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In civil unions, new challenges over benefits
Posted on Aug 01, 2007 at 02:35 pm
August 1, 2007
New Jersey's civil union law is in reality a hodgepodge and that hundreds of people were struggling to persuade their bosses to treat their partners like spouses. (Link)
Marriage front and center at CNN/YouTube debate
Posted on Jul 26, 2007 at 04:26 pm
July 26, 2007
Senator Barack Obama (Illinois) drew ire from national Freedom to Marry Executive Director Evan Wolfson for interjecting into the discussion of marriage rights for gay couples the proposition that religious denominations should be free to refuse to perform ceremonies. "He implied that marriage is a religious term and denominations should be able to decide for themselves, but I'm for equality," said Wolfson. "But marriage is a governmental term that provides status a license. That's the distinction he should be drawing."
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NM remains in limbo over marriage
Posted on Jul 26, 2007 at 01:11 pm
Free New Mexican
July 26, 2007
Gay New Mexicans can marry in Massachusetts, but it may not make much difference once the honeymoon is over and they're home. New Mexico hasn't outlawed same-sex marriages, but it hasn't endorsed them either. [link]
Same-sex couples register vows in Olympia
Posted on Jul 24, 2007 at 03:01 pm
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
July 24, 2007
Same-sex couples with mixed feelings lined up for domestic partner registration on Monday morning in Washington and "said the new set of legal rights that went into effect Monday morning — including hospital visitation, property inheritance and funeral planning — were steps in the right direction but still a far cry from full marriage equality." [link]
EDITORIAL: First comes partnership, then comes marriage
Posted on Jul 24, 2007 at 02:58 pm
July 24, 2007
The Seattle Times notes the importance of gaining some protections for same-sex couples with the new domestic partnership law in Washington, but presses activists to finish the job at the state Capitol by demanding full marriage equality: "The domestic-partnership law fortifies the argument for gay marriage. Supporters need to return to Olympia and push for what they should be civilly entitled to." [link]
Domestic partners line up for rights with reservations
Posted on Jul 20, 2007 at 03:02 pm
July 20, 2007
Paul Thomasson and his partner, Paul Phelps, took time Friday to get their registration form notarized and plan to register by mail. Thomasson's parents asked if they could hold a reception after their son and Phelps registered as domestic partners. Phelps declined, saying the process was a "half-step" of legal rights. "You would not celebrate after visiting your attorney and executing a living will and deciding what (your partner) will do after you die, as callous as it sounds," Phelps said. [link]
NM same-sex couples can marry in MA
Posted on Jul 20, 2007 at 01:13 pm
July 20, 2007
July 18, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, via the Department of Public Health and Registry of Vital Records and Statistics, issued a corrective notice to all Massachusetts city and town clerks authorizing them to allow same-sex couples from New Mexico to apply for marriage licenses. [link]
INTERVIEW: Elizabeth Edwards on marriage, Ann Coulter, and party politics
Posted on Jul 17, 2007 at 04:03 pm
July 17, 2007
Edwards talked candidly about how—although she uses her husband's religion to defend his discriminatory stance on marriage—she expresses her personal support for marriage equality and says her marriage is not affected by allowing same-sex marriages. [link]
BLOG: NC pastor asks why religion is being used to deny marriage to gays and lesbians
Posted on Jul 17, 2007 at 12:42 pm
July 17, 2007
Rev. Reggie Longcrier, pastor of Exodus Missionary Outreach Church in Hickory, NC, submitted a question on marriage equality for the CNN's YouTube Presidential debate. It's a powerful, short and simple video. [link]
BLOG: Corporate America: The new gay activists
Posted on Jul 16, 2007 at 03:28 pm
July 16, 2007
Charting a course unplanned but nevertheless successful, Corporate America is shaping up to be the most persuasive gay activists of the decade. How are they doing it? With a simple three-step formula: credibility + education + action. It's a winning combination that actually fuels progress toward achieving equality in other arenas including politically charged topics like marriage. [Link]