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Illinois Approves Civil Unions

Joins New Jersey; rule to take effect in July

(Newser) - Civil unions are set for legalization in Illinois, with the governor saying he’d sign legislation approved yesterday by state legislators, the New York Times reports. Five states and DC now allow gay marriage, while New Jersey and Illinois, starting in July, will give same-sex couples rights comparable to those... More »

Apple Yanks Anti-Gay Marriage iPhone App

'Manhattan Declaration' app offensive, Apple decides

(Newser) - An iPhone app that denounces "sexually immoral" gay relationships has been pulled after thousands of people signed a petition against it. Apple said the app—created by a Christian group and based on the " Manhattan Declaration" against gay marriage— "violates our developer guidelines by being offensive to... More »

Gay Couple Marries Over Canada

Two men reportedly wed while in Canadian airspace

(Newser) - Gay Americans are finding clever ways around marriage bans: following one couple’s wedding via Skype , two men were married yesterday on a Virgin America flight that went over Canada, CBS News reports. WordPress’s founder tweeted the news: “The captain flew briefly over Canadian airspace so two gentleman... More »

4 in 10 Say Marriage Is Becoming Obsolete

And 'family' can include unmarried couples, most believe

(Newser) - As marriage rates fall , more Americans believe that marriage is becoming obsolete: About 39% of Americans, to be exact. That number is up from 28% who held the same belief in 1978, according to a new study. Nearly one in three children in the US lives with a divorced, separated,... More »

E-Marriages: a New Trend for Same-Sex Couples?

Skype weddings allow couples to legally marry at home

(Newser) - Same-sex marriage isn't legal in Texas, yet Mark Reed and his partner Dante Walkup recently tied the knot—in Dallas. The pair first traveled to Washington, DC, where gay marriage is legal, to register for their license. Then, back home in Texas, they gathered with 80 of their friends and... More »

Wedding Announcement Costs Lesbian Her Job

University says Laine Tadlock resigned; she says she was pushed out

(Newser) - Laine Tadlock lost her job at a Catholic university—not because she’s gay, not because she married a woman, but because she published a wedding announcement. Tadlock says Illinois’ Benedictine University knew about her sexual orientation when she was hired, and that the university also knew about her trip... More »

Gays Hold 'Kiss-In' to Protest Pope

Pope bashes Spain's gay marriage, abortion and divorce laws on Barcelona trip

(AP) - Pope Benedict strongly defended traditional families and the rights of the unborn today, attacking Spanish laws that allow gay marriage, fast-track divorce, and easier abortions as he dedicated Barcelona's iconic basilica, the Sagrada Familia. Families, the pope argued, are built on the "indissoluble love of a man and a... More »

Finally, Obama Looks Ready to Back Gay Marriage

Blogger: He hints that a reversal is coming soon

(Newser) - President Obama officially opposes gay marriage, but it looks like that's going to change soon, writes Dan Amira at the Daily Intel blog at New York. Obama told liberal bloggers yesterday that "attitudes evolve, including mine," and that while he's not prepared to reverse himself at the moment,... More »

US Man's Husband Battles Deportation

Law bars man from sponsoring legally married same-sex partner

(Newser) - A gay couple who were legally married in Connecticut now face being split up by the Defense of Marriage Act. Princeton PhD student Josh Vandiver's husband is a Venezuelan citizen facing deportation because his work visa has expired. The law prevents Vandiver from sponsoring his husband for residency and he... More »

NH Paper Rejects Gay Wedding Announcement

Publisher says it's not anti-gay, it just opposes the state's law

(Newser) - New Hampshire's Union Leader has gone from reporting the news to being the news after it refused to publish a gay couple's wedding announcement—a move that has become an election issue. As one of five states that recognizes gay marriage, Democratic Senate candidate Paul Hodes is pushing publisher Joe... More »

Carl Paladino Is Right About Gay Pride Parades

...but he's really wrong about gay marriage, writes William Saletan

(Newser) - Carl Paladino has caught a lot of flak for saying he wouldn't want his kids to see the Speedo-wearing, gyrating men that populate Gay Pride parades. And he's right, writes William Saletan for Slate . "Gay pride parades aren't the best thing to take little kids to, especially if you... More »

Gay Marriage Meets Immigration Reform

A foreign same-sex spouse can't apply for citizenship

(Newser) - Gay couples can marry in five states and Washington DC, but if one spouse is a foreigner, he or she still still can't apply for US citizenship—at least not through his or her spouse. Because the federal government doesn't recognize gay marriage, only foreign-born spouses of heterosexual citizens need... More »

Mass. Catholic School Dean Loses Job After Gay Marriage

Diocese cans official after 12 years

(Newser) - The dean of students at a Massachusetts Catholic high school says she was forced out of her job after marrying her same-sex partner. “I was given a choice of termination or resignation,” Christine Judd tells the Republican . Judd, who worked for Cathedral High School since 1998 and also... More »

Texas Court: Gay Couples Can't Divorce

Legally marry elsewhere? No divorce here

(Newser) - First it accidentally banned straight marriage: Now Texas has officially banned gay divorce. A state appeals court ruled yesterday that gay couples who legally marry in other states cannot get a divorce in Texas. The ruling follows a judge's October 2009 decision to allow two Dallas men who were married... More »

Gay Marriage Foes Vow to Oust Iowa Judges

Launch campaign to defeat justices who legalized it

(Newser) - Opponents of same-sex marriage have launched a full-scale campaign to vote out the Iowa Supreme Court justices whose ruling legalized the practice. “We need to vote them off the bench to send a message across Iowa that we, the people, still have the power,” Bob Vander Plaats, the... More »

Colbert: We Need Border Fence ... for Gays

Without one, they may leave en masse for Mexico

(Newser) - Stephen Colbert is all for a border fence ... "to stop the flood of gays out of America." Yes, with gay marriage now legal in Canada and Mexico , America is "the straight meat in a big gay sandwich," Colbert said last night . "This is a huge... More »

Calif. Court Blocks Gay Marriage

Grants stay while new court considers constitutionality of Prop 8

(AP) - A federal appeals court put same-sex weddings in California on hold indefinitely today while it considers the constitutionality of the state's gay marriage ban. The decision, issued by a three-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, trumps a lower court judge's order that would have allowed county... More »

Prop 8 May Go to Supreme Court—This Week

Case could move up ladder...fast

(Newser) - It has always seemed likely that the Proposition 8 case would end up before the Supreme Court—and it could happen as early as this week, Jesse McKinley writes in the New York Times . Judge Walker last week gave the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals until Wednesday to review... More »

Judge Keeps Gay Marriages on Hold in California

He gives opponents one week to appeal

(AP) - A federal judge has ruled that gay marriages in California should remain on hold until at least Aug. 18. Judge Vaughn Walker today set the deadline to give gay marriage opponents time to appeal to the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals. If the appeals court fails to act by... More »

Gay-Marriage Support Snowballing

Public now probably split about 50-50

(Newser) - Public support for gay marriage seems to be rapidly increasing based on an analysis of polling data dating back to 1988, according to FiveThirtyEight polling guru Nate Silver. According to a regression analysis, about 49% of the country probably now favors gay marriage, while 50% are opposed, which is “... More »

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