HillQuest’s Gay & Lesbian Marriage Page
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An open letter
from
Bev & Andrea
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| South Africa’s high
court backs gay marriage |
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| Mr and Mr John — Civil ceremony for Sir Elton and his long-time partner David Furnish | ||||
| WOW >>> The United
Church of Christ’s rulemaking body has voted overwhelmingly
to approve a resolution that endorses same-sex marriage, making it the largest Christian denomination to do so. |
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| Gay marriage now legal in Spain and in Canada CBS timeline
California Freedom
to
Marry
Coalition |
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| More than two dozen gay Arab men arrested at a mass wedding could face government-ordered hormone treatments, five years in jail and a lashing. | ||||
| California
Gay & Lesbian marriage bill cleared Assembly panel on April 27 (2005) on June
1st Juan Vargas, D-San Diego, who has
supported the state’s domestic-partnership laws in the past, was one of
the five Democrats to join Republicans in voting against the same-sex
measure yesterday. June 2 they again rejected the gay marriage bill by just one vote...continuing to treat gay and lesbian couples like “second-class citizens.” |
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Connecticut’s bill
showed how quickly the debate
over same-sex marriage evolved.
“Five years ago the concept of civil unions caused a virtual civil war in Vermont,” explained Matt Foreman, director of the NGLTF, while in Connecticut it was an easy-to-accept option for many politicians not ready to endorse gay marriage. |
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| Do I hear wedding bells?!?! San Francisco County
Superior Court Judge Richard Kramer said today that withholding marriage licenses from gays and lesbians is unconstitutional. |
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to allow same-sex civil unions“One of these days it’ll happen. It’s incumbent
upon us to let our governmental officials know that San Diego is
populated with same-sex
couples that want to enjoy the full rights and benefits of marriage. In
our continuing educational efforts, we not only open the eyes of our
county clerk and his employees, but also the many opposite-sex couples
who will be there Valentine’s Day to have their love
legally
protected through a civil marriage.”
< Local marriage equality activists made their point at the County Administration Building on Valentine’s Day, but once more gay and lesbian couples were turned away from making their commitments legal (even after a three-mile march from Hillcrest) |
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“It is no longer acceptable for
politicians to
come to you every election cycle and ask for money and then say, ‘It’s
[same-sex marriage] too much, too soon.’ ... I’ve never felt a greater
sense of purpose but beyond anything else, an obligation to finish this
job. We will not back up. I have no regrets. ... Don’t give up the
fight. Don’t feel discouraged. Don’t listen to the president of the
United States. ... Shame on you, George Bush.”
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| Thanks to a trial judge’s ruling
in New York,
we now can see more clearly than before an outline of the contours of the legal debate over the constitutionality of same-sex marriages in America. — • — • — Gay rights activists hailed the ruling as a historic victory that “delivers the state Constitution's promise of equality to all New Yorkers.” — • — • — “If we did not appeal this, I think we would have chaos in this city,” said Mayor Bloomberg, who said he supports allowing same-sex marriage. |
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| “Gay and lesbian people have families, and their families should have
legal protection, whether by marriage or civil union. A constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages is a form of gay bashing and it would do nothing at all to protect traditional marriages.” — Coretta Scott King, March 23, 2004 |
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| A
coalition of social conservatives warned
the White House last week that they would withhold support for
President Bush’s proposal to partially privatize Social Security unless he enthusiastically supports a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. |
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| The National Center for Lesbian Rights and Equality California released a new publication on December 16 which was designed to help domestic partners understand the legal implications of AB 205, California’s broad new law that will take full effect on January 1, 2005. | ||||
| — How the Grinch
Stole
Marriage — |
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| “I
get wound up when I think that this piece of turkey shit from texas
wants
a ‘constitutional amendment’ to insure I do not have an equal footing with others....how unamerican does it get?” — Bob, retired teacher |
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Why Marriage Matters... |
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| Gay
Marriage
is a family value. (Depending on how the Supreme Court changes in the days ahead, this fight may take 30 years. But we'll keep fighting, and someday this discrimination will go the way of slavery, of internment camps, of segregation, and of anti-sodomy laws, because now, like then, we progressives are in the right.) |
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| 11.29.04 Supreme Court rejected an attack on the Massachusetts decision that made them the first to recognize same-sex marriages. | ||||
| Ireland should
give greater
rights to homosexual couples but any moves to legalize gay marriage are “a long way off,” according to
their
PM. |
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| Elton
John wants to wed his longtime companion. |
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“I’m not a believer in marriage. … for
myself. Marriage is a concept constructed from the patriarchal
Christian system.
