Czech Republic, Austria Move To Legalize Gay Unions
Prague- A bill to create a domestic partner registry for gay and lesbian couples passed the lower house of the Czech Republic on Friday.
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Spain's High Court Upholds Gay Marriage Law
(Madrid) Spain's highest court has, for the time being, upheld the constitutionality of a law allowing same-sex couples to marry.
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Everything you wanted to know about petition signatures but were afraid to ask
Marc Solomon, political director of
MassEquality, concedes that it will be "next to impossible" to stop the anti-gay marriage amendment petition from going to the Legislature....
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Wisc. Senate Approves Marriage Ban
MADISON, Wisc. (AP) - The Wisconsin Senate voted Wednesday
to amend the Wisconsin Constitution to ban gay marriage and
Vermont-style civil unions, leaving only a vote in the
Assembly before the proposal could go to the public for a
final vote.
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Six
IA Couples File Gay Marriage Suit
Two retired Urbandale teachers said Tuesday that they are challenging a state law banning gay marriages because they believe they’re entitled to the same kind of committed relationships that they grew up with during the 1950s.
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Canadian
Gay Marriage Repeal Raised In Canadian Election Debate
Vancouver,
British Columbia- Conservative leader Stephen Harper tried
to shed his reputation for intolerance by insisting Thursday
night he would love his children even if they were gay,
adding - for the first time - that he wouldn't use the
Constitution to outlaw same-sex marriage.
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Mass.' Romney won't seek re-election
Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a Republican who has been a major opponent of the state's marriage-equality law, said Wednesday that he will not seek re-election next year.
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Gay foes renew Ford boycott threat
A day after the Ford Motor Co. reversed its decision to halt some ad campaigns in gay magazines, the anti-gay American Family Association lashed back at the auto giant, threatening a new boycott and claiming that Ford reneged on an agreement.
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Gay clergy issue letter on Vatican policy
VATICAN CITY -- Dozens of gay Italian clerics said that their homosexuality has not stopped them from being good priests, a direct response to a recent Vatican policy statement banning priestly candidates with "deep-seated" homosexual tendencies.
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Six percent of U.K. population is gay
Just over 6 percent of the U.K. population is lesbian or gay, according to the first official figures released by the government.
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Canadian Gay Marriage Repeal Raised In Canadian Election Debate
Vancouver,
British Columbia- Conservative leader Stephen Harper tried
to shed his reputation for intolerance by insisting Thursday
night he would love his children even if they were gay,
adding - for the first time - that he wouldn't use the
Constitution to outlaw same-sex marriage.
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Latvia First In Europe To Ban Gay Marriage
(Riga) Latvia has become the first European country to amend its constitution to ban same-sex marriage, a move that could pit it against EU human rights laws.
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From coast to coast, we are coming closer to
achieving true marriage equality for GLBT
Americans. But we need your help to fight
efforts to deny marriage rights to same-sex
couples, including any Constitutional amendment.
Please, sign the Million For Marriage petition
below, and be a part of this historic civil
rights battle. Gay, straight, married,
single...we need everyone who believes in
marriage equality to stand up NOW.
Tell your Senators that you oppose the
"Marriage Protection Amendment."
Domestic partner health care benefits are taxed,
while health care benefits for legally married
opposite-sex couples are not. Urge your Senators
to sign on to a bill that would end the unfair
taxation of domestic partner health care
benefits.
Scott Bloch at the Office of Special Counsel has
been refusing for two years to enforce
long-standing protections for federal workers
from discrimination on the basis of sexual
orientation. Congress is considering legislation
to compel Mr. Bloch to enforce the law. Urge
your Representative to support this bill - and
if he refuses to do his job, urge Congress to
remove Mr. Bloch from office.
Send this message to Secretary of Education
Margaret Spellings to let her know you
disapprove of her intolerance. Urge her to
reconsider her comments.
On the heels of ending a failed boycott against
the Walt Disney Company, an anti-gay lobbying
group called the American Family Association has
called for a boycott of Ford Motor Company
because of its family- friendly policies.
Contact Ford today and let them know you
appreciate their support of the LGBT community!