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发帖数: 4174 | 1 SAN FRANCISCO -- California's same-sex marriage ban faces its next legal
test Tuesday when the state's highest court attempts to shed light on
whether the voter-approved measure's backers have legal authority to appeal
the federal ruling that overturned Proposition 8.
The California Supreme Court is scheduled to hear an hour of arguments on
that question, which could prove crucial to the future of the voter-approved
ban. The federal appeals court that is considering the initiative's
constitution... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 2 Posted on Advocate.com January 13, 2012 01:50:00 PM ET
N.J. Gov Christie Warming to Marriage Equality?
By Neal Broverman
New Jersey's high-profile Republican governor Chris Christie is playing coy
about his feelings on same-sex marriage, which Democratic lawmakers in the
state are trying to enact.
State legislators are making marriage equality a major priority in the
upcoming session. Formerly an opponent of gay marriage, senate president
Stephen Sweeney now supports it and thinks the legislatur... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 3 Haugen announces stance on marriage equality
Monday, January 23 2012 - Mary Margaret Haugen | Permalink
OLYMPIA – Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen issued the following statement today
following the Senate hearing on Senate Bill 6239 to allow same-sex marriage:
“For several weeks now, I have heard from the people of my district. They’
ve shared what’s in their hearts and minds.
“I have received many letters, emails, phone calls, very heartfelt, from
both sides of the issue. I’ve also received a number o... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 4 http://metroweekly.com/poliglot/2012/02/house-minority-leader-n
The change to the Democratic Party platform would be a significant
advancement for marriage equality advocates.
In 2008, the platform stated that the party "oppose[d] the Defense of
Marriage Act and that it "supported ... equal responsibilities, benefits and
protections." It took no position on marriage equality.
In 2004, the platform opposed the Federal Marriage Amendment backed by then-
President George W. Bush but, as to marriage... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 5 支持共和党的同志，支持谁是你的自由，但是请不要用两党在同志议题上没什么区别做
借口，来误导其他同志。
The Republican Party platform, by comparison, stated in 2008: "Because our
children’s future is best preserved within the traditional understanding of
marriage, we call for a constitutional amendment that fully protects
marriage as a union of a man and a woman, so that judges cannot make other
arrangements equivalent to it. In the absence of a national amendment, we
support the right of the people of the various states to affirm traditional
marr... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 6 Posted on Advocate.com February 17, 2012 05:20:00 PM ET
Christie Vetoes N.J. Marriage Equality Bill
By Neal Broverman
CHRIS CHRISTIE 20120216 X390 (GETTY) | ADVOCATE.COM
New Jersey's Republican governor Chris Christie made good on his promise to
veto a marriage equality bill, sending the legislation to its possible death
on Friday.
One day after the Garden State's general assembly passed same-sex marriage
legislation and four days after the state senate did, Christie stamped a big
no on the bill... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 7 Posted on Advocate.com March 02, 2012 06:23:22 PM ET
Pro-Marriage Republican Announces Retirement
By Michelle Garcia
TERESA SAYWARD X390 (YOHY BLOG) | ADVOCATE.COM
Teresa Sayward Lobbies for Marriage Equality in Albany
A New York Republican assemblywoman who voted for marriage equality
announced Thursday that she will not seek reelection this November.
Assemblywoman Teresa Sayward, who said it was a family decision to step down
from her position, has a gay son and says she is proud to have brok... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 8 The Maryland Board of Elections has certified a petition from marriage
equality opponents that will put the law to voters in a referendum this
November.
According to the Baltimore Sun, “The Maryland Marriage Alliance submitted
162,224 signatures to repeal the law — the most turned in on any referendum
issue in recent memory. The Board of Elections stopped verifying after
approving 109,313 of them.”
Marylanders for Marriage Equality, the coalition working to uphold the law,
anticipated that oppon... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 9 The lower house of France’s Parliament today passed a bill granting
marriage and adoption rights to same-sex couples, moving it a step closer to
becoming law.
The National Assembly approved the bill by a vote of 329-229, and it now
goes to the Senate, where passage is likely, the Associated Press reports.
The bill has the support of the Socialist Party, which controls the Senate.
That is also the party of President François Hollande and Prime
Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault.
“This law is going t... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 24887 | 10 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/03/18/174633970/hillar
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced that she supports
same-sex marriage, saying gays and lesbians are "full and equal citizens and
deserve the rights of citizenship."
"That includes marriage," Clinton says in an online video released Monday by
the gay rights advocacy group Human Rights Campaign. Clinton adds that she
backs gay marriage both "personally and as a matter of policy and law."
