State's attorney general says existing marriages valid
By CHRIS JOHNSON, Washington Blade | Nov. 17 at 3:57 PM Nov. 17 at 3:57 PM
California’a’s attorney general is urging the state’s high court to take up lawsuits challenging a recently approved constitutional amendment that bans same-sex marriage in the state.
In his reply to four lawsuits filed against the measure, known as Proposition 8, Attorney General Jerry Brown on Monday called on the California Supreme Court to review the measure’s constitutionality.
“The profound importance of the issues raised by Proposition 8 warrants that this matter be reviewed and promptly resolved by the California Supreme Court,” Brown said.
Brown argued that the Supreme Court should handle the petitions rather t ...
Sammon to step down in January
By JOSHUA LYNSEN, Washington Blade | Nov. 13 at 12:08 PM Nov. 13 at 12:08 PM
Patrick Sammon, president of the national gay partisan group Log Cabin Republicans, has announced plans to leave the organization.
Sammon said in a statement released Thursday that he would step down at the end of January. Sammon, a former television news reporter, became president of Log Cabin in December 2006.
“After five years at this organization and more than two years heading Log Cabin, I am ready to tackle new challenges,” he said. “I’ll be doing documentary filmmaking, which is what I did before joining Log Cabin’s stauo;s staff.”
Sammon joined the staff of Liberty Education Forum, the Log Cabin educational arm, ...
Obama's election gives activists 'a lot of hope'
By JOSHUA LYNSEN, Washington Blade | Nov. 21 at 11:32 AM Nov. 21 at 11:32 AM
Calling for an end to AIDS, an estimated 600 people rallied outside the White House on Thursday and encouraged President-elect Barack Obama to make combating the crisis an early priority.
The rally, coordinated by 11 organizations, included people from Washington, New York and Philadelphia who were hopeful that Obama would act within the first 100 days of his administration to bring relief to people living with HIV or AIDS.
“With Obama, because he comes from Chicago, I’m sure he has a grasp on HIV and AIDS stuff,” said Jose DeMarco, who helped organize the rally. “I think he’s from the South Side of Chicago, so he’s really, really f ...
Price, Zaborsky plead not guilty to obstruction of justice
By LOU CHIBBARO JR., Washington Blade | Nov. 21 at 10:02 AM Nov. 21 at 10:02 AM
Two of the three gay men indicted this week on an obstruction of justice charge for the August 2006 murder of attorney Robert Wone were cleared for supervised release Friday after pleading not guilty at a D.C. Superior Court arraignment.
At the request of prosecutors, Judge Frederic Weisberg agreed to drop the government’s earlier request that Joseph Price be held on $100,000 bail. Price, his domestic partner, Victory Zaborsky, and a former housemate, Dylan Ward, were indicted Wednesday on the obstruction of justice charge in connection with Wone’s murder.
In a combined bail hearing and arraignment Friday for Price and Zaborsky, Weisberg agreed to the gove ...
Gov. Douglas calls civil unions 'sufficient'
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) | Nov. 20 at 5:06 PM Nov. 20 at 5:06 PM
Gov. Jim Douglas says he will oppose a bill to allow same-sex couples to marry in Vermont.
In some of his strongest criticism to the idea yet, the Republican governor says he'd rather lawmakers not take up the issue this year, instead focusing on the economy.
Douglas says he believes Vermont's law allowing same-sex couples to enter civil unions is sufficient to provide equal rights to gay and lesbian Vermonters.
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