Antiquated,
1913 MA Law Upheld
Mass.
judge denies relief to gay couples..
BOSTON -- A state judge on Wednesday declined
to halt enforcement of a 1913 state law barring out-of-state
couples from marrying in Massachusetts.
Superior
Court Judge Carol Ball said the law is being applied equally
to all nonresidents. However, she also said she
sympathized with the plaintiffs and was "troubled"
by the state's decision to suddenly begin enforcing the
91-year-old law... The out of state plaintiffs will appeal.
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Cocktail
Party for Paul Meoni
(Running
for Jerry's Rep!)
Candidate for State Representative from Quincy and Randolph
TONIGHT!
Thursday,
August 19th
6:00 PM
Club Café
209 Columbus Avenue
Boston's South End
Suggested minimum donation $50
Paul
Meoni is an openly gay man, a teacher and youth worker, who
decided to take on his state representative, Bruce Ayers, who
consistently voted for the Anti-Gay Constitutional Amendment.
The primary election is fast-approaching; it will be held on
September 14.
Paul is running a strong campaign but in order to win, he needs
your help. He is facing a well-funded ally of Tom Finneran,
and he needs your financial backing to get out his message to
the voters of Quincy and Randolph.
If we are to beat back the Anti-Gay Amendment in the legislature
next year, we need additional votes for equality. And it
will be a huge added bonus to have another openly gay member
fighting to preserve marriage rights for same-sex couples.
So please join us for an evening of fun at Club Café. If
you cannot join us but still want to contribute, you can do so
on-line at: www.electmeoni.com.
Or you can write a check to:
Paul J. Meoni Committee
16 Pine Road
Randolph, MA 02368.
Please
Read, Take Action and Forward
$100,000 challenge: MassEquality has received an incredible challenge from a generous donor. It's pretty simple, really. This donor will match every dollar we raise between now and August 31st, up to $100,000.
Every dollar you give now will have twice the impact. And it couldn't come at a better time. Within the next month, not only will we be engaged in our advocacy work to preserve equal marriage rights in Massachusetts, but we'll also be hiring new staff and equipping a new office. Receiving your contribution now is critically important.
You can make a contribution to help us meet our challenge in one of three ways:
1) Visit our website -- www.MassEquality.org -- and click to contribute;
2) Visit www.SupportEquality.org
-- contributions to MassEquality through this site will count toward our match;
3)
Mail a check before August 31st to MassEquality.org, 398 Columbus Ave Box 198, Boston, MA 02116.
Again, please make sure your friends and family members know about this special opportunity. With your help, we will rise up to meet the challenge.
Donate For Equality: The Freedom to Marry PAC supports
Equality Candidates.
We
are pleased to announce the creation of the Freedom To Marry
Political Action Committee by longtime marriage advocates
Josh
Friedes and Marc Solomon. The goal of their PAC is to
support
candidates who support equal marriage rights for same-sex
couples.
Mitt
Romney wants an amendment that outlaws same-sex marriage.
He
has targeted several incumbents
that voted against that
amendment.
His party has
raised over $600,000.
He'd
like to pack the State House with legislators that agree
with him.
To
defeat the amendment we must elect candidates who will vote
against it at the next Constitutional Convention.
Money
matters in campaigns. In Massachusetts, the candidate who
spends the most money almost always wins. Money pays for
mailings, yard signs, polls, bumper stickers, radio
advertisements, and staff.
Please donate to the Freedom to Marry PAC now to help elect
candidates that support same-sex marriage:
http://FreedomToMarryPAC.org/donate.php
Every bit helps.