It's a move that The Asso... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 11 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/24/karl-rove-gay-marriage
Count Republican strategist Karl Rove among the folks who see a possible GOP
evolution on gay marriage.
In an appearance on Sunday's edition of ABC's "This Week," Rove was asked by
host George Stephanopoulos whether he could "imagine" the next GOP
presidential candidate saying they are flat out for gay marriage.
"I could," Rove said.
Some Republican strategists are not convinced change will happen that
quickly. John Weaver, manager ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 12 【 以下文字转载自 QueerNews 讨论区 】
发信人: globalized (麻球), 信区: QueerNews
标 题: Florida's Black Voters Show Big Shift on Marriage
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sun Jun 10 18:43:05 2012, 美东)
What a polling firm calls "the Obama effect" continues among black voters;
this time, with a dramatic 48-point swing in Florida.
In September, Public Policy Polling found just 23% of Florida black voters
supported marriage equality. Now not only do black voters support marriage
equality, they favor it by a wide margin, 49% to 31%. It... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 13 by Jammie
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a pair of cases that could —
but likely will not — establish a nationwide, constitutional right to gay
marriage. The cases leave the high court plenty of escape hatches from
taking a big step the country may not be ready for yet, said William
Eskridge, a constitutional law scholar at Yale Law School who contributed
the legal reasoning that helped decide one of the cases, a challenge to an
anti-gay marriage referendum in California.
The ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 158 | 14 【 以下文字转载自 QueerNews 讨论区 】
发信人: WangWhore (婊子自古谁无死，留个牌坊臭伪站), 信区: QueerNews
标 题: J.C. Penney stock crashes with news of gay marriage support
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Fri Apr 12 10:50:32 2013, 美东)
http://www.afa.net/Detail.aspx?id=2147524240
J.C. Penney stock crashes with news of gay marriage support
Stock rated "junk" status, loses 50% since February, 350 layoffs at home
office
July 17, 2012
Simply put, people are not shopping at J.C. Penney. AFA and OneMillionMoms
are showing success in the effort to edu... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 283 | 15 I made a notary for my marriage certifcate many years ago, which says
We certify that the above people applying for marriage satisfy the
regulations relevant to marriage according to "The Marriage Law of the
People's Republic of China" and are allowed marry and registered for
marriage
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Is it a qualified marriage certificate?
My lawyer said that the translation is showing that we were allowed to marry
and did say that we were actually married.
But ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 10097 | 16 我和领导7年前在国内领了证，当时她F2一起过来，一年后回国重新申请了F1过来读书
。当时是在国内办了个英文公证的，但是好多年没回国，最近发现那个英文公证已经过
期了。然后听不少朋友都在US这边也领了marriage certificate, 就为了图个以后方便
，也去申请了marriage license, 准备近期就去把city hall把ceremony办了领了这边的
marriage certificate.
可是昨天和一个老美朋友聊天，他觉得我这么搞很奇怪，说那不是相当于你结了两次婚
了？尤其是上一次在中国的marriage certificate还用来办过领导的F2, 那将来申绿卡
的时候你递交美国这边的certificate时间上不就比F2的那个时间晚了好几年？到时候
移民官一查，会不会反而制造更多麻烦了？
所以搞的我现在很犹豫。但是marriage license已经申请了，虽然过60天就过期了，但
是好像现在也不好中途返回不领了？总之本来想搞简单一点的，结果反而更麻烦了
身边好多中国朋友都是中国和美国两边都领了marriage certificate, 所以一开始也没
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发帖数: 1923 | 17 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico City lawmakers want to help newlyweds avoid
the hassle of divorce by giving them an easy exit strategy: temporary
marriage licenses.
Leftists in the city's assembly -- who have already riled conservatives by
legalizing gay marriage -- proposed a reform to the civil code this week
that would allow couples to decide on the length of their commitment, opting
out of a lifetime.
The minimum marriage contract would be for two years and could be renewed if
the couple stay... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 158 | 18 【 以下文字转载自 QueerNews 讨论区 】
发信人: WangWhore (婊子自古谁无死，留个牌坊臭伪站), 信区: QueerNews
标 题: J.C. Penney stock crashes with news of gay marriage support
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Fri Apr 12 10:50:32 2013, 美东)
http://www.afa.net/Detail.aspx?id=2147524240
J.C. Penney stock crashes with news of gay marriage support
Stock rated "junk" status, loses 50% since February, 350 layoffs at home
office
July 17, 2012
Simply put, people are not shopping at J.C. Penney. AFA and OneMillionMoms
are showing success in the effort to edu... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 61690 | 19 Louisiana will comply with the Supreme Court’s order legalizing same-sex
marriage, Gov. Bobby Jindal said Sunday.
