julie Bolcer
CHRIS CHRISTIE STATE HOUSE NEW JERSEY X390 (GETTY FAIR) | ADVOCATE.COM
Legislative leaders in New Jersey expect to pass the marriage equality bill
next week, although Governor Chris Christie has vowed to veto the measure
and a new poll shows that a majority of voters support his call for a
referendum.
Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver issued a statement late Monday after
su... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 36 REPEAL REJECTED: New Hampshire Sticks With Marriage Equality
By Lucas Grindley and Andrew Harmon
JOHN LYNCH DAVID BATES X390 (FAIR) | ADVOCATE.COM
John Lynch, David Bates
A Republican-led effort to repeal marriage equality in New Hampshire
decisively failed today. Lawmakers voted against the repeal, against
replacing marriage with civil unions, and against putting it up to a voter
referendum.
Just to ensure the message was clear, Republican Rep. Seth Cohn, who
supports marriage equality, propose... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 37 RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina voters approved a constitutional amendment
on Tuesday defining marriage solely as a union between a man and a woman,
making it the 30th state to adopt such a ban.
With 35 percent of precincts reporting Tuesday, unofficial returns showed
the amendment passing with about 58 percent of the vote to 42 percent
against.
In the final days before the vote, members of President Barack Obama's
cabinet expressed support for gay marriage and former President Bill Clinton
recor... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 38 http://news.yahoo.com/timeline-obamas-evolving-same-sex-marriag
Here’s a look back at the various positions he has held on the issue: from
appearing to support the unions as a young state senate candidate, opposing
them outright as a matter of faith in 2004, to suggesting a shift in line
with public opinion:
FEBRUARY 1996: “I favor legalizing same-sex marriages, and would fight
efforts to prohibit such marriages,” reads a typed, signed statement from
then-Illinois state senate candidate Obama in... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2427 | 39 http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2012/05/marriage-money-floo
President Obama greets supporters upon arriving in Seattle on Thursday.
Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images.
The Morning Line
President Obama's change of heart on same-sex marriage is helping him raise
some serious coin.
Since his announcement Wednesday, the president's re-election campaign has
experienced "a major surge in contributions," reports Dan Eggen of the
Washington Post.
From Eggen's story:
Obama campaign officials d... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 40 May 10th, 2012 at 12:46 pm by Ted Nesi under Nesi's Notes, On the Main Site
It’s been clear for a long time that a majority of Rhode Island House
Democrats (and likely a Republican or two) support legalizing same-sex
marriage, and Governor Chafee has always said he’d sign such a bill into
law.
That’s kept all eyes on the Rhode Island Senate – particularly Senate
President M. Teresa Paiva Weed, D-Newport, a devout Catholic who opposes gay
marriage, and the conservative Senate Judiciary Committee ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 41 WASHINGTON--President Barack Obama is urging the Illinois General Assembly
to legalize gay marriage in his home state as lawmakers are poised to take
up the measure as early as this week in Springfield.
"While the president does not weigh in on every measure being considered by
state legislatures, he believes in treating everyone fairly and equally,
with dignity and respect," White House spokesman Shin Inouye told the
Chicago Sun-Times on Saturday.
"As he has said, his personal view is that it's... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3205 | 42 http://www.salon.com/2013/04/24/rhode_island_senate_votes_to_le
The state would become the 10th to allow gay couples to wed
BY DAVID KLEPPER
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island senators put the state on the path
Wednesday to becoming the 10th state to allow same-sex couples to marry.
The gay marriage legislation easily passed the Rhode Island House in January
, and the Senate vote was seen as the true test. The bill passed 26-12, and
now returns to the House for a largely procedural vote, likel... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 404 | 43 http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/north-carolina-voters-banned
North Carolinians voted to change the state constitution Tuesday to say that
the only valid "domestic legal partnership" in the state is marriage
between a man and a woman, according to the AP's projection. The amendment
passed 61 to 39 percent with most counties reporting, making North Carolina
the 29th state with a gay marriage ban in its constitution.
The state already outlawed gay marriage, but the constitutional amendment
makes... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4184 | 44 【 以下文字转载自 Gay_Criminolgy 俱乐部 】
发信人: msgc (为了下一代免遭变态残害), 信区: Gay_Criminolgy
标 题: Gay Marriage Causes Crime, Claims Gary Bauer
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sun Jan 20 15:56:46 2013, 美东)
by Sarah Vrba
July 16, 2012
10:00 am
Gay Marriage Causes Crime, Claims Gary Bauer
by Sarah Vrba
July 16, 2012
10:00 am
Gay Marriage Causes Crime, Claims Gary Bauer
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“American Values” spokesperson, president, and political personality Gary
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发帖数: 7299 | 45 【 以下文字转载自 Gay_Criminolgy 俱乐部 】
发信人: msgc (为了下一代免遭变态残害), 信区: Gay_Criminolgy
标 题: Kevin Cramer: Same-Sex Marriage = More Crime
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sun Jan 20 15:43:25 2013, 美东)
Written by Chet
We haven't seen any mainstream media covering any of the more interesting
and/or ridiculous things said by the Republican candidates for the open U.S.
House seat during last week's NDGOP debate in Valley City. Coverage of the
debate, like most of North Dakota's media coverage, has been lacking. I
gotta admit ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 46 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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