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Portugal gay marriage bill headed to highest court
Portugal President Anibal Cavaco Silva has forwarded a gay marriage bill approved by Parliamentarians to the nation’s Constitutional Court, Lisbon’s Diario de Noticias reported. Cavaco Silva asked the court to review the constitutionality of 4 out of 5 of the bill’s articles. Article 3, which was not forwarded, would forbid…
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Gay marriage foes attack Calif. GOP Senate hopeful
A group that promotes traditional marriage is funding a statewide advertising campaign against U.S. Senate candidate Tom Campbell, who supports gay marriage. The Washington, D.C.-based National Organization for Marriage began running the 30-second television ad Monday in Republican-leaning areas of California
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Tea party avoiding social issues like gay marriage
For decades, faith and family have been at the center of the conservative movement. But as the Tea Party infuses conservatism with new energy, its leaders deliberately avoid discussion of issues like gay marriage or abortion
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Mexico City becomes next gay marriage battleground
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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
