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Hundreds attend Santa Cruz same-sex marriage vigil - San Jose Mercury News

Posted: December 22nd, 2008 | Author: caden | Filed under: Gay/Lesbian, Society | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »
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 Hundreds attend Santa Cruz same-sex marriage vigil - San Jose Mercury News
Hundreds attend Santa Cruz same-sex marriage vigil
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 19 hours ago
By JM Brown SANTA CRUZ —Looking out into a sea of candlelight beaming from inside rainbow-colored paper cups, 100 troubadours from the San Francisco Gay
Jerry Brown's reverse on gay-marriage ban: Is it a game-changer? Los Angeles Times
Opponents of Proposition 8 hold vigil in San Luis Obispo MSNBC
California "marriage defenders" want gay unions anulled PinkNews.co.uk
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AG calls for rejection of Prop 8

Posted: December 20th, 2008 | Author: caden | Filed under: Gay/Lesbian, Society | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

(San Francisco, California) California Attorney General Jerry Brown told the state Supreme Court Friday that it should invalidate Proposition 8, the voter approved amendment to the state constitution that bans same-sex marriage.
In a brief submitted to the court Friday, Brown’s office said the measure should be invalidated because it deprives …

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Gay marriage debate goes back to court today - Los Angeles Times

Posted: December 19th, 2008 | Author: caden | Filed under: Gay/Lesbian, Society | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »
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 Gay marriage debate goes back to court today - Los Angeles Times
Gay marriage debate goes back to court today
Los Angeles Times, CA - 2 hours ago
The legal battle over gay marriage will heat up again today, when the first briefs in the lawsuit over the validity of Proposition 8 are due to the
Calif couples hope ads spur gay marriage support San Jose Mercury News
Gay Marriage Battle Still Rages in Calif. Christian Broadcasting Network
Poll: Black Voters Not to Blame for California’s Same Sex Marriage Ban Diverse
San Francisco Chronicle - Sovo.com
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NJ gay marriage report may help couples in Vermont

Posted: December 19th, 2008 | Author: caden | Filed under: Gay/Lesbian, Society | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

(Montpelier, Vermont) Same-sex marriage advocates in Vermont say a report by a New Jersey state commission that found that civil unions do not provide the benefits of marriage could help Vermont lawmakers support a gay marriage bill.
Vermont was the first state to recognize same-sex relationships - legalizing civil unions in …

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Calif couples hope ads spur gay marriage support - San Jose Mercury News

Posted: December 18th, 2008 | Author: caden | Filed under: Gay/Lesbian, Society | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »
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Calif couples hope ads spur gay marriage support
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 8 hours ago
AP LOS ANGELES—A group of gay couples in Southern California is planning to put a personal face on the same-sex marriage issue by airing a series of
Readers have choice words (pro and con) on Prop. 8 Los Angeles Times
YEARENDER: The rise and fall of gay marriage in the United States Monsters and Critics.com
gay marriage ban won by nearly 600K votes San Francisco Chronicle
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Key datets in gay marriage debate - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Posted: December 18th, 2008 | Author: caden | Filed under: Gay/Lesbian, Society | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »
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 Key datets in gay marriage debate - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Key datets in gay marriage debate
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - 3 hours ago
Voters also approve bans on gay marriage in Florida and Arizona, bringing to 30 the number of states that have constitutional bans on same-sex marriage.
Gay marriage antagonists prepare for next battle Iowa Independent
Iowa court hears marriage arguments Windy City Times
High court rejects gay priest marriage case The Local
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Poll Shows Connecticut becoming comfortable with gay marriage

Posted: December 18th, 2008 | Author: caden | Filed under: Gay/Lesbian, Society | Tags: , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

(Hartford, Connecticut) A new statewide poll shows that most voters in Connecticut agree with the state Supreme Court ruling that opened up same-sex marriage.
The Quinnipiac University Poll found that 52 percent of voters believe the court made the right ruling. Thirty-nine percent disagreed with the court and nine percent were …

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Battle to reverse Prop 8 begins

Posted: December 18th, 2008 | Author: caden | Filed under: Gay/Lesbian, Society | Tags: , , , , , , | No Comments »

(San Francisco) LGBT groups have begun efforts to put a repeal of Proposition 8 on the 2010 ballot. 

Prop 8, passed by voters in November, bars same-sex marriage in California.  The constitutionality of the measure will be taken up by the state Supreme Court in 2009, but LGBT groups say they …
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Swedish court: Canadian gay marriage not legal

Posted: December 16th, 2008 | Author: caden | Filed under: Gay/Lesbian, Society | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

(Stockholm) Sweden’s highest court ruled Tuesday that a same-sex couple married in Canada are not married but in a civil union.
The Supreme Administrative Court said that Swedish law does not recognize same-sex marriage and that the couple cannot pay income tax at the lower rate allowed for married couples.
Lars Gardfeldt …

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Sioux City council to vote on gay marriage - DesMoinesRegister.com

Posted: December 15th, 2008 | Author: caden | Filed under: Gay/Lesbian, Society | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »
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Sioux City council to vote on gay marriage
DesMoinesRegister.com, IA - Dec 14, 2008
It also asks for a statewide vote on whether gay marriage should be allowed. Council members and observers said that four of the council votes will split
Sioux City mulls opposition to same-sex marriage Chicago Tribune
City Council To Discuss Traditional Marriage Resolution KCAU
Council to Debate Definition of Marriage KPTH
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