I’m a total advocate of civil rights and civil unions, and I think gay
people
should have the same legal rights as anyone, but I don’t believe in the
whole
church thing.”
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| Have
you seen HRC’s newest commercial? |
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| As
part of their decision, the Supreme Court justices directed the city to
refund
the fees each gay couple paid for their licenses, which ranged from $100 to $162. But Teng said her office was already swamped with e-mails and calls from couples asking her to instead use their money to help fund the fight for legal same-sex marriage, a reference to the next likely fight, a legal battle over the constitutionality of California's law restricting marriage to opposite-sex partners. |
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| 400 protesters turned out in Sydney, criticizing the Senate vote in which Labor sided with the coalition to pass the marriage amendment bill. | ||||
| The
California Supreme Court has voided the nearly 4,000 same-sex marriages
sanctioned
in San Francisco this year and ruled unanimously that the mayor overstepped his authority by issuing marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples. |
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| A Washington state court ruled today (August 4, 2004) that same-sex couples must be allowed to marry. | ||||
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“We believe being denied a marriage license is in violation of our
constitutional
rights in Washington state,”
David Serkin-Poole said after the
hearing.
“We feel it’s extre-mely important to be legally bound for the sake of
our
kids.”
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| I read the headline May 24, “Churches key to
campaign
for same-sex marriage ban” and I feel compelled to respond. Why am I so
amazed
that churches seem to be leading the way in discrimination and
inequality
for citizens in the United States? The Jesus I understand said, “Judge
not,
that ye be not judged” (Matt 7:1) and “This is my commandment, that ye
love
one another, as I have loved you.” (John 15:12). My husband and I recently attended a gay marriage
in
Portland. My question to you Christians is: How have these two
committed,
loving relationships harmed you in any way?
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| Eleven same-sex couples exchanged vows in Ferndale, Michigan, a Detroit suburb, Saturday in a ceremony presided over by mayor Robert Porter. “My belief is in the rights of people,” Porter said as he began the ceremony under a blue and pink banner that said: “To love, honor and be recognized.” | ||||
| Kerry’s view on gay marriage.... |
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| “I’ll wait until someone proves that I’ve made a mistake,” said Begles Mayor Noel Mamere who wed the first gay couple 6/5/04 in France. “That can be pleaded. I regret nothing. I will continue. I’m here to defend equal rights.” | ||||
| Slightly
more
Californians oppose legalizing gay marriage since San Francisco
started allowing same-sex couples to wed last February, a poll released 6/4/04. |
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| Why we’re winning the
gay-marriage
fight ... When Massachusetts legalized vows, the sky didn’t fall. The world didn’t end. That normality is what worries our enemies. |
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| An appeal of Arizona's
gay marriage ban is being considered by
the
state supreme court 5/25/04, but it is still uncertain whether the court will decide to hear arguments in the case. |
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| California Supreme Court justices (5/25/04) subjected SF lawyers to skeptical questions on why the city thought it had the right to wed 4,000 gay couples earlier this year — weddings that helped focus national attention on same-sex marriages. | ||||
 Just Married! Massachusetts couples are now entitled to hundreds of rights under state law, such as health insurance, hospital visitation and inheritance. Couples still lack federal rights because that law defines marriage as between a man and a woman. |
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| Gay couples began exchanging marriage vows in Massachusetts today, marking the first time a state has granted gays and lesbians the right to marry and making the United States one of at least five countries where homosexuals can legally wed. | ||||
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New York’s attorney
general
has said his state — which has no defense of marriage act
(DOMA) prohibiting gay
unions
— will recognize the Massachusetts licenses.
