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发帖数: 4174 | 1 Posted on Advocate.com December 23, 2010
Newsom Credits Marriage Equality for Career
By Julie Bolcer
San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom, now the lieutenant governor-elect of
California, said Tuesday that he believes his decision to allow same-sex
marriages in 2004 helped him win reelection.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports on a meeting between the Democratic
mayor and its editorial board.
“Newsom answered that the decision allowed him to take more risks,” the
Chronicle reports. “He talked abou... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 2 Posted on Advocate.com January 14, 2011
Freedom to Marry Reboots
By Julie Bolcer
Evan Wolfson The first high-profile fundraiser of the year for marriage
equality provided the occasion Thursday for Freedom to Marry to step forward
as the campaign to win marriage nationwide, with plans that include an
expanded public education effort and a new presence in Washington, D.C.
Warmed by recent progress on an otherwise bitterly cold New York City
evening, an overflow crowd packed into the downtown Manha... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 3 Posted on Advocate.com January 21, 2011
Marriage in Maryland by April?
By Julie Bolcer
Maryland advocates and a leading lawmaker projected confidence that a
marriage equality bill could pass the state general assembly by early April,
while they also predicted success for a gender identity antidiscrimination
measure.
“We’re in a really great position to be advancing a marriage bill and an
anti-discrimination bill,” said Cameron Tolle, online organizer for Freedom
to Marry, which cohosted a confer... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 4 Posted on Advocate.com January 21, 2011
Wyo. Advances Anti–Gay Marriage Bill
By Julie Bolcer
The Wyoming house advanced a bill Thursday that would bar the state from
recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions, one of
several equality-related measures to be considered in this legislative
session.
According to the Billings Gazette, “The proposal, which previous
legislatures have killed, passed on its first hearing with 34 votes. The
bill, House Bill 74, must now pass two addit... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 5 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 | 6 Posted on Advocate.com January 26, 2011
Va. Lawmakers Push for Employment Protections
By Julie Bolcer
Adam Ebbin Democratic lawmakers in Virginia announced support Tuesday for a
bill that would make it illegal to discriminate on the basis of sexual
orientation and gender identity in the state work force and in the Virginia
National Guard.
According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, “Similar legislation has failed
in past General Assembly sessions, but lawmakers said there is growing
bipartisan sup... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 7 Posted on Advocate.com February 02, 2011
Key Md. Republican Backs Marriage
By Julie Bolcer
Allan and Robin Kittleman Sen. Allan Kittleman announced his support for the
marriage equality bill in Maryland on Wednesday, becoming the first, and
perhaps the only, Republican senator to support the measure in a move
expected to strengthen its prospects for passage.
The senator released a statement one day after publicly breaking ranks with
his Republican colleagues, who voted as a caucus to oppose the ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 8 Posted on Advocate.com February 09, 2011
Freedom To Marry Buys National Ads
By Julie Bolcer
Freedom to Marry has announced the launch of Why Marriage Matters, a $10
million national public education campaign that will use TV ads to increase
majority supports for marriage equality over the next three years.
The largest effort of its kind to date, the campaign will launch this Monday
on Valentine’s Day during Freedom to Marry week with an initial national
cable buy on CNN. Watch a preview of the a... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 9 Posted on Advocate.com February 10, 2011
Story Updated : February 10, 2011 12:15:00 PM
Antigay Testimony Swayed Md. Senator's Marriage Vote
By Julie Bolcer
Maryland state senator James Brochin announced Thursday that he had changed
his vote on the marriage equality bill from no to yes following the "
appalling" testimony from the bill's opponents earlier this week.
Brochin released a statement about the transformation prompted by almost
eight hours of testimony on Tuesday.
“What I witnessed from... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 10 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 | 11 Marriage in Maryland
By Julie Bolcer
The Maryland marriage equality bill cleared a crucial hurdle Thursday
evening when senators voted 25-21 to pass the bill on the third and final
reading. The measure now heads to the house of delegates, where approval is
anticipated. Gov. Martin O’Malley has pledged to sign the bill.
Senators convened in the evening for less than one hour of debate, passing
the bill shortly before 6:30 p.m. Check back with Advocate.com soon for
reactions on the historic approv... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 12 Posted on Advocate.com March 09, 2011
Cuomo to Hold Marriage Strategy Session
By Julie Bolcer
ANDREW CUOMO X390 (GETTY IMAGES) | ADVOCATE.COM
New York governor Andrew Cuomo has called a confidential meeting with some
advocates Wednesday in order to strategize how to pass the marriage equality
bill.
