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'Everything But Marriage' Law for Gays Passes in Wash.

Referendum 71 expands benefits for same-sex couples

Nov 5, 09 8:20 PM CST
(Newser) - A measure expanding benefits for same-sex couples, dubbed the “everything but marriage” law, has passed in Washington state, the first time such an equality measure has been approved at the state level by voters. Referendum 71 currently has about 52% of the votes, and a margin of 60,000,... More »

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gay rights • Washington state • benefits • domestic partnership • Referendum 71

Gay Marriage Backers Say Fight Not Over in Maine 

Defeated advocates say they'll find new strategy

Nov 4, 09 2:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Gay rights activists in Maine vowed to continue fighting today, after voters repealed a law making same-sex marriage legal in the state. “Here we are in a civil rights struggle,” said the executive director of Equality Maine. “What do we do in a civil rights struggle? We... More »

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gay rights • gay marriage • Maine • Election 09 • Question 1

UPDATED

 Maine Shoots Down 
 Same-Sex Marriage 

Law repealed by 53% of voters with rural, Catholic backing

Nov 4, 09 4:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Maine voters yesterday shot down a state law allowing same-sex marriage after an emotionally charged campaign that drew hordes to the polls. The vote was another indication of a list to the right election night. “It has all come together and the institution of marriage has been preserved,"... More »

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gay rights • gay marriage • Maine • vote • Catholic • rural America

 Catholic Church Welcomes 
 Disgruntled Anglicans 

Extends a hand to those unhappy with gay bishops, ordained women

Oct 20, 09 8:42 AM CDT
(AP) - Pope Benedict XVI has created a new church structure for Anglicans who want to join the Catholic Church, responding to the disillusionment of some Anglicans over the ordination of women and the election of openly gay bishops. The new provision will allow Anglicans to join the Catholic Church while maintaining... More »

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gay rights • Pope Benedict XVI • gay marriage • Catholic Church • Anglican Church • interfaith dialogue • orthodoxy • Roman Catholic Church

 Obama Looks to Lieberman 
 to Lead 'Don't Ask' Repeal 

Conn. independent has opposed policy on gays in military since '93

Oct 13, 09 7:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - After President Obama's pledge this weekend to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell, the White House turned immediately to key senators on the Armed Services Committee—in particular Joe Lieberman. A House bill to repeal the policy has 177 sponsors, but the White House is eager for Senate legislation with bipartisan... More »

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gay rights • Don't Ask, Don't Tell • US military • Joe Lieberman • gays in the military • Senate Armed Services Committee • Obama administration



 Calif. Will Honor 
 Harvey Milk 

'Day of significance' commemorates gay rights pioneer

Oct 12, 09 5:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Reversing his position on a bill he vetoed a year ago, Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed off on bill making May 22 an annual day of recognition in  honor of gay rights pioneer Harvey Milk. The San Francisco supervisor, who was assassinated in 1978, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom... More »

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gay rights • California • gay marriage • Arnold Schwarzenegger • civil rights • states' rights • Harvey Milk • state law

Reporter: Obama Dismissed Gay Marchers as 'Fringe'

White House takes comedians more seriously, Harwood says

Oct 12, 09 9:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama isn’t exactly quaking in his boots over the gay rights protesters that marched on Washington yesterday. The administration views the advocates as “part of the Internet left fringe,” CNBC correspondent John Harwood said on NBC last night. “One adviser told me, ‘those bloggers... More »

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Barack Obama • gay rights • blogosphere • Don't Ask, Don't Tell • White House • civil rights • Human Rights Campaign • Obama administration • left wing • John Harwood

Gay Rights Rally Draws Tens of Thousands to DC

Energized by Obama's vow on 'don't ask, don't tell,' activists demand equality

Oct 11, 09 2:58 PM CDT
(AP) - Thousands of gay and lesbian activists marched from the White House to the Capitol today, demanding that President Obama keep his promises to end "don't ask, don't tell" and work to end discrimination against gays. Rainbow flags and homemade signs abounded as participants chanted "Hey, Obama, let mama... More »

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gay rights • Don't Ask, Don't Tell • US military • civil rights • Washington, DC • Obama administration • President Obama • National Equality March

 Obama: 
 'I Will End 
 Don't Ask, 
 Don't Tell' 

President admits slow progress to gay rights group

Oct 10, 09 9:49 PM CDT
(AP) - President Obama pledged to end the ban on homosexuals serving openly in the military in a speech tonight, but acknowledged to a cheering crowd that the policy changes he promised on the campaign trail are not coming as quickly as they expected. "I will end 'don't ask-don't tell,'"... More »

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Barack Obama • gay rights • Don't Ask, Don't Tell • Human Rights Campaign • homosexual

