United Future has rid of its anti-gay MPs and is now comfortable with once-contentions legislation, such as Civil Unions, remaining in place, according to its party leader.
HARTFORD, CT â€" The Connecticut Supreme Court today ruled that barring same-sex couples from marriage violates that state’s constitution. The American Civil Liberties Union, which was co-counsel in the case along with Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders, applauded the decision. “Today’s decision makes it clear that it’s unfair to treat same-sex couples who make the [...]
Have you seen the ads at LGBT sites that suggest: I’d like to know what Proposition 8 means to Me? Protect Traditional Marriage - Learn more. The ads link to the Yes on 8 site. If you see one of these ads, please click on it. Spend a few minutes on their site - follow some links - then [...]
WASHINGTON, DC — Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) heralded a decision from the Connecticut Supreme Court, released today, legalizing marriage equality for same-sex couples. Eight same-sex couples challenged the state’s ban on marriage in 2004, arguing that their constitutional rights to equal protection and due process were violated when they were [...]
The Connecticut Supreme Court overturned a ban on same-sex marriage on Friday in a victory for gay-rights advocates that will allow couples to marry in the New England state. The court found that the state’s law limiting marriage to heterosexual couples discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation. Connecticut is now the third state in the country [...]
Same-sex couples won the right to marry in Connecticut in an historic ruling by the Supreme Court today. Citing the equal protection clause of the state constitution, the justices ruled that civil unions were discriminatory. In a 4-3 decision released at 11:30 a.m., the majority wrote that the state’s “understanding of marriage must yield to a more [...]
The Connecticut Supreme Court is deciding Friday whether same-sex couples in the state are legally entitled to marriage. The court says it will rule on a lawsuit that challenges the state’s marriage law as unconstitutional because it allegedly discriminates against gay couples. Eight same-sex couples sued in 2004, saying their constitutional rights to equal protection [...]
From their headquarters in New Haven on August 19, The Knights of Columbus â€" the world’s largest Catholic fraternal organization â€" donated $1 million to “Yes on 8,” a campaign dedicated to passing Proposition 8 in California. If successful, Proposition 8 would amend California’s constitution to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry in [...]
We got a huge wake up call this week. 60,000 people donated more than $25 million to write discrimination into the California Constitution.With all that money the opposition is “swiftboating” and smearing us with television ads that tell lies — that we are attacking children and churches. We refuse to be swiftboated. We’ve launched our new [...]
BERKELEY, Calif. — On Sunday, October 19, First Congregational Church of Berkeley, United Church of Christ, will celebrate the weddings of couples who have been married since June when California extended the right to marry to same-sex couples. The congregation voted unanimously in September to oppose Proposition 8, the California ballot initiative that would ban [...]
I remember the run up to Nov. 22, 1963: the way conservative politicians stirred up hatred, often centered on racial divisions, in Dallas, Texas. I remember how they incited thugs to spit on US Ambassador to the United Nations Stevenson. And I remember how they all ran for cover after Jack Kennedy was shot, how they [...]
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