The New York Times reported on the meeting in Albany, which will include the
governor and about a dozen of the state’s leading marriage equality
advocates.
“Mr. Cuomo’s participation, which was confi... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 13 Posted on Advocate.com March 09, 2011
Md. House to Debate Marriage Bill
By Julie Bolcer
MARYLAND SENATE X390 (FAIR) | ADVOCATE.COM
The Maryland house of delegates is expected to begin debate Wednesday
morning on the marriage equality bill, marking the final phase in the bill’
s difficult journey in the chamber.
According to the Washington Post, debate was postponed from Tuesday morning,
when the bill arrived on the house floor.
“House rules allow members to lay over bills for a day under certai... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 14 Posted on Advocate.com March 09, 2011
Marriage Commercial Debuts in Rhode Island
By Julie Bolcer
MarriageEqualityRhodeIslandx390 (Screengrab) | Advocate.com
A TV commercial urging the passage of the marriage equality bill premiered
Tuesday in Rhode Island.
The 60-second commercial from the Rhode Island Marriage Coalition features
couples from a variety of backgrounds talking about what marriage means to
them.
“Today’s roll out is the next step in a broader strategic plan aimed at
raising awaren... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 15 这是给OBAMA一个台阶让他正式出柜。
Posted on Advocate.com March 14, 2011
New Marriage Campaign Presses Obama
Hollywood celebrities, NFL stars, Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, and civil
rights leaders are urging President Obama to support marriage equality in
the new Say "I Do" campaign from Freedom to Marry.
By Julie Bolcer
Say “I Do,” a new campaign from Freedom to Marry, features celebrities,
NFL stars, Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, and civil rights leaders who
personally ask President Barack Obama to support ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 16 Posted on Advocate.com March 14, 2011
DOMA Repeal Bill to be Introduced Wednesday
By Julie Bolcer
Jerrold Nadler Legislation to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act will be
introduced in the House on Wednesday by Reps. Jerrold Nadler, John Conyers,
and all four openly gay members of Congress.
According to a news release from the House, the Respect for Marriage Act,
which would repeal DOMA in its entirety, will be re-introduced by Reps.
Nadler, Conyers, Barney Frank, Tammy Baldwin, Jared Polis, and... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 17 Posted on Advocate.com March 31, 2011
Shumlin Pushes for Marriage Equality in R.I.
By Julie Bolcer
Vermont governor Peter Shumlin spoke about his state’s journey toward
marriage equality in Rhode Island, where he urged lawmakers to put aside any
fears and vote on the right side of history.
Shumlin visited Thursday afternoon at the invitation of Marriage Equality
Rhode Island, which organized a news conference in Providence with Rhode
Island governor Lincoln Chafee. The Vermont governor also met ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 18 Posted on Advocate.com April 14, 2011
Delaware House to Vote on Civil Unions
The Delaware house is expected to vote Thursday afternoon on a civil unions
bill and advocates feel confident the measure will pass.
By Julie Bolcer
The Delaware house is expected to vote Thursday afternoon on a measure to
legalize civil unions for same-sex couples that passed the senate last week.
On Wednesday, the house administration committee voted 4 to 1 to advance to
the bill to the house floor. The bipartisan nod... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 19 Posted on Advocate.com May 05, 2011 09:45:00 AM ET
Bill Clinton Endorses N.Y. Marriage
By Julie Bolcer
BILL CLINTON X390 (GETTY) | ADVOCATE.COM
President Bill Clinton endorsed marriage equality legislation in New York as
it appears increasingly likely that lawmakers will vote on the measure by
June.
Clinton, a popular figure in the Democratic Party, announced his support in
a statement released by the Human Rights Campaign on Thursday, saying that
the goal of achieving a “more perfect union” in... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 20 Cuomo Robo-Calls for Marriage Equality
By Julie Bolcer
CUOMO x390 (getty) | ADVOATE.CO
A new robo-call from Gov. Andrew Cuomo urges New Yorkers to call their
lawmakers and ask them to vote in support of marriage equality. "It is a
question of New York going forward or backward," says the governor.
The New York State Democratic Committee released a transcript of the call on
Monday afternoon. Calls will go out to regions across the state starting
this week.
