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 Man Pops Question 
 During Gay Marriage 
 Hearing 

See, Kanye, this is an interruption the crowd actually liked

Nov 6, 09 2:15 PM CST
(Newser) - A stuffy DC city council hearing might not be most people’s idea of a romantic place to get engaged, but maybe the chance to be a YouTube celebrity made it all worth it for Andy Hertzberg and Andy Rollman. That, or they were hoping to drum up sympathy for... More »

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gay marriage • Washington DC • publicity stunt • engagement • city council • marriage proposal • Andy Hertzberg • Andy Rollman

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(Newser) - Gay rights activists in Maine vowed to continue fighting today, after voters repealed a law making same-sex marriage legal in the state.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

Nate Silver

 Blame Weak 
 Candidates, 
 Not Obama 

Polling guru gives a post-mortem on last night's elections

Nov 4, 09 8:36 AM CST
(Newser) - The numbers are in, now it's time to make sense of them. Nate Silver breaks down last night's election results:
  • Don’t blame Obama; Creigh Deeds and Jon Corzine were probably just weak candidates. In New Jersey, 57% of voters approved of Obama, but 27% of those supporters voted
... More »

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gay marriage • New York City • Jon Corzine • New Jersey • New York • Michael Bloomberg • Virginia • exit polls • election • poll numbers • Nate Silver • Creigh Deeds • Christopher Christie • Bob McDonnell • Doug Hoffman • Bill Owens • Election 09 • election day November 2009

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Law repealed by 53% of voters with rural, Catholic backing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

SATIRE DEPT.

 Keep Anti-Gays 
 in Closet: Colbert 

Anti-gay marriage petitioners in Washington value their privacy

Oct 27, 09 10:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stephen Colbert had a fine time last night espousing the rights of that “persecuted minority”—anti-gay-marriage activists. You see, the group that gathered signatures for a referendum against Washington state’s recently signed domestic partnership legislation is refusing to disclose the names of the signers, the Huffington... More »

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gay marriage • legislation • homosexuality • Washington state • civil union • Stephen Colbert • The Colbert Report • referendum

ELECTION DAY

 Gay Marriage to Gambling: 
 Key Ballot Initiatives 

Two states vote on taxpayer bills of rights, to curb spending

Oct 27, 09 4:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Voters in six states will head to the polls next Tuesday to decide ballot initiatives on everything from medical marijuana to livestock care. The Atlantic lists some of the most interesting, and the most likely to reverberate across state lines.
  • Question 1, Maine. Maine voters are being given
... More »

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gay marriage • taxes • Ohio • casino • Maine • Washington state • referendum • ballot initiative • Election 09

 Director 
 Haggis Quits 
 Scientology 
 Over Prop 8 

Crash auteur shames church with letter denouncing gay marriage stance

Oct 26, 09 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Oscar-winning writer-director Paul Haggis dealt a stunning blow to Scientology when his recent resignation letter went public. Haggis, writer of Crash and Million Dollar Baby, left Scientology after 35 years thanks to the church’s backing of California’s Proposition 8, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Haggis... More »

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entertainment • gay marriage • Scientology • celebrity • Paul Haggis • Proposition 8 • religious beliefs • Paul Haggis scientology

 Tearful Rosie 
 Hints at Break-Up 

O'Donnell says kids are priority, despite 'issues' with Carpenter

Oct 21, 09 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rosie O’Donnell confirmed today that there are “issues” in her marriage with Kelli Carpenter. Asked about hints she’s been dropping on her blog that the two have split, O’Donnell wouldn't divulge much. But she told USA Today, with tears welling: "We're a family, we remain... More »

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television • gay marriage • Rosie O'Donnell • celebrity • talk show

 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

Prop. 8 Redux: Maine Gay Marriage Battle Heats Up

Supporters, opponents of repealing law seek to mobilize voters

Oct 20, 09 5:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Maine gets ready to decide whether to repeal its law recognizing gay marriage next month, activists on both sides of the argument are ramping up their efforts. Activists and funds are pouring into the state from across the country in what many see as a repeat of California's battle... More »

