The Vermont House voted 100-49 Tuesday, April 7 to override a veto of the equal marriage rights bill, following the Senate’s 23-5 override vote Tuesday morning. The overrides make Vermont the fourth state where same-sex couples will be able to obtain marriage licenses the same as straight couples รข€" following Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Iowa. Filed by Lisa Keen, [...]
Equality California on Wednesday extended an invitation to Miss California Carrie Prejean to meet with leaders from her home state, as well as representatives from LGBT organizations, gay youth, and a family headed by a same-sex couple. The move came, EQCA Executive Director Geoff Kors said, in response to Prejean’s opposition to same-sex marriage, which she [...]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) told the Bay Area Reporter Wednesday, April 15 that repealing the federal Defense of Marriage Act is not a top priority of hers right now. The speaker said that her two legislative priorities for the LGBT community are passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act and the federal hate crimes bill; [...]
A report detailing what Equality California did to support the No on Prop 8 campaign and provide advice for future efforts that’s been in the works since at least January still has not been released. [Updated: The report was released April 14. See the paper's coverage http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=3858] Geoff Kors, EQCA’s executive director and a member of the [...]
by Scott Eldredge Sports writer It just might be the most fondly remembered and universal playground sport, and it's not just for kids on the playground anymore. Across the country, adults are reliving elementary school recess by joining kickball leagues..
A critical year for equality in Tennessee. With all the excitement about the gains for marriage equality in other states, it is hard to remain focused on the battles we face right here in Tennessee. But the lessons of the 2008 State legislative races...
by Scott Eldredge Sports writer It just might be the most fondly remembered and universal playground sport, and it's not just for kids on the playground anymore. Across the country, adults are reliving elementary school recess by joining kickball leagues..
Lawmakers in Maine have approved a gay marriage bill, becoming the fourth Legislature to do so
The Washington D.C. Council has approved a measure to recognize legal gay marriages performed elsewhere
Gay foes filed paperwork Monday to begin the referendum process on an expansion to Washington state's domestic partnership law
Lawmakers in Maine have approved a gay marriage bill, becoming the fourth Legislature to do so
The Washington D.C. Council has approved a measure to recognize legal gay marriages performed elsewhere
Gay foes filed paperwork Monday to begin the referendum process on an expansion to Washington state's domestic partnership law
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