McCain Supports Efforts to Ban Marriage Equality
Posted on Jun 30, 2008 at 12:05 pm
US News
June 27, 2008
The presumptive Republican nominee for president has endorsed efforts to end marriage equality in California. (Link)
June 27, 2008
The presumptive Republican nominee for president has endorsed efforts to end marriage equality in California. (Link)
Editorial: Marriage shouldn’t be government’s concern
Posted on Jun 23, 2008 at 03:16 pm
Orange County Register
June 22, 2008
The editorial staff writes in favor of the freedom to marry in California and refutes a line of attack: "It is argued that allowing same-sex marriage will infringe on the religious freedom of people who have a religiously based objection to it. It is hard to see the validity." (Link)
June 22, 2008
The editorial staff writes in favor of the freedom to marry in California and refutes a line of attack: "It is argued that allowing same-sex marriage will infringe on the religious freedom of people who have a religiously based objection to it. It is hard to see the validity." (Link)
Maine group drops anti-gay rights push
Posted on Jun 20, 2008 at 02:48 pm
Boston Globe
June 19, 2008
An initiative campaign to repeal Maine's gay rights law and put in place roadblocks to equal marriage and adoptions is being abandoned, leaders of the campaign said Thursday, for lack of support. (Link)
June 19, 2008
An initiative campaign to repeal Maine's gay rights law and put in place roadblocks to equal marriage and adoptions is being abandoned, leaders of the campaign said Thursday, for lack of support. (Link)
Some county clerks in CA refuse to perform gay couples’ ceremonies
Posted on Jun 20, 2008 at 09:31 am
EDGE Boston
June 19, 2008
Evan Wolfson points out that, "no religious or church official should be compelled to perform any marriage ceremony they do not wish to perform. And I would support their constitutional right not to do that. But we’re talking about government employees here. People who step into a job like that should perform their job without discrimination." [Link]
June 19, 2008
Evan Wolfson points out that, "no religious or church official should be compelled to perform any marriage ceremony they do not wish to perform. And I would support their constitutional right not to do that. But we’re talking about government employees here. People who step into a job like that should perform their job without discrimination." [Link]
Opponents of marriage equality stay mostly quiet—for now
Posted on Jun 19, 2008 at 09:45 am
Los Angeles Times
June 19, 2008
Jeff Flint, the spokesman and strategist for the campaign to write discrimination into the California Constitution, said his group would not be protesting because it did not want the campaign to be about the weddings taking place this week. [Link]
June 19, 2008
Jeff Flint, the spokesman and strategist for the campaign to write discrimination into the California Constitution, said his group would not be protesting because it did not want the campaign to be about the weddings taking place this week. [Link]
Marriage equality does not impact religious freedom
Posted on Jun 18, 2008 at 09:41 am
The Volokh Conspiracy
June 17, 2008
Examples of conflict arising from antidiscrimination law are often exaggerated and oversimplified. Catholicism and Orthodox Judaism, for example, refuse to recognize secular divorce. But few argue that we should refuse to let people divorce for this reason. [Link]
June 17, 2008
Examples of conflict arising from antidiscrimination law are often exaggerated and oversimplified. Catholicism and Orthodox Judaism, for example, refuse to recognize secular divorce. But few argue that we should refuse to let people divorce for this reason. [Link]
Opponents of gay-rights laws abandon repeal effort
Posted on Jun 17, 2008 at 11:19 am
The Oregonian
June 17, 2008
In Oregon, opponents of two gay-rights laws say they won't be able to get anti-gay repeal initiatives on the state's November ballot because they could not collect enough signatures. (Link)
June 17, 2008
In Oregon, opponents of two gay-rights laws say they won't be able to get anti-gay repeal initiatives on the state's November ballot because they could not collect enough signatures. (Link)
The right to love
Posted on Jun 17, 2008 at 10:36 am
Los Angeles Times
June 17, 2008
The LA Times editorial staff notes same-sex unions do not diminish the bonds of marriage, they uphold them. (Link)
June 17, 2008
The LA Times editorial staff notes same-sex unions do not diminish the bonds of marriage, they uphold them. (Link)
CA Friends and Foes List
Posted on Jun 13, 2008 at 10:17 am
The Advocate
June 12, 2008
The Advocate's list of our best friends and worst enemies when it comes to preserving the freedom of same-sex couples to marry in California. Here's your chance to get involved!
(Link)
June 12, 2008
The Advocate's list of our best friends and worst enemies when it comes to preserving the freedom of same-sex couples to marry in California. Here's your chance to get involved!
(Link)
“No Reason” But “Just Because”
Posted on Jun 09, 2008 at 02:50 pm
The Republic of T.
June 9, 2008
"I’m all kinds of late on this, I know, but I was struck by this clip from Bill O’Reilly’s show, in which he and a guest can’t come up with a single reason to oppose same-sex marriage." [Link]
June 9, 2008
"I’m all kinds of late on this, I know, but I was struck by this clip from Bill O’Reilly’s show, in which he and a guest can’t come up with a single reason to oppose same-sex marriage." [Link]