Ark. anti-gay ballot measure backers to submit signatures
Posted on Jul 03, 2008 at 11:16 am
Associated Press
July 2, 2008
Supporters of a ballot measure aimed at banning gays and lesbians from adopting or fostering children said Wednesday they're ready to submit petitions to place their measure on the November ballot. (Link)
July 2, 2008
Supporters of a ballot measure aimed at banning gays and lesbians from adopting or fostering children said Wednesday they're ready to submit petitions to place their measure on the November ballot. (Link)
Arizona Governor: Anti-marriage referendum unnecessary
Posted on Jul 03, 2008 at 11:12 am
The Arizona Republic
July 3, 2008
Gov. Janet Napolitano said Wednesday that she opposes amending the Arizona Constitution to exclude same-sex couples from marriage and called a fall referendum on the issue unnecessary. (Link)
July 3, 2008
Gov. Janet Napolitano said Wednesday that she opposes amending the Arizona Constitution to exclude same-sex couples from marriage and called a fall referendum on the issue unnecessary. (Link)
AZ Legislature puts anti-marriage proposal on ballot
Posted on Jun 30, 2008 at 12:18 pm
The Arizona Republic
June 27, 2008
In the final hours of one of the longest state legislative sessions on record, state Senators approved a measure sending an anti-marriage constitutional amendment to the fall ballot. (Link)
June 27, 2008
In the final hours of one of the longest state legislative sessions on record, state Senators approved a measure sending an anti-marriage constitutional amendment to the fall ballot. (Link)
Arizona Anti-Marriage Amendment Re-Vote Likely for Friday
Posted on Jun 26, 2008 at 10:08 am
Box Turtle Bulletin
June 26, 2008
Yesterday’s vote by the Arizona Senate to advance an anti-marriage amendment to the voters fell short. But amendment supporters today vow to bring the measure back for another vote on Friday. [Link]
June 26, 2008
Yesterday’s vote by the Arizona Senate to advance an anti-marriage amendment to the voters fell short. But amendment supporters today vow to bring the measure back for another vote on Friday. [Link]
Anti-Marriage Amendment Heads To Arizona Senate
Posted on May 13, 2008 at 10:33 am
365Gay.com
May 12, 2008
An amendment intended to write marriage discrimination into the Arizona state constitution passed the House and moved to the Senate even though the AZ public expressed not wanting to write discrimination into their constitution. (Link)
May 12, 2008
An amendment intended to write marriage discrimination into the Arizona state constitution passed the House and moved to the Senate even though the AZ public expressed not wanting to write discrimination into their constitution. (Link)
BLOG: The Politics of Anti-Marriage Amendments
Posted on Apr 21, 2008 at 03:11 pm
Box Turtle Bulletin
April 21, 2008
Arizona became the first state in the union to defeat an anti-marriage amendment in 2006…Now legislators in the Arizona House appear poised to approve a measure to put another anti-marriage amendment on the ballot for 2008. Some of those legislators who are reportedly leaning towards approving the measure represent districts which voted against the 2006 proposal, bucking the wisdom of their own constituents. [Link]
April 21, 2008
Arizona became the first state in the union to defeat an anti-marriage amendment in 2006…Now legislators in the Arizona House appear poised to approve a measure to put another anti-marriage amendment on the ballot for 2008. Some of those legislators who are reportedly leaning towards approving the measure represent districts which voted against the 2006 proposal, bucking the wisdom of their own constituents. [Link]
Love conquers all, regardless of gender
Posted on Apr 19, 2008 at 04:01 pm
Tuscon Citizen
April 19, 2008
Rekha Basu emotionally recounts her attendance at a wedding of a same-sex couple saying, “Love is full of surprises: intimacy and distance, control and vulnerability, security and jealousy. But sometimes the surprise is to the outside observer.” [Link]
April 19, 2008
Rekha Basu emotionally recounts her attendance at a wedding of a same-sex couple saying, “Love is full of surprises: intimacy and distance, control and vulnerability, security and jealousy. But sometimes the surprise is to the outside observer.” [Link]
Anti-marriage measure dealt blow
Posted on Apr 04, 2008 at 03:15 pm
The Arizona Republic
April 4, 2008
The Arizona state legislature undercut efforts to add an amendment banning marriage between gay couples when some representatives changed the measure to tie in expanded legal protections for domestic partners. [Link]
April 4, 2008
The Arizona state legislature undercut efforts to add an amendment banning marriage between gay couples when some representatives changed the measure to tie in expanded legal protections for domestic partners. [Link]
Study: Gay couples in AZ lack resources
Posted on Mar 04, 2008 at 03:16 pm
Arizona Republic
March 4, 2008
Gay and lesbian couples in Arizona generally make less money, are less likely to own a home and have fewer resources to raise children than their married counterparts, according to a new study by the Williams Institute at the University of California Los Angeles. The results of the study being conducted state by state are shattering many long-held stereotypes. [Link]
March 4, 2008
Gay and lesbian couples in Arizona generally make less money, are less likely to own a home and have fewer resources to raise children than their married counterparts, according to a new study by the Williams Institute at the University of California Los Angeles. The results of the study being conducted state by state are shattering many long-held stereotypes. [Link]
Staying on message brought AZ together
Posted on Feb 19, 2008 at 03:17 pm
Equality NY
February 19, 2007
While nearly 90 percent of voters made their decisions a full two months before Election Day, the poll provided solid evidence that Arizona Together effectively targeted the remaining 10 percent of the electorate. It proved to be the critical difference. Seventy-nine percent of voters knew the amendment dealt with marriage, but 59 percent also knew it would "take away" domestic partnership benefits provided by local governments. The latter had the highest correlation with the vote. [Link]
February 19, 2007
While nearly 90 percent of voters made their decisions a full two months before Election Day, the poll provided solid evidence that Arizona Together effectively targeted the remaining 10 percent of the electorate. It proved to be the critical difference. Seventy-nine percent of voters knew the amendment dealt with marriage, but 59 percent also knew it would "take away" domestic partnership benefits provided by local governments. The latter had the highest correlation with the vote. [Link]