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| “For the vast majority of Americans, Monday will be a completely ordinary day, nothing’s going to change. But for some Americans in Massachusetts – gay and lesbian families – it will be a truly historic day, when their families will be made stronger and their children will become safer.” — Cheryl Jacques, Human Rights Campaign | ||||
| The cake will be chocolate, the readings will be from Winnie the Pooh and the setting will be a very English country garden. | ||||
| A
federal judge Thursday rejected a last-minute bid by
conservative groups to block the nation’s first state-sanctioned gay marriages from taking place in Massachusetts on Monday. |
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| A University of California study shows that if the state allowed same-sex couples to marry, there would be an estimated gain of $22 million to $25 million in state revenues and savings. | ||||
| Officials in Cape Cod’s gay tourism mecca of Provincetown have voted to offer marriage licenses to out-of-state same-sex couples, potentially setting the stage for another legal battle over gay marriage. | ||||
| Hundreds
of
pro-gay protesters tried to shout down religious leaders
speaking
against same-sex marriage to a crowd of thousands gathered at Seattle’s baseball stadium Saturday. |
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| California Supreme Court will hear arguments May 25
on
whether Mayor Newsom had the authority to issue licenses. |
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| “Milestone Event” — California Legislature takes steps toward legalizing gay marriage —  “By denying marriage, you are implying there is
something inherently inferior and unstable about the way that I love and that’s just wrong,” said Assemblyman Mark Leno, D-San Francisco. |
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| George W. Bush and conservative religious groups may be pushing for a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage but a new study shows that gay weddings are good for business — can you say $16.8 billion?!? | ||||
| Win Anderson and partner Carlos Guzman would have been perfectly content to consider their February 28 wedding at the Hotel del Coronado the crowning achievement in their eight-year relationship. But then George W. had to go and let loose those words from his puckered presidential puss... | ||||
| The American Civil Liberties Union sued the state of Washington on Thursday to challenge laws that deny marriage rights to gays. | ||||
| The Massachusetts Legislature took a decisive step Monday toward a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage and legalizing civil unions, the first in a series of votes required over the next 2½ years. | ||||
| Reflecting how the controversial issue of same-sex marriage overlaps church and state, two New York State ministers were arraigned Monday on misdemeanor charges for marrying same-sex couples. | ||||
 Stephen Whitburn, San Diego Democratic Club President
speaks at a “Rally
for Equality” in supporting marriage rights held March 18 in front of
the
SD Co. Admininistration Building. “We’re just
starting
to make our voices heard in San Diego,” said attorney Paula Rosenstein,
a
board member of Equality California (EQCA). “We want to have our equal
rights
as much as anyone else in the state.” |
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| The incoming Spanish prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, has announced that he will oversee the introduction of civil union legislation for same-sex couples. | ||||
| Quebec’s gay couples have
the
right to wed, their top court said Friday, making it the third Canadian province to allow same-sex marriage. |
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| Roughly two-thirds of the gay couples obtaining marriage licenses in Portland are female. | ||||
| Simply put, a Lawrence woman told a Senate panel Wednesday, a vote in favor of a proposed state constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage would be a vote in favor of discrimination. And after a one-hour hearing that drew an overflow crowd to the Capitol — with more than twice the number testifying against than in favor — it appeared the idea could be on the ropes. | ||||
WE, the PEOPLE... Hillcrest Hardware Needs YOUR Family
PhotoBe a part of Bruce Reeves’ next award winning storefront window and participate in a display of community family images that have propelled President Bush into a domestic war against gay marriages. Hillcrest ACE Hardware is displaying photos of the love, commitment, togetherness and families that the Bush administration will be discriminating against if his ilk is successful in passing an amendment to the Constitution banning same-sex marriage. Many families have already sent in their photos which are being use as a backdrop for a transparent copy of the United States Constitution. Want to be a part of of the Hillcrest Hardware display? Send your digital photo to bruce@hillcresthardware.com. Please note: By emailing your picture,
you
are giving
your express consent for its use in their store window. |
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Two things are wrong with amending the US
Constitution
to limit marriage to a man and a woman.
One: This concept is from the Bible and that makes it religious. The Constitution was written to keep a separation between church and state. This would open up for more religious amendments to the Constitution. If you think about this and how bad it is in other countries, why would anyone even think about doing something like this? Two: God
gave
every one of us free will. God doesn’t force us to believe in him; he
left
that up to us. |
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| Unitarian
Universalist ministers Kay Greenleaf and Dawn Sangrey were charged
yesterday
(3/15/04) with multiple counts of solemnizing a marriage without a license, the same
charges
leveled against New Paltz Mayor Jason West, who last month drew the
state
into the widening national debate over same-sex unions.