“We don’t have a choice. Our agencies will comply with the court order,”
the Republican presidential contender said on NBC’s “Meet the Press”
after being asked why his state is the only one that has not yet issued
marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Appearing from the state capital, Baton Rouge, the governor explained his
state is waiting on a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dec... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 20 Posted on Advocate.com October 25, 2010
Addabbo: My Marriage Vote Can’t Be Bought
By Julie Bolcer
Joseph Addabbo, a New York state senate Democrat who voted against the
marriage equality bill last year, said that even though he received a “ton
of money” from gay activists who anticipated his support in return, his
vote cannot be bought.
Following the alphabetical order of the senate role call vote last December,
Addabbo became the first Democrat to vote against the marriage equality
bill. Some c... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 21 Posted on Advocate.com December 10, 2010
Maryland Marriage Equality Prospects Strong
By Julie Bolcer
Signs look increasingly positive for marriage equality in Maryland next year
, where a majority of state senators on the key Judicial Proceedings
Committee now support a bill that would legalize same-sex marriages.
According to The Washington Post, the senate committee changes result from
the elections in which Maryland bucked national trends that favored more
conservative leadership and position... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 22 Posted on Advocate.com January 31, 2011
Barbara Bush for Marriage Equality
By Advocate.com Editors
The daughter of a Republican president who once endorsed passage of a
constitutional amendment banning gay marriage has spoken out in support of
marriage equality.
"I am Barbara Bush, and I am a New Yorker for marriage equality," the 29-
year-old daughter of President George W. Bush said in a short video posted
Monday on YouTube by the Human Rights Campaign. "New York is about fairness
and equality... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 23 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 | 24 Posted on Advocate.com February 18, 2011
Wyoming Passes, Adds to Anti–Gay Marriage Bill
By Advocate.com Editors
Members of the Wyoming house of representatives (shown above)
must revisit House Bill 74 before it can advance. The Wyoming senate passed
a bill Friday that would prevent any recognition of civil unions or
marriages among same-sex couples who were wed or entered a union outside of
the state.
The bill passed with a 16-14 vote after a last-minute amendment to add the
civil union provisio... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 25 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 | 26 Posted on Advocate.com March 30, 2011
Wash. to Recognize Out-of-State Gay Marriages
By Advocate.com Editors
WASHINGTON STATE HOUSE X390 (FAIR) | ADVOCATE.COM
A bill heading to Washington governor Chris Gregoire's desk would allow the
state to recognize marriages of gay and lesbian couples performed elsewhere.
The state senate passed the bill with a 28-19 vote, with four Republicans
voting with mostly Democrats to support the vote. In the house, the bill
passed 58-39 on a party-line vote, accord... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 703 | 27 21 predictions for the 21st century
6: Because people will be living longer and will be healthy to an older age
, there will be an enormous turnover in marriage. It will not be unusual for
a person to be married five or six times. There will also be two forms of
marriage - a permanent one and a "companionate marriage." The latter, by its
very nature, will be a relationship terminable at will, but still
conferring legitimacy upon offspring. The "permanent" marriage will be
governed by the more c... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 28 Posted on Advocate.com June 20, 2011 07:40:00 PM ET
N.J. Senator Regrets Vote Against Marriage Equality
By Michelle Garcia
A New Jersey state senator said he now regrets voting against marriage
equality last year.
Senate president Stephen Sweeney said his vote against marriage equality was
the "biggest mistake" of his political career, according to the New Jersey
Star-Ledger. The Democrat made the remarks after a floor speech regarding a
bill that could overhaul state workers' pensions and healt... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 29 Posted on Advocate.com July 23, 2011 04:25:00 PM ET
N.Y. Marriage Windfall: $155M
By Neal Broverman
I LOVE NEW YORK X390 (PHOTOS.COM, FAIR USE) | ADVOCATE.COM
The Williams Institute, an LGBT-related think-tank at the University of
California, Los Angeles, has the latest estimate on how many marriage
equality-related tourism dollars will roll into New York State in the first
year gay couples can marry there: $155 million.
"The estimate is based on the experience of the five previous states that
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发帖数: 19713 | 30 Marriage Equality Opponents Fire Salvos in New York
By Julie Bolcer
NOM RALLY RUBEN DIAZ X560 (BOLCER) | ADVOCATE.COM
“We start the battle today,” declared New York state senator Ruben Díaz
Sr., speaking mostly in Spanish to a crowd in Manhattan estimated by one
NYPD officer to number 7,000, although it seemed considerably smaller.