Cuomo, who enjoys high approval ratings ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 21 Poll: Half of New Yorkers for Marriage Equality
By Julie Bolcer
A new YNN/NY-1 Marist poll shows that half of New Yorkers support marriage
equality, compared to an earlier poll that found historic levels of support
at 58%.
According to the new poll of New York adults conducted in late April, 50%
said that same-sex couples should be allowed to marry, 25% said they should
be able to form civil unions, and 25% said their relationships should
receive no legal recognition. Among registered voters in ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 22 Posted on Advocate.com June 06, 2011 07:45:00 AM ET
Lesbian Granddaughter of Ruben Diaz Speaks
By Julie Bolcer
Erica Diaz, the lesbian granddaughter of New York state senator Ruben Diaz
Sr., speaks for the first time about the personal pain caused by her
grandfather, “Albany's most outspoken marriage equality opponent.”
Diaz, 22, spoke about her feelings to the New York Post. She described an
inability to stay silent as her grandfather, a Bronx Democrat, amplified his
attacks against the marriag... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 23 Posted on Advocate.com June 07, 2011 10:35:00 AM ET
Mehlman Lobbies for New York Marriage
By Julie Bolcer
Former Republican National Committee chair Ken Mehlman took his most visible
step to date for marriage equality in New York Monday when he traveled to
Albany to lobby undecided state lawmakers on the bill that could receive a
vote in less than two weeks.
The visit, which included a brief media availability with state capitol
reporters, marked an unusually public display of involvement from M... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 24 Posted on Advocate.com June 08, 2011 06:50:00 PM ET
Queens United, Almost, for Marriage Equality
By Julie Bolcer
A substantial contingent of elected officials, labor leaders, and other
advocates hosted a press conference Wednesday to show support for marriage
equality in Queens, N.Y., a borough represented by two undecided state
senators key to passage of the legislation.
The event, which brought together federal, state, and local leaders,
signaled the start of the final, intensified push for ma... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 25 Posted on Advocate.com June 11, 2011 03:25:00 PM ET
Weiner Woes Boost Quinn Mayoral Bid
By Julie Bolcer
The likely removal of embattled congressman Anthony Weiner from the race for
New York City mayor in 2013 would seem to boost the prospects for New York
City Council speaker Christine Quinn, who would be the first woman and
openly gay person to lead the nation’s largest city.
The Associated Press reports on the fallout for Weiner, once a presumed
mayoral frontrunner, from the sexting scandal in... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 26 Posted on Advocate.com June 13, 2011 07:10:00 PM ET
Major Breakthroughs on Marriage Equality in New York
By Julie Bolcer
James Alesi x390 (pub) | ADVOCATE.COM
James Alesi
A statement of support from James Alesi, the first Republican state senator
to publicly announce he would vote yes on the marriage equality bill in New
York, capped a day of watershed developments on Monday as the legislature
moved briskly toward holding a vote, perhaps as early as this Thursday.
“It has been an extraordinary d... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 27 Posted on Advocate.com June 14, 2011 11:10:00 AM ET
Marriage Equality Foes Respond in New York
By Julie Bolcer
Opponents of marriage equality are pursuing last-minute efforts to stop the
growing momentum for a bill that could receive a vote in the New York state
legislature this week.
Claiming to represent conservative Christian evangelical, Catholic and
Jewish voters, advocates against the legislation responded to a series of
developments on Monday that put New York within two senate votes of b... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 28 Posted on Advocate.com June 14, 2011 04:10:00 PM ET
Strongest Sign Yet: Cuomo Sends Bill to Lawmakers
By Julie Bolcer
ANDREW CUOMO PENSIVE X390 (GETTY) | ADVOCATE.COM
Andrew Cuomo.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo submitted a marriage equality bill for
consideration by the legislature on Tuesday afternoon, a strong sign that he
and advocates feel confident about the measure passing.
As a program bill, the Marriage Equality Act requires three days before it
will be live and ready to receive a vote. Tha... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 29 One More to Go: 31 Votes for Marriage Equality in New York
By Julie Bolcer
ROY MCDONALD X390 (NYSGOV) | ADVOCATE.COM
Roy McDonald became the second Republican state senator to say he would vote
yes on the marriage equality bill pending before the state legislature,
bringing the number of senators who support the measure to 31, just one vote
shy of the number needed for passage.