Obama Seeks
to Mend Ties With Gays

Gives speech tonight, ahead of protest
march tomorrow

Oct 10, 09 11:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama's tense relations with the gay community reach critical mass this weekend. Obama will outline his administration's goals on gay rights tonight in a speech to the nation's largest gay advocacy group. It comes ahead of a major demonstration tomorrow in Washington by activists who think he's reneged on... More »

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gay rights • Don't Ask, Don't Tell • protests • President Obama

DC Council Introduces
Gay Marriage Bill

Measure looks nearly certain to become law

Oct 6, 09 5:45 PM CDT
(AP) - Members of the City Council in Washington, DC, introduced a measure today to allow gay marriage, and even opponents acknowledged it seems almost unstoppable. Assuming it goes through, DC—which already recognizes same-sex marriages performed elsewhere—will join the ranks of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, and, starting next year, New... More »

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(Newser) - A persuasive essay arguing against the military's ban on gay soldiers is raising hope among activists that a watershed moment is near. It's not so much because of the essay's familiar arguments—that "Don't Ask Don't Tell" hurts morale and violates civil rights—but because of its publication in... More »

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gay rights • Pentagon • Don't Ask, Don't Tell • US military • homosexuality • gays in the military • homosexual rights

Gay Divorce
OK, Texas
Judge Rules

Ban on same-sex marriage violates
equal-protection law

Oct 1, 09 10:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Though same-sex marriage isn’t legal in Texas, two men married in Massachusetts can get a divorce there, a judge said today in a ruling that finds the state’s ban in violation of federal equal-protection laws. “This is huge news. We’re ecstatic,” the lawyer representing one... More »

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gay rights • gay marriage • Texas • Massachusetts • same-sex divorce • equal protection

(Newser) - For some reason, people are still listening to Carrie Prejean. The Value Voters Summit even had her give a speech recently (see video). But Prejean made a few mistakes, or sins if you like, writes Oliver Miller for TheFasterTimes.com:
  • Pride: “You know who doesn’t
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gay rights • speech • Seven Deadly Sins • Carrie Prejean • Value Voters Summit

ANALYSIS

 Iraq Militias 
 Kill Gays 
  With Impunity 

Government's unwillingness to protect gays points to a bleak future for all Iraqis

Sep 10, 09 7:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iraq's militias have switched from slaughtering rivals to killing men they suspect of being homosexuals, and the Iraqi government is turning a blind eye, Rasha Moumneh writes in Foreign Policy. Gay men have been kidnapped, tortured, and murdered in rising numbers since the start of this year, but not a... More »

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Iraq • gay rights • murder • homosexuality • Iraqi government • Sadrists • Iraqi militias • Muqtada al-Sadr

Uruguay Legalizes
Gay Adoption

First Latin American nation to let same-sex couples adopt

Sep 10, 09 1:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Uruguay's senate has approved the first law in Latin America allowing gay and lesbian couples to adopt children, AFP reports. The bill, backed by leftist President Tabare Vazquez, passed despite fierce objections from the Catholic church and right-wing politicians. Uruguay, traditionally much more liberal than other countries in the region,... More »

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gay rights • Latin America • adoption • Catholic Church • lesbians • Uruguay • gays • gay parent

(Newser) - One of Barack Obama's top advisers during the campaign tells Politico he's "losing patience" with the White House and wants more "bold" leadership from the president on a host of issues including health care and gay rights. “I’m not going to just sit by the curb... More »

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Congress • gay rights • presidential campaign • health care reform • Democratic Party • Election 2008 • moderate • Obama administration • Blue Dog Democrats • President Obama • Steve Hildebrand

Calif. Bill Honoring Harvey Milk Prompts Backlash

Opponents fear day of 'special significance' will promote gay agenda

Sep 5, 09 5:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - A bill saluting California's first openly gay elected official has reignited the debate over gay rights in the state, the New York Times reports. The measure, passed by the state legislature this week, calls for a day of recognition for Harvey Milk, a member of the San Francisco Board of... More »

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gay rights • California • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Proposition 8 • Harvey Milk

 Gay Toughs Bash Back 


Aug 25, 09 1:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Many gays are damn mad and they're not going to take it anymore. Now Bash Back!—formed just over a year ago—is boosting gay, transgender and sex worker protest to a freshly provocative level, reports Details. The group, with some 15 chapters nationwide, has forged its reputation with... More »

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gay rights • protests • transgender • protesters • gay • sex worker • Bash Back!

 How Ted Olson  
 Became a Gay  
 Marriage Crusader 

Conservative attorney has long opposed discrimination

Aug 19, 09 9:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Conservative lawyer Ted Olson fought Bush’s side against Gore, loosened government regulations under Reagan, and helped impeach Bill Clinton. So how did the man liberals love to hate end up on their side of the gay marriage fight? Olson, who filed a lawsuit challenging California’s ban on same-sex... More »

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gay rights • gay marriage • discrimination • lawyer • Theodore Olson • Rob Reiner

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