Despite high humidity and 90-plus-degree temperatures, the Democratic
lawmaker and Pentecostal minister from the Bronx was dressed in jeans, a
nylon windbreaker embla... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 31 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: 4174 | 32 Former Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife, Lynne, surprised viewers on
Tuesday's episode of "The View" when they they expressed their support for
gay marriage.
"I think freedom means freedom for everybody," said the former vice
president, "and you ought to have the right to make whatever choice you want
to make with respect to your own personal situation."
"I certainly don't have any problem with it," he added.
Barbara Walters, one of the hosts of "The View," raised the subject when she
ask... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 33 Gillard to Announce Support for Conscience Vote on Marriage
By Julie Bolcer
Gillard x390 (Getty) I Advocate.com
Australian prime minister Julia Gillard could announce her support for a
conscience vote on marriage equality as soon as this Monday.
The Daily Telegraph cited “government sources” in reporting the
development Friday. Gillard is expected to announce her position before the
Labor Party’s national conference in December, when some delegates will
push to change the party’s platform to sup... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 34 Posted on Advocate.com January 09, 2012 09:20:00 AM ET
Republican Senator to Support Washington Gay Marriage Bill
By Julie Bolcer
Washington state senator Steve Litzow announced he would become the first
Republican in his chamber to support marriage equality, a move that could
provide a crucial boost for the legislation to be introduced as soon as this
week by Governor Christine Gregoire.
Litzow made his announcement to the Seattle Times editorial board, calling
himself a “traditional Republican... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 35 http://www.northjersey.com/news/opinions/136994258_Sweeney_s_ev
Sweeney's evolution on gay marriage may be futile
MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2012 LAST UPDATED: TUESDAY JANUARY 10, 2012, 9:01
AM
By CHARLES STILE
COLUMNIST
PAGES: 1 2 3 > DISPLAY ON ONE PAGE | PRINT | E-MAIL
Two years ago, Democrat Steve Sweeney was just a disappointing, knuckle-
dragging Neanderthal on gay rights.
Now, the state's most vocal gay rights advocate readily declared the über-
macho Senate president a candidate for a Nob... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 36 BRIDGEWATER - Gov. Chris Christie today called for a ballot question this
November on same-sex marriage.
"Let's put the question of same sex marriage on the ballot," Christie said.
"I believe in the institution of marriage. I realize this is my personal
opinion. ...Rather than have stalemate and deadlock on this issue, let's put
it on the ballot.
"It shouldn't be decided by 121 people in Trenton.
"While I know I could stop this by mself, I suggest an alternative," the
governor added. "Let’s be g... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 37 Posted on Advocate.com February 13, 2012 10:35:00 AM ET
N.J. Senate to Vote on Marriage Equality Bill
By Julie Bolcer
NEW JERSEY STATE HOUSE (SCOTT MCPHERSON) | ADVOCATE.COM
The New Jersey state senate is expected to make history Monday when it
passes the marriage equality bill for the first time, but a promised veto
from Governor Chris Christie means that advocates could be waiting a long
time to see the bill become law.
The senate will debate the bill and vote this afternoon, followed by an
as... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 38 我们从来没有吝啬对投票支持我门的共和党人的赞美，这年头，民主党人支持我们没有
多大压力，而共和党人则需要更大的勇气。LGBT给了NY投票支持GAY MARRIAGE的四位共
和党人的连任很大的支持。再看最近通过GAY MARRIAGE的，哪个州的法案没包括保护宗
教自由的条款？
但是，如果你选了GINGRICH，ROMNEY 或SANTORUM，你就等着他提名几个保守大法官，
或是VETO国会通过的GAY MARRIAGE吧？想要MARRIAGE EQUALITY？２０年后都难，对很
多人来说可能是下辈子了。NJ就是一例，如果现在NJ的州长是民主党，NJ这几星期内就
是第８个实现GAY MARRIAGE的州了，而现在这个可能性很小。 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 39 Posted on Advocate.com February 29, 2012 11:02:40 AM ET
Poll: Record Support for Marriage in California
By Andrew Harmon
PROP 8 SIGNS (COURTESY) | ADVOCATE.COM
Support for marriage equality in the nation’s most populous state has a
reached a record high, according to a Field Poll released Wednesday.
The poll of about 1,000 California voters finds 59% in favor of marriage
rights for same-sex couples, with 34% opposed.
Field notes:
This division of sentiment is nearly a complete reversal of the fi... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 40 What a polling firm calls "the Obama effect" continues among black voters;
this time, with a dramatic 48-point swing in Florida.
In September, Public Policy Polling found just 23% of Florida black voters
supported marriage equality. Now not only do black voters support marriage
equality, they favor it by a wide margin, 49% to 31%. It wasn't enough,
though, to turn the entire state in favor of marriage with voters as a whole
still opposed 45% to 42%.