According to The New York Times, McDonald, who represents Long Island, told
reporters in Albany on Tuesday that, “I thi... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 30 N.Y. Archbishop Compares Gay Marriage to Communist Regimes
By Julie Bolcer
TimothyDolanx180 (Arch NY) | Advocate.com
As momentum continued to build toward the passage of a marriage equality
bill on Tuesday, New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan took to his website to
compare the legislation to the sort of social control more identified with
Communist regimes like China and North Korea.
Dolan wrote his piece the morning after three undecided Democrats and one
Republican who voted against the bill in ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 31 New York Assembly Passes Marriage Equality Bill
By Julie Bolcer
DANNY O'DONNELL X390 (SOURCED) | ADVOCATE.COM
The New York state assembly passed the marriage equality bill for the fourth
, and perhaps the final, time on Wednesday. The measure now awaits
consideration by the senate.
Lawmakers in the Democratic-controlled chamber passed the bill by a
bipartisan vote of 80 to 63 after four hours of impassioned but largely
civil debate. In wide-ranging remarks, with a heavy emphasis on religion,
spe... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 32 民意支持率都58%了，共和党把持的参议院还是不让投，TNND，直接搞公投算了！
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Marriage Equality Bill Stuck in New York Senate
By Julie Bolcer
Albanyx390 (Getty) | Advocate.com
New York state senate Republicans will meet Thursday morning to continue
their discussion about whether to bring the marriage equality bill to the
floor for a vote, with New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg scheduled to
address the stuck conference.
The conference, expected to begin around 10 a.m., follows a four-hour,
closed-door conversati... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 33 Catholic Conference: Marriage Equality Bill Against Religious Liberty
By Julie Bolcer
TimothyDolanx390 (Arch NY) | Advocate.com
New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan
The New York State Catholic Conference, which is lobbying to stop the state
Senate from voting on the marriage equality bill, argues that support for
the bill as currently worded would constitute “a vote against religious
liberty and against the very ministries and services that New Yorkers cannot
do without.”
In a note posted to Facebo... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 34 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: 4174 | 35 Posted on Advocate.com June 17, 2011 10:15:00 AM ET
Marriage Equality Gridlock in New York
By Julie Bolcer
NEW YORK STATE SENATE 20110617 X390 (GETTY) | ADVOCATE.COM
New York senate Republicans will meet Friday for the third day in a day row
to discuss whether to vote on the marriage equality bill, which has remained
one vote shy of passage since Tuesday.
Republican senators in New York plan to meet in conference Friday morning
for the third day in a row as they deliberate whether to bring the m... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 36 Marriage Equality Gridlock in New York
By Julie Bolcer
NEW YORK STATE SENATE 20110617 X390 (GETTY) | ADVOCATE.COM
New York senate Republicans will meet Friday for the third day in a day row
to discuss whether to vote on the marriage equality bill, which has remained
one vote shy of passage since Tuesday.
Republican senators in New York plan to meet in conference Friday morning
for the third day in a row as they deliberate whether to bring the marriage
equality bill for a vote before the schedule... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 37 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 | 38 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 | 39 Posted on Advocate.com June 20, 2011 05:20:00 PM ET
N.Y. Senator Tweets for Marriage Equality Feedback
By Julie Bolcer
New York State senator Greg Ball, an undecided Republican who asked his
Twitter followers how he should vote on the marriage equality bill, said the
feedback appears to be trending toward support of the measure, but he
refuses to budge unless the bill includes stronger religious exemptions.
Ball, an Air Force veteran who advocated against the “don’t ask, don’t
tell” policy, pose... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 40 DECISION TIME All Eyes on Senate in New York
By Julie Bolcer
RAINBOW FLAG ON POLE IN NEW YORK (GETTY) ADVOCATE.COM
Pride flag hangs in New York on Tuesday.
The New York state legislature could adjourn as early as Wednesday, but it
remains unclear whether the state senate will bring the marriage equality
bill to a vote.
Republican state senators, in whose power the decision rests, are scheduled
to meet Wednesday morning in Albany, where they could decide whether to
bring the marriage equality bil... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 41 N.Y. Senate Leader Sees Progress on Religious Exemptions
By Julie Bolcer
DEAN SKELOS X390 (.GOV) | ADVOCATE.COM
New York state senate majority leader Dean Skelos said Wednesday that his
conference and Gov. Andrew Cuomo have moved closer to agreement on
exemptions for religious organizations, an issue standing in the way of a
vote on the marriage equality bill.
