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May 2008
- Mass. Provides Calif. a Preview of Gay Marriage
  
  Los Angeles Times | May 17, 08 9:50 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Californians readying for same-sex marriage can look to Massachusetts for a preview of what’s to come, the Los Angeles Times reports. “Massachusetts has been like the reality TV show for gay marriage,” says an author of a book on the subject. And so far, she says, it’s been a success. It's become so ordinary that one kindergartner asked her teacher, who was wearing a new wedding band, if he had married a boy or a girl. More »
- Calif. Gays May Have 6-Month Window
  
  Slate | May 16, 08 4:50 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Despite its staying power in Massachusetts, gay marriage may not last long in California, Emily Bazelon writes for Slate. Unlike Massachusetts, where “a layered and intricate legislative process” gave voters time to get comfortable with the new law, Californians can overturn the landmark ruling on election day in November, by passing an initiative that's already on the ballot. More »
- Gay Unions Return as Campaign Issue
  
  New York Times | May 16, 08 9:35 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In the wake of the California decision, gay advocates hope to bring the issue of same-sex marriages to the forefront of the general election. But all three candidates have similar views—they support civil unions but think marriages should be between men and women, the New York Times reports. They differ in nuances, however, and if the issue gains traction in the next few months, look for those differences to come into play. More »
- Gay Marriage Foes Mobilize California Fight
  
  San Francisco Chronicle | May 16, 08 4:03 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Organizations staunchly opposed to same-sex unions are already mobilizing to reinstate a ban on gay marriages that was struck down yesterday by California's Supreme Court, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . The coalition intends to hammer home the fact that four judges have "overturned the will" of millions of voters who approved the ban in a 2000 vote, said a spokeswoman for a conservative group in Sacramento. More »
- Gays Jubilant Over Calif. Ruling
  
  San Francisco Chronicle | May 15, 08 5:10 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - California gays are ecstatic about the state's supreme court striking down a ban on same-sex marriage, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. “I'm feeling the joy all over,” one gay man, and father, said. In Fresno, a gay couple applied for a marriage license from a somewhat bewildered county clerk who wondered about the “exact language” of the decision, the Bee observed. More »
- Calif. Justices Strike Down Gay Marriage Ban
  
  Los Angeles Times | May 15, 08 12:42 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The California Supreme Court legalized gay marriage today, calling state laws discriminatory, the Los Angeles Times reports. The moderately conservative body found that same-sex couple must be allowed to marry, in a case stemming from the 2004 San Francisco unions that the same judges intervened to stop. An initiative on the November ballot could yet void the ruling if passed by voters. More »
April 2008
- Boy Marries Boy: Then What?
  
  New York Times | Apr 27, 08 7:25 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Wedding bells have rung for more than 700 homosexual couples in Massachusetts since the state started marrying gays in 2004, prompting the New York Times to profile young gay men who said “I do.” But there are many things the spouses don’t do, such as follow traditional norms: “We don’t think there is any set way to do this,” one 24-year-old said. More »
- Housewives Get Sweaty for 'Work Out' Star
  
  New York Times | Apr 13, 08 2:41 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Jackie Warner seems unlikely to spark suburban housewife crushes. And yet the star of Bravo’s “Work Out,” about the lesbian trainer’s elite Los Angeles gym, is much-loved by straight ladies. “I have women that send me photos of themselves with their husbands and three teenage boys or whatever, with a love letter attached,” Warner tells the New York Times . More »
- Out Names Most Powerful Gays
  
  Out | Apr 13, 08 12:29 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Out magazine's Gay Power 50 boasts plenty of people with plenty of influence over politics and pop culture: David Geffen: Look at the headlines this Hollywood bigwig sparked when he endorsed Barack Obama for proof of his broad influence. Anderson Cooper: Turn on CNN. Enough said. Ellen DeGeneres: Her daily audience is 2.4 million. More »
- Obama Wouldn't Give Chiefs Gay 'Litmus Test'
  
  Associated Press | Apr 10, 08 2:51 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama said he wouldn't require top military appointees to support letting open homosexuals serve, stressing that his priority for Joint Chiefs of Staff is the ability to protect the country. Speaking to a gay magazine, the candidate called “don’t ask, don’t tell” a “counterproductive strategy,” adding he’d ban workplace discrimination against gays and get federal benefits for couples in civil unions. More »
March 2008
- Brit Furor Over Asylum for Gay Iranian
  
  Independent (UK) | Mar 15, 08 10:45 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A gay teenager who fears the death penalty at home in Iran, after his boyfriend was hanged for sodomy, is fighting for the right to stay in the UK permanently, the Independent reports. Mehdi Kazemi, 19, lost his asylum claim in Britain and is now in a detention center in the Netherlands, but the British Home Secretary has bowed to pressure and agreed to reconsider. A Dutch court Tuesday said he could not claim asylum there. More »
- Calif. Court Considers Gay Marriage
  
  Los Angeles Times | Mar 5, 08 7:37 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - An overflow crowd and hundreds more outside a San Francisco courthouse listened yesterday as the California Supreme Court heard arguments on the state's gay marriage ban, the Los Angeles Times reports. The judges appeared split as lawyers argued for more than 3 1/2 hours. One judge asked if domestic partnership did not basically confer the same rights as marriage. "Doesn't this just boil down to the use of the 'm' word, marriage?" he asked. More »
February 2008
- Gay Voters Defect as Clinton Falters
  
  Bloomberg | Feb 29, 08 2:45 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - As first lady, Hillary Clinton marched in New York's pride parade and cemented her standing as a defender of gay rights. But her stalwart support in the gay community is waning, Bloomberg reports. Although both Democratic candidates oppose gay marriage and support civil unions, only Barack Obama wants to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act—which Bill Clinton signed into law in 1996. More »
- Princess Diana's Butler Is Gay. Who Cares?
  
  Independent (UK) | Feb 26, 08 1:20 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - A British tabloid had a field day this weekend outing Princess Diana's butler Paul Burrell, who has parlayed his notoriety into hosting a TV show on etiquette called "American Princess." But for one columnist, the allegations that Diana's married-with-children confidant trawls saunas for sex demonstrate a sea change in public perception: Increasingly, being gay isn't shameful, but lying about it is. More »