Critics said the action was unprecedented and accused prosecutors of violating religious freedom since UU ministers began performing religious marriage ceremonies for gay couples long before the issue entered the national debate. |
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| March 14, 2004 U-T Opinions
PRO ~ CON |
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A couple weeks ago, Linda Sanchez and Lyn Delaney waited on line for eight hours to marry. The office closed before they reached the front of the line, so they made an appointment for March 12 — one day too late. Sanchez cried intermittently as she spoke. “It’s hard when you see heterosexual couples getting married. I’m not a second-class citizen. I pay taxes, I raised my kids, I have a good job, and the country doesn’t support me, because I’m gay.” |
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| “This is the beginning of the struggle, hardly the end.” — San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom | ||||
| “Every civil rights movement has its good days and its bad days.” — Patrick Guerriero, E.D. of the Log Cabin Club | ||||
| The court Thursday issued an interim stay directing officials to stop allowing same sex marriages in San Francisco, but it stopped short of invalidating the 4,161 licenses that have already been issued. | ||||
| Equality
California (EQCA) and the Center have announced their
collaboration
in the California Voter Project. Part of a state-wide effort to
register,
educate and identify voters about the issues facing lesbian, gay,
bisexual
and transgender Californians and their families, the Project will go
into San Diego’s diverse neighborhoods to increase voter registration
in under-represented
communities and will identify already registered voters who support
equal
marriage rights. |
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| “It’s an issue of separation of church and state... We don’t have gay marriage here. We have civil marriage, and it’s the same for everyone.” Henk Krol, Editor of de Gay
Krant
Magazine (Best, Netherlands)
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 San Francisco made history on
Thursday, February 12, 2004 by granting the first ever same-sex
marriage license to a prominent lesbian couple as part
of a challenge to a ban on gay marriage. Longtime activists Phyllis
Lyon,
79, and Del Martin, 83, who have been a couple for over 51 years, said
their
vows at city hall after Mayor Gavin Newsom ordered officials to wed gay
couples
and issue marriage licenses in an act of civil disobedience against a
state
law that bars same-sex marriages.
Lyon and Martin stood facing each other and beamed when a city official pronounced them not husband and wife but “spouses for life.” After their brief ceremony they were going home to rest and did not plan anything to celebrate. The couple seemed proud of what they had done. “Why shouldn’t we” be able to marry? Phyllis asked. The mayor was not present at the morning ceremony but later presented the newlyweds with a signed copy of the state constitution with the sections related to equal rights highlighted. The two official witnesses for their nuptials were Kate
Kendell,
director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights and former city
official
Roberta Achtenberg. Congratulations,
gals!
Postscript...
The high court dismayed Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon on August 12 by nullifying same-sex marriages. “Del is 83-years-old and I am 79,” Lyon said. “After being together for more than 50 years, it is a terrible blow to have the rights and protections of marriage taken away from us. At our age, we do not have the luxury of time.” |
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| “I
will defend the sanctity of marriage against activist courts and local
officials
who want to redefine marriage. The union of a man and woman is the most
enduring
human
institution.”
— George W. Bush, March 11, 2004 |
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The Sanctity of Marriage — Republican StyleRonald Reagan: divorced the mother of two of his children to marry Nancy Reagan who bore him a daughter only seven months after the marriage. Bob Dole: divorced the mother of his child, who had nursed him through the long recovery from his war wounds. Newt Gingrich: divorced his wife who was dying of cancer. Dick Armey (House Majority Leader): divorced. Senator Phil Gramm of Texas: divorced. Gov. John Engler of Michigan: divorced. Gov. Pete Wilson of California: divorced. George Will: divorced. Senator Lauch Faircloth: divorced. Rush Limbaugh: Rush and his current wife Marta have six marriages and four divorces between them. Representative Bob Barr of Georgia: Barr, not yet 50 years old, has been married three times. Barr had the audacity to author and push the “Defense of Marriage Act.” The current joke making the rounds on Capitol Hill is “Bob Barr...WHICH marriage are you defending?!?” Senator Alfonse D’Amato of New York: divorced. Senator John Warner of Virginia: divorced (once married to Liz Taylor). Gov. George Allen of Virginia: divorced. Henry Kissinger: divorced. Representative Helen Chenoweth of Idaho: divorced. Senator John McCain of Arizonia: divorced. Representative John Kasich of Ohio: divorced. Representatve Susan Molinari of New York and GOP National Convention Keynote Speaker: divorced.Don’t let homosexuals destroy the institution of marriage... The
Christian Republicans are doing a fine job without anyone’s help!