Skelos emerged in the afternoon from a meeting with Cuomo and Assembly
Speaker Sheldon Silver in Albany, where the three leaders discusse... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 42 Cheers for Cuomo at NYC Gay Pride March
By Julie Bolcer
An estimated two million people converged on Manhattan Sunday for the New
York City gay Pride march, an annual event that took on an “extra special”
meaning, in the words of the day’s star attraction, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who
signed the marriage equality bill into law Friday. Same-sex couples from
anywhere will be able to marry in New York beginning on July 24.
The bill passed the Senate Friday by a vote of 33 to 29, including support
from fo... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 43 Posted on Advocate.com June 29, 2011 08:55:00 AM ET
Gay Couples to File Marriage Lawsuit in New Jersey
By Julie Bolcer
Seven gay and lesbian couples plan to file a lawsuit in New Jersey state
court Wednesday arguing that the civil union law fails to provide the same
legal protections as marriage.
The couples will file suit along with Garden State Equality and Lambda Legal
in Trenton Wednesday morning. Their move comes less than one week after
neighboring New York passed a marriage equality law t... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 44 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: 19713 | 45 NYC to Marry All Couples in Lottery for Sunday
By Julie Bolcer
NEW YORK SAME SEX MARRIAGE PRIDE X390 (GETTY) | ADVOCATE.COM
Some 823 couples entered the lottery to win one of 764 available spaces in
New York City on Sunday, when the new marriage equality law takes effect,
and the Big Apple plans to marry all of them.
City officials said Thursday evening that Manhattan saw the highest demand,
with 533 entries for 400 available slots. All applicants to clerk’s offices
in the other four boroughs re... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 46 Posted on Advocate.com July 26, 2011 12:25:00 PM ET
NY Attorney General Files Brief in DOMA Case
By Julie Bolcer
EricSchneidermanx390 (Campaign) | Advocate.com
Eric Schneiderman
New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman filed a brief Tuesday in the
case of Windsor v. United States to challenge the constitutionality of the
Defense of Marriage Act, arguing that DOMA violates same-sex couples’ right
to equal protection under the law and must be invalidated.
The friend-of-the-court brief, filed in... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 47 自己身为gay，还这么有偏见, sigh!
Tim Gunn: Hillary Clinton Fashion Shows Gender Confusion
By Julie Bolcer
TIM GUNN SCREEN GRAB X390 | ADVOCATE.COM
Celebrity style expert Tim Gunn appeared on Lopez Tonight and issued a
judgment against the “unflattering” pantsuits that Secretary of State
Hillary Rodham Clinton wears, saying, “I think she’s confused about her
gender.”
“Why must she dress that way? I think she’s confused about her gender,”
said the Project Runway star, in a comment that caused audible discomf... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 48 Posted on Advocate.com August 04, 2011 02:50:00 PM ET
American Psychological Association Supports Marriage Equality
By Julie Bolcer
In a move that holds potential to influence the ongoing legal and public
policy debate, the American Psychological Association unanimously approved a
resolution in support of full marriage equality.
The policy-making body of the APA voted 157 to 0 in favor of the resolution
Wednesday, on the eve of the professional organization’s annual conference
in Washington, D.C... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 49 Transgender Woman and Gay Man Marry in Cuba
By Julie Bolcer
CubaGayWeddingx390 (Screengrab) | Advocate.com
A transgender woman and a gay man married Saturday on the 85th birthday of
Fidel Castro in a wedding described as the first of its kind for Cuba.
Reuters reports on the civil ceremony in Havana for Ignacio Estrada, a 31-
year-old gay rights activist and dissident, and Wendy Iriepa, 37. Their
union is not classified as a same-sex marriage, which is illegal in Cuba,
because Iriepa underwent g... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 50 澳大利亚的新护照上将有X性别选项
New "X" Option for Gender in Australian Passports
By Julie Bolcer
PASSPORT TRAVEL X390 (PHOTOS.COM) | ADVOCATE.COM
New passport guidelines intended to eliminate discrimination against
transgender and intersex people will include an “X” option for gender, the
Australian government announced Thursday.
The Associated Press reports that the “X” gender option will be reserved
for intersex people, understood as those “who are biologically not entirely
male or female.” Transgender peop... 阅读全帖 |
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