Anti-marriage measure qualifies for California ballot
Posted on Jun 03, 2008 at 08:16 am
June 3, 2008
The California secretary of state said an initiative barring “gay marriage” had enough signatures to qualify for the Nov. 4 ballot. [Link]
Bill O’Reilly Runs Out Of Reasons to Oppose Marriage Equality
Posted on May 29, 2008 at 10:11 am
May 28, 2008
Bill O'Reilly asked Family Law Attorney Don Schweitzer for some reasons why marriage equality is not good for the state of California. For all practical purposes, he couldn't come up with any. (Link)
Former Foe Barr Vows To Fight Anti-Marriage Constitutional Amendment
Posted on May 28, 2008 at 09:13 am
May 27, 2008
The Liberatarian candidate for President, Rep. Bob Barr, who was author of the anti-gay so-called "Defense of Marriage Act," now says it's abusive and he will work to repeal it. (Link)
Opposition prepares for battle
Posted on May 19, 2008 at 12:41 pm
May 18, 2008
Just hours after the California Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry, Mathew D. Staver was already raising money to overturn the decision. (Link)
Candidate’s Opposition to Marriage Equality Sparks Outrage
Posted on May 13, 2008 at 10:55 am
May 13, 2008
Sacramento, CA mayoral candidate Kevin Johnson, a retired NBA player, faced community opposition for his anti-marriage stance, the only candidate to take such a stance in the city's race. (Link)
Plan against marriage fails
Posted on May 07, 2008 at 07:03 pm
May 6, 2008
An anti-marriage group failed to qualify a discriminatory advisory referendum for the Illinois November ballot. (Link)
BLOG: Is Maggie Gallagher a Marriage Protector or Obsessively Anti-Gay?
Posted on May 05, 2008 at 11:14 am
May 2, 2008
With a review of a leading marriage opponent Maggie Gallagher’s work, Timothy Kincaid concludes, “Maggie Gallagher may present herself as an advocate for the protection of marriage. But a closer look reveals her association with an institute only tangentially interested in marriage but instead obsessed with gay people and how to deny them equality.” (Link)
Group pushing anti-gay referendum
Posted on May 01, 2008 at 02:42 pm
April 30, 2008
An anti-gay group is collecting signatures in Illinois to place a non-binding referendum on the November 2008 ballot against marriage, something they tried and failed to do in 2006. (Link)
Just when we thought we were safe, League launches new attack
Posted on Apr 15, 2008 at 12:26 pm
April 15, 2008
David B. Offer writes, “Just when we thought the world, or at least Maine, was safe from another bigoted campaign against gay men and women, the League is launching a new referendum effort to repeal every law providing protection to people who have long faced discrimination.” [Link]
An Anthropologist Critiques Focus on the Family’s ‘Anthropological’ Report on Marriage
Posted on Mar 25, 2008 at 03:48 pm
March 25, 2008
A guest post by Patrick M. Chapman, biological anthropologist and author of the forthcoming book, “Thou Shalt Not Love”: What Evangelicals Really Say to Gays provides a critical review of a recent Focus on the Family report and refutes the argument that an anthropological understanding of marriage undermines the case for marriage equality. [Link]