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| On Thursday GW sought to solidify his standing with evangelical Christians by restating support for a constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage as part of his championship of conservative causes... | ||||
| On Tuesday, D. Kiki Tomek, the deputy city clerk of Asbury Park who processed the first same-sex marriage licenses in New Jersey, sat as quietly as possible behind her desk, accepting more marriage applications from gay couples. The soft-spoken clerk, called “Ma” by some colleagues, also processed a dog license, answered queries on a liquor license and declined many requests for interviews. | ||||
| “This is additional proof of how gay people are hurt when they are not allowed to marry.” | ||||
| The Capital Hill battle is on as Senator Majority Leader Bill Frist (Tennesse Republican) announced Wednesday saying Congress “must act and act soon.” Lea Brilmayer, professor of international law at Yale University, said states have had different marriage laws for years on issues ranging from polygamy to underage marriage, and it had “never caused any sort of a constitutional crisis.” | ||||
| The
New
Paltz, New York village’s mayor was charged Tuesday with 19 criminal
counts
for performing weddings for gay couples, an act of defiance
that thrust
the
small community into the center of the national debate over same-sex
marriage.
Mayor Jason West vows to continue
gay
marriages
under their constitutional guarantee of “equal protection under for
all.” |
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| Switchy Dickie our VP said Tuesday that he now supports a constitutional amendment barring same-sex marriages even though he has a lesbo daughter. Cheney said previously that he would prefer individual states deal with “the issue.” | ||||
“I do” NOT...
Maine Senate kills
anti-gay
marriage proposal Tuesday
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| Ithaca
received seven
marriage licenses from same-sex couples Tuesday and passed them on to
the state of New York. |
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| Governor Arnie said Monday night he would not stand in the way of any effort to change California law to allow same-sex marriages and has “no use” for a constitutional amendment banning them. But he also insisted that public officials must abide by existing law. | ||||
| The case for allowing gays to marry begins with equality, pure and simple. Why should one set of loving, consenting adults be denied a right that other such adults have and which, if exercised, will do no damage to anyone else? | ||||
| Gay
marriages continue in New York — Is D.C. next ?— |
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“I was sorry to see the San Francisco thing
go forward. ... If we go forward in Massachusetts and get same-sex
marriage
on the books, it’s going to be binding and incontestable. ... When
you’re
in a real struggle, San Francisco making a symbolic point becomes a
diversion.”
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| Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass) said he does not believe supporters currently have the 290 votes needed to pass a constitutional amendment in the House. As of early this week, there were 112 sponsors of the Musgrave amendment in the House, including 105 Republicans and 7 Democrats. | ||||
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No
group ever won its civil rights by asking for them politely. They are won by demanding them, and then settling for nothing less. |
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| “I’m
so proud that we’re standing up to
nondiscrimination. I’m starting to feel that we
can
do anything in San Francisco if we have the courage to stand
up.”
— “Saint Newsome” (aka Mayor Gavin Newsome) |
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| “I wore black today because I think it will be a dark day in hell when our Constitution is changed to exclude people,” said Palm Springs Councilwoman Ginny Foat, one of two elected officials at the rally outside Palm Springs City Hall. “I will work very hard to prevent them from changing the Constitution.” | ||||
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| Calling marriage between men and women
"the
ideal," President Bush today defended his decision to seek a
constitutional
amendment outlawing gay weddings... (it will also be
“the ideal”
when we get a president we can trust) |
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| CBS poll says most people oppose gay marriage. | ||||
| View from the Baptist Standard: “We can think of no more crucial issue for our nation than the preservation of the institution of marriage. As you have repeatedly pointed out, it is threatened today by courts which have acted contrary to the Constitution, making rather than interpreting the law.” | ||||
| San
Francisco
City Hall, which has been transformed into a virtual wedding chapel
since
the city began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, was
packed
with spectators hoping to catch a glimpse of the most famous couple to
be
married there so far. Tourists, reporters and couples there for their
own
weddings vied for space on all three levels of the ornate building,
while
the Gay Men’s Chorus serenaded the crowd with renditions of “The Star
Spangled
Banner” and “We Shall Overcome.”
