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White House Again Backs Amendment on Marriage
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 - The White House sought on Sunday to reassure conservatives that President Bush would work hard on behalf of a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, backtracking from remarks Mr. Bush made in an interview suggesting that he would not press the Senate to vote on the amendment this year . 
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Judge in Fla. won't accept gay couple's Mass. wedding
In a ruling believed to be the first of its kind, a federal judge in Tampa struck down a lawsuit yesterday by two women who married in Massachusetts and sought to have their union recognized by the state of Florida.
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National debate over same-sex marriage rages on with rulings in Florida, Louisiana
TAMPA, Fla. -- After 27 years together, Nancy Wilson and Paula Schoenwether got married last summer in Massachusetts, along with thousands of other same-sex couples who wanted their unions legalized.
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Gay Marriage Rights Showdown in NY  
ELMIRA -- A state Supreme Court Judge reserved decision Friday in the case of 25 same-sex couples seeking the right to marry in New York, but attorneys supporting the plaintiffs' case were optimistic about the tone of the proceedings.
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La. court OKs anti-gay marriage amendment.
NEW ORLEANS -- The Louisiana Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously reinstated an anti-gay marriage amendment to the state constitution that was overwhelmingly approved by the voters in September.
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Same-Sex Couples Can File Jointly in Ma This Year
PITTSFIELD -- Same-sex couples, lottery winners and frequent users of the Massachusetts Turnpike should pay special attention when filing their state tax returns this year. For same-sex couples, the operative date is May 16, 2004, when the state recognized their right to be married. For same-sex marriages on or after that date, the state will allow them to file either Massachusetts joint returns or "married, filing separate" returns.
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Canadian Bishop Rewrites Anti-Gay Letter
(Calgary, Alberta) — After angering gay rights groups in an open letter to Alberta churches last week, a senior Catholic bishop is redrafting a diocese letter that calls for a suppression of gay rights
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Bid Seen Weakening to Ban Gay Marriage 
The slim majority that supported the proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage last year has been thrown into doubt with the recent resignations of three legislators who oppose gay marriage and a net increase of two gay-marriage supporters in the crop of newly elected legislators.
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Gays, conservatives react to Bush remarks 
LGBT groups and conservatives are reacting to President Bush's interview with the Washington Post, in which he appeared to go back on his campaign promise to push for the Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA), the amendment designed to prevent same-sex marriage. 
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Two men in Russia try to get married 
Two Russian men applied for a marriage certificate on Tuesday in Moscow with the intent of calling attention to the inequalities that gay people face in the country. 
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1/13/2005: Gay Marriage Tops Vatican’s 2005 Agenda

1/6/2005: 2005 kicks off civil rights granted & refused

12/23/2004: "equal" rights in CA begins January 1st

12/16/2004: Marriage reversal case begins in OR

12/9/2004: Canada & New Zealand grant marriage & union rights

12/2/2004: Supreme Court Declines Ma Gay Marriage Case

11/26/2004: ACLU Drops Marriage Case

11/18/2004: SS Marriage Ruling 1yr Later

11/11/2004: No marriage Backlash in Ma

11/4/2004: Dealing with the bad news!

10/28/2004: Last chance to spread the word...VOTE!

10/21/2004: Ohio's anti-gay "Issue 1" campaign gets ugly.

10//142004: La. marriage ban goes to state high court.

10//72004: LA Amendment is THROWN OUT.

9/30/2004: BUB-BYE Bigoted MA House Speaker.

9/23/2004: L.A. VOTES TOTAL DISCRIMINATION

9/16/2004: Primary elections victories for pro- equality candidates, but not for Jerry's.

9/9/2004: House is back in session, to debate marriage again!

9/2/2004: Tell Bush "YOU'RE FIRED"

8/26/2004: JERRY IS MARRIED!!!

8/19/2004: MA Supreme Court Judge rules in favor of discriminatory law!

8/12/2004: California High Court Voids Same-Sex Marriages!

8/05/2004: ANOTHER MAJOR SETBACK & ANOTHER SMALL WIN.

7/29/2004: MAJOR SETBACK!
Discriminatory Marriage Protection Act Passed by a Vote of 233 to 194

7/21/2004: GOP HAS MOVED THE MARRIAGE DEBATE TO THE HOUSE AND EXPECTS TO WIN

7/15/2004: The US SENATE SHOOTS DOWN THE FEDERAL MARRIAGE AMENDMENT!    But,..

7/08/2004: Court Date Set In Mass. Out-Of-State Weddings Case

6/30/2004: Federal appeals court denies attempt to block same-sex weddings 

6/24/2004: Romney urges federal ban on gay-marriage 'experiment'

6/17/2004: Gay marriage opponents gear up for fall.

6/9/2004: Tell Mitt Romney To Stop His Anti-Gay Crusade.

5/27/2004: Governor Romney is BOOed at Suffolk Commencement Ceremony!

5/20/2004: WE CAN MARRY!!!

5/13/2004: Judge refuses to stop gay marriages!!!

5/7/2004: Boston may ignore governor's directive on gay marriage

4/30/2004: Governor Aims to Limit Marriage to Mass. Residents, GLAD Offers Perspective

4/22/2004: I'm featured in today's paper  :-) HORRIBLE PICTURE!

4/13/2004: LETTER FROM QUINCY'S HERO: REP RONALD MARIANO

4/8/2004: Quincy's Rep Mariano Changes Vote to Support Civil Rights!

4/1/2004: CIVIL RIGHTS SETBACK IN MA