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Mexico City becomes next gay marriage battleground

Posted on 03. Mar, 2010 by .

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The Mexican wedding may never be the same. On Thursday, this sprawling megalopolis will catapult to the front lines of gay rights in Latin America when a city law legalizing same-sex marriage and adoption goes into effect. The prospect of gay marriage has sent tremors through the Catholic Church, drawn…

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Chief justice rejects last ditch stay of DC gay marriage

Posted on 02. Mar, 2010 by .

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to block the District of Columbia’s gay marriage law, freeing the city to issue its first marriage licenses to same-sex couples the following day. Opponents of gay marriage in the nation’s capital had asked Chief Justice John Roberts to stop the city from issuing…

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Beverly Hills disowns anti-gay Miss. Calif contestant

Posted on 25. Feb, 2010 by .

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Less than a year after dethroned Miss California USA Carrie Prejean stirred up controversy with her remarks against gay marriage, a similar war of words is brewing in Beverly Hills. Beverly Hills Mayor Nancy Krasne said Wednesday she is outraged over a Miss California USA contestant who is claiming to…

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Navy, Marine chiefs oppose gay discharge moratorium

Posted on 25. Feb, 2010 by .

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Top Navy and Marine Corps officers said Wednesday that they opposed a moratorium on discharges of openly gay military personnel. “I would encourage you to either change the law or not,” said Gen. James T.

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Quebec Group Files Complaint Over Anti-Gay Olympics Comments

Posted on 23. Feb, 2010 by Gay In Phoenix.

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A gay rights group has lodged a formal complaint against two French-language broadcasters in Quebec for comments made about American figure skater Johnny Weir. The Quebec Gay and Lesbian Council formally filed a complaint Monday with a Canadian broadcast monitoring council, demanding a public apology from French-language broadcaster RDS. One RDS commentator said Weir hurts figure skating’s image and another said Weir should be made to take a gender test

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West Virginia House Republicans Plan to Force Vote on Gay Marriage

Posted on 23. Feb, 2010 by Gay In Phoenix.

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State Republican delegates say they’re tired of waiting on Democratic legislative leaders to open debate on issues like gay marriage and certain tax breaks. House Republicans plan a series of procedural motions this week to force floor votes on proposals they say Democrats have allowed to die in committees. Those include a resolution (HJR5) that calls for a statewide referendum on whether to amend the constitution to define marriage, and a proposal (HJR104) to boost tax breaks for elderly and disabled people.

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Senior Anglican Bishops Want Gay Weddings in Churches

Posted on 23. Feb, 2010 by Gay In Phoenix.

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Senior Anglican bishops have backed calls to relax the ban on homosexual couples marrying in church in a move likely to deepen divisions in the Church of England. A proposed amendment to the Equality Bill to lift the ban on civil partnerships in religious premises is thought to have gained the backing of bishops in the House of Lords. The move would open the door to the registration of civil partnerships in churches, synagogues, mosques and all other places of worship

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Thousands protest Portugal’s upcoming marriage law

Posted on 21. Feb, 2010 by .

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Thousands of Portuguese poured onto the streets of Lisbon Sunday in protest of a gay marriage law currently seeking the president’s approval, the Spanish news agency EFE reported. Organizers estimated the event, called “in defense of the family,” attracted a crowd of 5,000, but no official figures were reported.

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Lawmakers to press military on gay ban this week

Posted on 21. Feb, 2010 by .

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Lawmakers this week will press the military’s top uniformed officers for the first time on whether they think repealing “don’t ask, don’t tell” makes sense or would be too disruptive. The testimony from each of the service chiefs on Capitol Hill will be crucial to the debate in Congress on…

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Lawmakers Reject Gay Marriage Repeal

Posted on 18. Feb, 2010 by Gay In Phoenix.

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New Hampshire House members yesterday soundly defeated two efforts by conservatives to roll back gay marriage laws in New Hampshire. The House voted by a wide margin, 201-135, against a constitutional amendment that defined marriage as between one man and one woman. It later defeated a proposed repeal of the state’s new marriage, 210-109

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