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gay marriage • Maine • referendum • Proposition 8 • Election 09



 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

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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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

INTERVIEW

 Gore Vidal: 
 Hillary Would've 
 Been the Better Prez 

Onetime supporter bashes Obama, who needs more of Lincoln's 'chill'

Sep 30, 09 8:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gore Vidal is 83 and uses a wheelchair now, but the legendary American writer hasn't lost any of his strong opinions—not least on Barack Obama, who is doing "dreadfully" and has "fucked up" health reform. Vidal supported Obama after originally backing Hillary Clinton, but now thinks... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • gay marriage • homosexuality • novelist • author • Gore Vidal • Katharine Hepburn

 150K Gay Couples Check 
 'Married' on Census 

Same-sex couples say knot tied, even in states where it can't be

Sep 22, 09 8:32 AM CDT
(AP) - Nearly 150,000 same-sex couples reported being in marriages last year, many more than the number of actual weddings and civil unions, according to the first US census figures released on same-sex marriages. About 27% of the estimated 564,743 total gay couples in the US said they were in... More »

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gay marriage • Census Bureau • civil union • Proposition 8 • same-sex couples

'God Chose Me' to Defend Marriage: Prejean

'I had the courage and the bravery that a lot of people don’t have': ex-Miss Calif.

Sep 18, 09 1:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Carrie Prejean says she believes she was divinely chosen as a defender of traditional marriage, Politico reports. “God had a plan for me” when he arranged for her to answer Perez Hilton’s question on gay marriage during the 2009 Miss USA pageant, Prejean told the Value Voters Summit... More »

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gay marriage • conservative • Miss USA • Perez Hilton • values voters • Carrie Prejean • Miss California • Value Voters Summit

 'Midwest Diva' 
 Aims to Be 
 Next Britney 

'I think I can take this all the way to Hollywood,' says Web sensation Leslie Hall

Sep 18, 09 11:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - She’s a size 16, loves plastic-jewel-encrusted sweaters, lives with her parents, and marries gay couples in her spare time—but Leslie Hall, a white rapper from Iowa, sees herself as a peer of  “Britney, Rihanna, Beyoncé, we’re all doing the same thing,” she tells CNN. Hall... More »

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Britney Spears • Iowa • gay marriage • HBO • rapper • Beyonce • rap music • Rihanna • Jay-ZTV • Leslie Hall

 Takei, Hubby First Gay  
 Couple on Newlywed Game 

Star Trek actor and husband just marked 1st anniversary

Sep 16, 09 3:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - The new version of the Newlywed Game will feature a gay couple for the first time—Star Trek actor George Takei and his husband Brad Altman, Queerty reports. Takei and Altman just celebrated their first anniversary—they’ve been together for 22 years but didn’t tie the knot until... More »

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television • gay marriage • marriage • homosexuality • game show • George Takei

House Dems Working to
Repeal Gay-Marriage Law

Bill seeks to repeal DOMA, extend benefits to same-sex couples

Sep 14, 09 10:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - A group of three House Democrats, two of them gay, are slated to unveil a bill this week that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, the 1996 law that defines marriage as a man-woman union and blocks same-sex couples from getting full benefits, the Hill reports. DOMA has frustrated... More »

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gay marriage • Defense of Marriage Act • same-sex couples

 Ben & Jerry's Salutes 
 Gay Marriage With 
 'Hubby Hubby' 

Free ice cream celebrates Vermont's new law

Sep 1, 09 10:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - What better way to celebrate gay marriage than free ice cream? Ben & Jerry’s is doing just that in its home state of Vermont, where “Chubby Hubby” will be temporarily renamed “Hubby Hubby” and handed out for free today, the Boston Herald reports. The move has its... More »

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gay marriage • Vermont • Ben and Jerry's • ice cream • Ben & Jerry's

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