Rosie and Kelli went and got married!
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  Congratulations, Maureen and Aida! Local activists Maureen Steiner and Aida Mancillas beamed with pride during February’s community breakfast at the Center. The newlyweds are part of the historic flood of lesbian and gay couples who are flocking to to San Francisco City Hall in search of equal rights to make their relationships “legal.” Union-Tribune, February 25 |
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| The City of Joy: “Infectious, unadulterated joy, sparked by this unprecedented five-day run of gay-marriage ceremonies that was part civil disobedience, part political statement, part Woodstock Nation.” Update Opinion —> Rosie and Kelli were married yesterday <— —> wedding photos “We, too, have a dream of equality for all families. The only way changes are made in society is when people like Mayor Gavin Newsom have the courage to stand up against injustice.” Rosie O’Donnell San Francisco City Hall: Overwhelmed with incoming calls requesting marriage license appointments, they’ve added 10 new phone lines. Appointments are set for every hour. To get yours, call (415) 554-7111. UPDATE ... at 5pm Tuesday, the first available slot was on March 24 ... Sign the Million for Marriage petition. Save the Constitution. The Cook County clerk in Chicago — the country’s third largest city —said he was looking at granting marriages to same sex couples, after the Mayor Richard Daley indicated he would “have no problem” with it. Here’s an unlikely supporter. |
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| Lesbian newlyweds rejected at Santa Cruz Bible Church. The pastor’s response. |
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“I think the actions of the President
yesterday...are,
you know, in my opinion, the most vile and hateful words ever spoken by
a
single president in my opinion. I am stunned, and I am horrified.”
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| Florida couples have filed a lawsuit for equal
marriage
in the Sunshine State. “An idea whose time has come can never be stopped,” said their attorney. “This idea’s time is now.” —> Rosie and Kelli were married February 26 <— “We, too, have a dream of equality for all families. The only way changes are made in society is when people like Mayor Gavin Newsom have the courage to stand up against injustice.” Rosie O’Donnell |
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| “Rosie
O’Donnell
didn’t get married today because marriage is only
for a man and a woman. O’Donnell was there to protest and name-call the
president. She was making a political statement in her quest to push
gay marriage and
homosexual adoption of children upon American families.” — Randy Thomasson of Campaign for California
Families
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| “A curious thing happens when talking to younger conservatives about gay marriage. While many of them think same-sex marriage is in some ways an incoherent notion, I haven’t come across any who think that gay marriage will not at some point be permitted. What’s more, many of them are not particularly distraught at the prospect...” | ||||
| An
open letter
from Delores Jacobs, the LGBT Center’s Executive Director Citing an “overwhelming consensus in our country” against same-sex marriage, President Bush Tuesday called for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. >> Analysis Arnie ordered, Lockyer declined. Lockyer’s response: “The governor can direct the Highway Patrol. He can direct the next Terminator 4 movie if he chooses. But he can’t direct the attorney general in the way he’s attempted to do,” he told the San Francisco Chronicle. News update from the san francisco gay marriage license front...with a poll (right now it’s 50/50) ***•••> Call SF City Hall to make an appointment to get your license (415) 554-7111 At 10:45am Tuesday, George W. Bush did something no other president in U.S. history has ever done: he demanded a constitutional amendment to require discrimination in America. Newsom called the way Bush chose to cloak his endorsement “shameful” and “cowardly.” I am deeply disturbed by the president’s lack of truthfulness regarding his decision. |
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 New Mexico steps up to the plateOne couple’s story
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| “I ask the President to meet Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin and discuss with them why they simply want the same rights as a couple of 51 years that my wife and I enjoy today.” — San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom | ||||
| History Lesson: When the Vermont Supreme Court ruled December 20, 2000 that denying the statutory benefits and protections of marriage to same-sex couples was discriminatory, conservatives began frothing at the mouth. | ||||
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