SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court has overturned a gay marriage ban in a ruling that would make the nation’s largest state the second one to allow gay and lesbian weddings.
The justices’ 4-3 decision Thursday says domestic partnerships are not a good enough substitute for marriage. Chief Justice Ron George wrote the opinion.
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The case [...]
And many thanks for this simple truth:
“We loved each other and got married,” she told The Washington Evening Star in 1965, when the case was pending. “We are not marrying the state. The law should allow a person to marry anyone he wants.”
From Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1 (1967):
In June 1958, two residents of [...]
February 4, 2008 – 10:19 am
With the fundies’ latest baseless court challenge down the drain, domestic partnerships are a reality in Oregon as of today:
“We won this case on the merits,” said Jeana Frazzini, Executive Director of Basic Rights Oregon. “But the real winners today are the thousands of caring, committed couples who will have access to the rights and [...]
December 31, 2007 – 1:38 pm
When professed heterosexual, monogamous Christian men stop getting caught soliciting gay sex in restrooms and porn shops, then you can have a vote on who gets the right to marry.
On second thought, no. No one, least of all a bunch of tightassed homophobes, should have any say in who a person can love or [...]
March 29, 2007 – 11:59 am
From the Columbian letters to editor today. People’s attitudes and prejudices change slowly, but thank goodness they can and do change.
Love is good, not immoral
Regarding his recent comment that homosexual acts are “immoral,” Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and recent Marshall Lecturer, is correct on one point. There is [...]
February 8, 2007 – 3:22 pm
[ February 11, 2007; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Attend Vow To Take A Stand, an event for coalition building, education, advocacy, and getting people excited about GLBT Rights and the upcoming Equality Day on February 26th in Olympia.
Special Guest Speaker State Representative Jim Moeller (Rep. Moeller had to cancel at the last minute but the event is still happening, comment below).
For information on [...]
November 24, 2006 – 5:12 pm
From an AP Story:
BOSTON - Gov. Mitt Romney asked Massachusetts’ highest court Friday to force a proposed anti-gay marriage constitutional amendment onto the state’s 2008 ballot if the Legislature fails to vote on it.
The Republican governor, a fierce opponent of gay marriage and a possible presidential contender, filed the request with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial [...]
November 5, 2006 – 7:32 pm
Conservative blogger Andrew Sullivan writes about the real harm that Haggard’s double life has caused (and it’s not the political fallout):
One day, he may realize, and I pray he does, that the only dark and repulsive thing is the closet, the betrayal of his wife and children, the destruction of a church, and the demonization [...]
September 1, 2006 – 2:00 pm
…And we demand change, now.
No more lies from Condoleezza Rice about whether she and President Bush were advised before 9/11 of the possibility of planes being flown into buildings by terrorists.
No more gross incompetence in the office of the Secretary of Defense.
No more torture of human beings.
No more disregard of the basic [...]
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