PPP has identified a national trend of suppor... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 41 The French Catholic Church plans to resurrect a centuries-old custom next
week with an updated “prayer for France” that includes opposition to
marriage equality and adoption by same-sex couples.
Reuters reports on the prayer to be read in all churches on August 15, a
revival of a practice decreed by King Louis XIII in 1638 that dwindled after
Word War II.
“In the text, Catholics will pray for newly elected officials ‘so that
their sense of the common good will overcome special demands,’” reports... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 42 A gay couple in Dallas is pulling out all the stops to push the marriage
equality agenda in Texas. Beau Chandler and Mark "Major" Jiminez were
arrested arrested on July 5 for criminal trespass after applying for a
marriage license. They met with supporters and had their first court
appearance on August 2, according to the Dallas Voice.
After their court appearnace, the couple returned to the Crowley Courts
Building to apply for a marriage license, according to WFAA TV. After the
two were again ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 43 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/06/jack-markell-delaware-
WASHINGTON -- Delaware could legalize marriage equality next year, according
to Gov. Jack Markell.
Markell, a Democrat, supports legalizing same-sex marriage, and he has said
in the past that he believes marriage equality is "inevitable" in his state.
He previously predicted the Delaware legislature would take up the issue "
probably within the next few years."
But in an interview at The Huffington Post's offices on Monday, Markell ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 44 The Supreme Court will consider all ten of the same-sex marriage petitions
at its private Conference on November 30, instead of at the next session on
November 20, according to the Court’s electronic docket. Eight of the
filings deal with the constitutionality of the 1996 federal Defense of
Marriage Act, limiting marriage for all federal purposes to a union of a man
and a woman. One petition deals with the validity of an Arizona law,
similar to DOMA, that limits benefits for married state emp... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 45 Taiwan's legislature has held its first official hearings on whether or not
to legalise gay marriage, in a major step towards becoming the first Asian
territory to approve marriage equality.
The [proposed legislation] changes only articles 972, 973 and 980 of the
Civil Code, altering the words from ‘male’ and ‘female’ to gender-
neutral language.
But Hsu Li-ying, from the Judicial Yuan's (Supreme Court) Juvenile and
Family Department, said the new legislation ‘may need to be more
compreh... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 46 Marriage equality supporters rallied in Chicago over the weekend, looking to
the upcoming Illinois legislative session for action on the issue.
More than 100 people gathered Saturday at the James R. Thompson Center, a
state government building in downtown Chicago, with signs bearing such
slogans as “Opposition to Legal Equality Is Bigotry” and “Call Your
Legislators for Marriage Equality,” Windy City Times reports.
Several speakers addressed the crowd on the need for marriage equality. Boyd
and ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 47 A Republican lawmaker in Wyoming is pitching in to legalize marriage
equality in his state.
Rep. Keith Gingery, a Catholic on the state's judiciary committee, is co-
sponsoring two measures to recognize same-sex relationships either through
civil unions or marriage, according to the Jackson Hole Daily. Rep. Ruth Ann
Petroff, another Republican, has also expressed support for Laramie
Democrat Cathy Connolly's marriage bill.
"The population of gay couples in the state is increasing, and the law is... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 48 Springfield, IL — A bill to legalize gay marriage in Illinois will come up
in the Illinois State Senate Executive Committee meeting Tuesday and could
see a floor vote on Valentine's Day.
"I'd like to pass it out of committee next week and pass it on Valentine's
Day," Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) said last week. Cullerton
said that he believes the legislation has the necessary 30 votes to pass and
move to the House.
State Senator Heather Steans (D-Chicago) previously said she expec... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 49 Illinois Senate Approves Marriage Equality
On Valentine's Day, the Illinois State Senate approved marriage equality
legislation by a vote of 34-21. The legislation now heads to a House
committee.
BY SUNNIVIE BRYDUM FEBRUARY 14 2013 3:45 PM ET
Valentine's Day for LGBT couples in Illinois just got a little sweeter, as
this morning, the Illinois State Senate voted in favor of marriage equality
by a margin of 34-21, according to the Windy City Times.
The Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act n... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 50 A prominent conservative voice and former presidential candidate, Jon
Huntsman, now backs marriage equality, he announced today in an editorial.
Headlined "Marriage Equality Is a Conservative Cause," the former Utah
governor and failed Republican presidential candidate wrote in The American
Conservative that "we need to take a hard look at what today’s conservatism
stands for."
He called marriage equality "the right thing to do" and warned that
Republicans will continue to lose national election... 阅读全帖 |
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